Azure Blob Storage – Object storage for unstructured data.
Azure Data Lake – Optimized for big data analytics. Azure Files – Managed file shares. 3. Database Design and Implementation (25-30%) 3.1 Database Design
Normalization – 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF.
Denormalization – Optimizing for read-heavy workloads. Partitioning – Horizontal and vertical partitioning. 3.2 Data Modeling
Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERD).
Primary and Foreign Keys – Relationships and constraints. 3.3 Security and Compliance
Encryption – At rest and in transit (TLS, TDE).
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). Firewalls and Virtual Networks – Secure database connectivity. Private Link – Secure connections via private endpoints. 4. Performance Optimization (20-25%) 4.1 Query Optimization
Indexing – Clustered, non-clustered, full-text.
Execution Plans – Analyzing and tuning queries. Partitioning and Sharding – Scaling large datasets. 4.2 Monitoring and Tuning