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Build database skills by doing the work.

Learn through live, hands-on training built around the work database administrators perform in real environments—from building and protecting SQL Server systems to managing databases in Microsoft Azure.

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Why Goalbi Academy?

Small live classes, taught by someone who does the work, on the systems you actually run.

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Live instruction

Watch the work happen, and ask as you go

The instructor works through the material on screen while you follow along, and your questions are answered during the session.

Every class is delivered live on Zoom.

Practical work

You work on real systems, not slides

Each course is built around the tasks the job actually asks for: running the commands, reading what the server reports back, and fixing what broke.

A database administrator working through SQL Server at a workstation

What you learn

Database administration: Keep SQL Server instances secure, backed up and recoverable.
SQL development: Write and structure queries the way production work demands.
Performance tuning: Find what is slow, understand why, and fix it with evidence.
Systems administration: Run and maintain the Windows servers the business depends on.

A practical path from SQL Server to Azure

Start by learning how SQL Server is installed, secured, protected and operated on Windows infrastructure. Then take that foundation into Azure and learn how database administration changes across managed services, virtual machines and hybrid environments.

Step 1
Hands-On SQL Server DBA
On-Premises Infrastructure & Operations
Build the SQL Server administration foundation: Windows Server, installation, storage, security, backup and recovery, monitoring and availability.
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Step 2
Hands-On Azure SQL DBA
Cloud & Hybrid Operations
Apply that DBA foundation to Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure VMs, cloud security, monitoring and migration.
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How learning works

Three steps, from choosing a course to putting it to work.

Choose your course
Pick the course that matches the work in front of you today.
Learn live with your instructor
Join the live sessions and ask your questions while the work is still on screen.
Practice what you learned
Work through the material between classes, and bring what broke to the next session.

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Database careers are changing with the platforms they run on

Organizations still need professionals who understand how databases are secured, recovered, monitored and kept available. What is changing is the environment: more database workloads now span on-premises systems, cloud services and hybrid platforms.

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$104,620

U.S. median annual wage for database administrators

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

The academy

Small, focused, and taught by the instructor

Four courses, taught properly, instead of a catalog of recordings nobody finishes. Every session is taught personally, and the group stays small enough for your question to get an answer.

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Who the training is for

Database administrators: Already responsible for SQL Server, or about to be.
Developers working with data: Writing queries that have to hold up in production.
Systems and IT staff: Keeping Windows servers and infrastructure running.

Common questions

Are the classes live or recorded?: Every class is live on Zoom, taught by the instructor, with questions answered during the session.
What language are classes taught in?: Classes are taught in English.
How is the schedule decided?: Each class runs on fixed days at a fixed time. You see the dates before you enroll.
Do I need an account to enroll?: Yes. Your schedule, your class link and your course materials are kept there.

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Pick a course and join the next live class.

See what each course covers, then take the next one that starts.

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Common questions

Are the classes live or recorded?

Every class is live on Zoom, taught by the instructor, with questions answered during the session.

What language are classes taught in?

Classes are taught in English.

How is the schedule decided?

Each class runs on fixed days at a fixed time. You see the dates before you enroll.

Do I need an account to enroll?

Yes. Your schedule, your class link and your course materials are kept there.

All questions

Build database skills by doing the work.

Why Goalbi Academy?

Watch the work happen, and ask as you go

You work on real systems, not slides

What you learn

A practical path from SQL Server to Azure

Hands-On SQL Server DBA

Hands-On Azure SQL DBA

How learning works

Choose your course

Learn live with your instructor

Practice what you learned

Database careers are changing with the platforms they run on

Small, focused, and taught by the instructor

Who the training is for

Common questions

Keep reading

Pick a course and join the next live class.

Build database skills by doing the work.

Why Goalbi Academy?

Watch the work happen, and ask as you go

You work on real systems, not slides

What you learn

A practical path from SQL Server to Azure

Hands-On SQL Server DBA

Hands-On Azure SQL DBA

How learning works

Choose your course

Learn live with your instructor

Practice what you learned

Database careers are changing with the platforms they run on

Small, focused, and taught by the instructor

Who the training is for

Common questions

Keep reading

Pick a course and join the next live class.