Course Code: DP-900T00
Course Length : 1 Day
Delivered: Virtually
OVERVIEW:
In this course, students will gain foundational knowledge of core data concepts and related Microsoft Azure data services. Students will learn about core data concepts such as relational, non-relational, big data, and analytics, and build their foundational knowledge of cloud data services within Microsoft Azure. Students will explore fundamental relational data concepts and relational database services in Azure. They will explore Azure storage for non-relational data and the fundamentals of Azure Cosmos DB. Students will learn about modern data warehousing, real-time analytics, and data visualization. This course may earn a Credly Badge.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Prerequisite certification is not required before taking this course. Successful Azure Data Fundamentals students start with some basic awareness of computing and Internet concepts, and an interest in extracting insights from data.
Specifically:
- Experience using a web browser, such as Microsoft Edge.
- Familiarity with basic data-related concepts, such as working with tables of data in a spreadsheet and visualizing data using charts.
- A willingness to learn through hands-on exploration.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
The audience for this course is individuals who want to learn the fundamentals of database concepts in a cloud environment, get basic skilling in cloud data services, and build their foundational knowledge of cloud data services within Microsoft Azure.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe core data concepts
- Identify considerations for relational data on Azure
- Describe considerations for working with non-relational data on Azure
- Describe an analytics workload on Azure
COURSE CONTENT:
Explore core data concepts
- Core data concepts
- Data roles and Services
- Identify how data is defined and stored
- Identify characteristics of relational and non-relational data
- Describe and differentiate data workloads
- Describe and differentiate batch and streaming data
- Identify common data professional roles
- Identify common cloud services used by data professionals
Explore fundamentals of relational data in Azure
- Explore relational data offerings in Azure
- Explore Azure services for relational data
- Identify characteristics of relational data
- Define normalization
- Identify types of SQL statement
- Identify common relational database objects
- Identify options for Azure SQL services
- Identify options for open-source databases in Azure
Explore fundamentals of non-relational data in Azure
- Fundamentals of Azure Storage
- Fundamentals of Azure Cosmos DB
- Describe features and capabilities of Azure blob storage
- Describe features and capabilities of Azure Data Lake Gen2
- Describe features and capabilities of Azure file storage
- Describe features and capabilities of Azure table storage
- Describe key features and capabilities of Azure Cosmos DB
- Identify the APIs supported in Azure Cosmos DB
Explore fundamentals of data analytics
- Modern data warehousing
- Streaming and real-time analytics
- Data visualization
- Identify common elements of a modern data warehousing solution
- Describe key features for data ingestion pipelines
- Identify common types of analytical data store and related Azure services
- Describe common elements of streaming data solutions
- Describe features and capabilities of Azure Stream Analytics
- Describe features and capabilities of Spark Structured Streaming on Azure
- Describe features and capabilities of Azure Synapse Data Explorer
- Describe a high-level process for creating reporting solutions with Microsoft Power BI
- Describe core principles of analytical data modeling
