Course Overview
The Introduction to Microsoft Azure Data (DP-900T00-A) course provides foundational knowledge of core data concepts and Microsoft Azure data services. Designed for beginners, the course introduces common data formats, file storage, databases, transactional and analytical data processing, and the roles performed by data professionals.
Participants explore relational and non-relational data concepts, Azure storage services, Azure Cosmos DB, and fundamental approaches to working with data in the cloud. The broader course also introduces concepts related to large-scale data warehousing, real-time analytics, and data visualization. This course builds foundational knowledge relevant to the Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals certification.
Course Objective
- Understand fundamental data concepts and how data is represented and used.
- Identify common data formats and approaches to file storage.
- Describe fundamental database concepts and their role in data solutions.
- Explain transactional data processing concepts.
- Explain analytical data processing concepts.
- Identify common job roles and responsibilities in the world of data.
- Identify data services used to support cloud-based data solutions.
- Understand fundamental relational and non-relational data concepts in Microsoft Azure.
- Describe Azure storage and the fundamentals of Azure Cosmos DB.
- Understand foundational concepts related to data warehousing, real-time analytics, and data visualization.
Pre-requisites
This course is suitable for beginners interested in learning fundamental data concepts and Microsoft Azure data services. No prior knowledge or experience is required to attend this course.
Course Curriculum
- Explore core data concepts
- Explore data roles and services
- Explore fundamental relational data concepts
- Explore relational database services in Azure
- Explore Azure Storage for non-relational data
- Explore fundamentals of Azure Cosmos DB
- Explore fundamentals of large-scale analytics
- Explore fundamentals of real-time analytics
- Explore fundamentals of data visualization