Not every database lives on a server in your own data center, and not every database is relational. Cloud & NoSQL databases cover the two biggest shifts in how data is stored today, and a modern DBA is expected to be comfortable with both.
You'll start with managed cloud databases: creating a MySQL database on AWS RDS and connecting to it, then looking at the deployment options and service tiers in Azure SQL Database. From there the module moves to NoSQL, with an overview of the four main types (document, key-value, column-family, and graph) and an introduction to MongoDB, the best-known document database.
This is the last module of the course. Once you've finished it, put everything together in the Projects section.
How to use Amazon RDS to create a managed MySQL database in the cloud and connect it to an application so you can run queries from code.
A closer look at the deployment options and service tiers for Azure SQL Database, from the Azure SQL for beginners series.
A breakdown of the four main types of NoSQL databases, with their data models and what each one is best suited for.