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Microsoft Certified Azure Data Fundamentals (Exam DP-900) Certification Guide

By : Marcelo Leite
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Microsoft Certified Azure Data Fundamentals (Exam DP-900) Certification Guide

5 (1)
By: Marcelo Leite

Overview of this book

Passing the DP-900 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals exam opens the door to a myriad of opportunities for working with data services in the cloud. But it is not an easy exam and you'll need a guide to set you up for success and prepare you for a career in Microsoft Azure. Absolutely everything you need to pass the DP-900 exam is covered in this concise handbook. After an introductory chapter covering the core terms and concepts, you'll go through the various roles related to working with data in the cloud and learn the similarities and differences between relational and non-relational databases. This foundational knowledge is crucial, as you'll learn how to provision and deploy Azure's relational and non-relational services in detail later in the book. You'll also gain an understanding of how to glean insights with data analytics at both small and large scales, and how to visualize your insights with Power BI. Once you reach the end of the book, you'll be able to test your knowledge with practice tests with detailed explanations of the correct answers. By the end of this book, you will be armed with the knowledge and confidence to not only pass the DP-900 exam but also have a solid foundation from which to embark on a career in Azure data services.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Part 1: Core Data Concepts
7
Part 2: Relational Data in Azure
11
Part 3: Non-Relational Data in Azure
14
Part 4: Analytics Workload on Azure

Introducing SQL on Azure

We established from the previous chapters that SQL is used in several types of databases in Azure. Of these, we will use Azure SQL Database and Azure Database for PostgreSQL in this chapter

SQL is used in other Azure database offerings, such as Azure Cosmos DB and Synapse Analytics, which we’ll explore in Chapters 10, 12, and 13 of this book on NoSQL and analytical databases. The knowledge generated by this chapter will be important for your projects with all databases on Azure.

Important note

This is a continuation of Chapter 7, Provisioning and Configuring Relational Database Services in Azure, where we’ll use the databases that were deployed in it. You’d need to provision the databases from that chapter to follow the exercises in this chapter.

Let’s now explore different SQL scenarios applied to Azure’s core relational database services, starting with Azure SQL Database.