Microsoft · Official Blueprint · Last reviewed May 2026
The official Microsoft DP-300 exam covers 6 domains. Domain weights tell you exactly how much of the exam each topic represents — and where to invest your study time.
Covers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery environment domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery environment questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Plan and implement data platform resources domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Plan and implement data platform resources questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Configure and manage automation of tasks domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Configure and manage automation of tasks questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Plan and configure high availability and disaster recovery domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Plan and configure high availability and disaster recovery questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Implement a secure environment domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Implement a secure environment questionsThe heaviest domain on the DP-300 is "Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources" at 22%. Start here and return to it regularly.
Allocate study time proportional to domain weight — a 25% domain deserves roughly 25% of your prep hours.
Never skip a low-weight domain. A 10% domain still represents 5–7 exam questions — enough to make the difference between pass and fail.
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