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MySQL Learning Stacks

Master MySQL from InnoDB internals to cloud-native deployments. Stacks for DBAs, cloud engineers, and reliability engineers.

Core

Foundation tracks - the traditional DBA path

MySQL Database Administrator

MySQL DBA

Complete MySQL DBA path. InnoDB internals, replication, backup, security, performance tuning, and production troubleshooting.

15 modules6 weeks
$249
USD, one-time

What you'll learn:

  • Architecture & InnoDB internals
  • Installation & instance management
  • SQL & data management
  • Users, roles & security
  • Transactions & binary log
  • Backup & recovery (XtraBackup)
  • + 4 more topics

Cloud

Cloud tracks - managed databases on AWS, GCP, Azure

AWS MySQL Cloud Engineer

AWS MySQL Engineer

MySQL on AWS. RDS MySQL, Aurora MySQL, read replicas, automated backups, Performance Insights, and database migration.

10 modules5 weeks
$299
USD, one-time

What you'll learn:

  • RDS MySQL setup & configuration
  • Aurora MySQL architecture
  • Multi-AZ deployments
  • Read replicas & endpoint routing
  • Automated backups & snapshots
  • Performance Insights
  • + 4 more topics

Specialization

Specialist tracks - SRE, K8s, enterprise

MySQL Site Reliability Engineer

MySQL Reliability Engineer

SRE for MySQL. Group Replication, ProxySQL, orchestrator, monitoring, chaos engineering, and automated failover for production systems.

8 modules5 weeks
$399
USD, one-time

What you'll learn:

  • Group Replication deep-dive
  • ProxySQL query routing & pooling
  • MySQL orchestrator for failover
  • PMM monitoring & alerting
  • Chaos engineering scenarios
  • Backup verification automation
  • + 2 more topics

Not sure which to pick?

Compare at a glance

StackCategoryModulesDurationPrice
MySQL DBAcore156 weeks$249
AWS MySQL Engineercloud105 weeks$299
MySQL Reliability Engineerspecialization85 weeks$399

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