Curriculum
ACA-008 — 6-Module Programme
- Development history and future trends of databases — from on-premise to cloud-native architectures
- Basic concepts of database technology — SQL, indexes, views, transactions, logs, and replication
- Database type categories — TP (OLTP), AP (OLAP), NoSQL, and database migration and management tools
- Overview of Alibaba Cloud database product portfolio — positioning, strengths, and selection criteria for each product
- Infrastructure, core functions, and application scenarios of RDS for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server
- PolarDB cloud-native database — architecture, storage-compute separation, auto-scaling, and HTAP capabilities
- PolarDB-O (Oracle-compatible syntax) and PolarDB-PostgreSQL — infrastructure, core functions, and migration scenarios
- Common operations across Alibaba Cloud relational databases — creation, connectivity, monitoring, backup, and restore
- Tair (ApsaraDB for Redis enterprise edition) — architecture, data persistence, high availability, and cache eviction policies
- ApsaraDB for MongoDB — document model, replica sets, sharding clusters, and aggregation pipeline operations
- Key differences between Tair and open-source Redis, and between MongoDB Atlas and Alibaba Cloud MongoDB — licensing, HA, and cost
- ADB (AnalyticDB for MySQL) — MPP columnar storage architecture, core functions, and OLAP query optimization techniques
- DLA (Data Lake Analytics) — serverless query engine for OSS, MaxCompute, and RDS data without ETL pipelines
- Common operations for ADB — table creation, partition design, data loading, query performance tuning, and monitoring
- ADAM — database assessment and migration tool for Oracle-to-cloud migration evaluation and compatibility analysis
- DTS (Data Transmission Service) — real-time data migration, synchronisation, and change data capture (CDC) use cases
- DMS (Data Management Service) — SQL console, change management workflow, data masking, and approval controls
- DBS (Database Backup Service) — incremental logical backup, physical backup, and point-in-time recovery for RDS and self-managed databases
- Cloud database edition and engine selection guidance — how to choose between RDS, PolarDB, and PolarDB-O based on workload characteristics
- MyBase — dedicated database cluster for compliance and data residency requirements with exclusive physical resources
- Building a cloud-native data warehouse — combining ADB, OSS, DTS, and MaxCompute for end-to-end analytics solutions
- Common database migration patterns — homogeneous and heterogeneous migration using DTS, ADAM, and online cutover strategies
ACA Database Associate
Course & Exam Details
6 Modules
Full ACA-008 domains
90 Minutes
Exam duration
50 Questions
MCQ format
60 / 100
Passing score
USD 120.00
Exam registration fee
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