Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)

At Course Completion

Describe core data concepts in Azure
Explain concepts of relational data in Azure
Explain concepts of non-relational data in Azure
Identify components of a modern data warehouse in Azure

Audience Profile

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.

Job role: Data Engineer, Database Administrator

Preparation for exam: DP-900

Features: none

Outline

Module 1: Explore core data concepts
Students will 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. Students will identify and describe core data concepts such as relational, non-relational, big data, and analytics, and explore how this technology is implemented with Azure. Students will explore the roles, tasks, and responsibilities in the world of data.

Lessons
Explore core data concepts
Explore roles and responsibilities in the world of data
Describe concepts of relational data
Explore concepts of non-relational data
Explore concepts of data analytics
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Show foundational knowledge of cloud data services within Azure
Identify and describe core data concepts such as relational, non-relational, big data, and analytics
Explain how this technology is implemented with Azure

Module 2: Explore relational data in Azure
Students will 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. Students will explore relational data offerings, provisioning and deploying relational databases, and querying relational data through cloud data solutions with Azure.

Lessons
Explore relational data offerings in Azure
Explore provisioning and deploying relational database offerings in Azure
Query relational data in Azure
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe relational data offerings on Azure
Explain provisioning and deploying relational databases on Azure
Query relational data through cloud data solutions in Azure

Module 3: Explore non-relational data in Azure
Students will 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 Azure. Students will explore non-relational data offerings, provisioning and deploying non-relational databases, and non-relational data stores with Microsoft Azure.

Lessons
Explore non-relational data offerings in Azure
Explore provisioning and deploying non-relational data services on Azure
Manage non-relational data stores in Azure
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe non-relational data offerings on Azure
Explain provisioning and deploying non-relational databases on Azure
Describe non-relational data stores on Azure

Module 4: Explore modern data warehouse analytics in Azure
Students will 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 Azure. Students will explore the processing options available for building data analytics solutions in Azure. Students will explore Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, and Azure HDInsight. Students will learn what Power BI is, including its building blocks and how they work together.

Lessons
Examine components of a modern data warehouse
Explore data ingestion in Azure
Explore data storage and processing in Azure
Get started building with Power BI
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe processing options available for building data analytics solutions in Azure
Describe Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, and Azure HDInsight
Explain what Microsoft Power BI is, including its building blocks and how they work together