Introduction to Microsoft Azure Data

Introduction to Microsoft Azure Data (DP-900T00)

Course Length: 1 day
Delivery Methods: Available as private class only
Course 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 large-scale data warehousing, real-time analytics, and data visualization.

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 Benefits
  • 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.
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Webucator is a Microsoft Certified Partner. This class uses official Microsoft courseware and will be delivered by a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).

Course Outline
  1. Explore core data concepts
    1. Identify data formats
    2. Explore file storage
    3. Explore databases
    4. Explore transactional data processing
    5. Explore analytical data processing
  2. Explore data roles and services
    1. Explore job roles in the world of data
    2. Identify data services
  3. Explore fundamental relational data concepts
    1. Understand relational data
    2. Understand normalization
    3. Explore SQL
    4. Describe database objects
  4. Explore relational database services in Azure
    1. Describe Azure SQL services and capabilities
    2. Describe Azure services for open-source databases
  5. Explore Azure Storage for non-relational data
    1. Explore Azure blob storage
    2. Explore Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
    3. Explore Microsoft OneLake in Fabric
    4. Explore Azure Files
    5. Explore Azure Tables
  6. Explore fundamentals of Azure Cosmos DB
    1. Describe Azure Cosmos DB
    2. Identify Azure Cosmos DB APIs
  7. Explore fundamentals of large-scale analytics
    1. Describe data warehousing architecture
    2. Explore data ingestion pipelines
    3. Explore analytical data stores
    4. Knowledge check
  8. Explore fundamentals of real-time analytics
    1. Understand batch and stream processing
    2. Explore common elements of stream processing architecture
    3. Explore Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Intelligence
    4. Explore Apache Spark structured streaming
  9. Explore fundamentals of data visualization
    1. Describe Power BI tools and workflow
    2. Describe core concepts of data modeling
    3. Describe considerations for data visualization
Class Materials

Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following is required for this Azure class:

  • 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.
  • Familiarity with Azure services for data workloads, including Azure Storage, Azure SQL Database, and Azure Synapse Analytics.
Live Private Class
  • Private Class for your Team
  • Live training
  • Online or On-location
  • Customizable
  • Expert Instructors
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