Upcoming dates

All times shown in the class's own timezone. 3 of 3 are guaranteed to run, meaning they go ahead regardless of enrollment.

Dates	Starts	Where	Status	Seat
Fri, Sep 11	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT	Live virtual	GUARANTEED	$695
Mon, Oct 5	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT	Live virtual	GUARANTEED	$695
Mon, Dec 7	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST	Live virtual	GUARANTEED	$695

About this class

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.

What you'll be able to do

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 outline

1 - Explore core data concepts

Identify data formats
Explore file storage
Explore databases
Explore transactional data processing
Explore analytical data processing
Module assessment

2 - Explore data roles and services

Explore job roles in the world of data
Identify data services
Module assessment

3 - Explore fundamental relational data concepts

Understand relational data
Understand normalization
Explore SQL
Describe database objects
Module assessment

4 - Explore relational database services in Azure

Describe Azure SQL services and capabilities
Describe Azure services for open-source databases
Module assessment

5 - Explore Azure Storage for non-relational data

Explore Azure blob storage
Explore Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
Explore Microsoft OneLake in Fabric
Explore Azure Files
Explore Azure Tables
Module assessment

6 - Explore fundamentals of Azure Cosmos DB

Describe Azure Cosmos DB
Identify Azure Cosmos DB APIs
Module assessment

7 - Explore fundamentals of large-scale analytics

Describe data warehousing architecture
Explore data ingestion pipelines
Explore analytical data stores

8 - Explore fundamentals of real-time analytics

Understand batch and stream processing
Explore common elements of stream processing architecture
Explore Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Intelligence
Explore Apache Spark structured streaming
Module assessment

9 - Explore fundamentals of data visualization

Describe Power BI tools and workflow
Describe core concepts of data modeling
Describe considerations for data visualization
Module assessment

Before you attend

There are no prerequisites for the Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) course. However, candidates should have some basic knowledge of computing and the internet, and an interest in data analysis. They should also be familiar with data-related concepts, such as working with spreadsheets and charts.

Who this is for

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.