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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

Working with Power BI

The previous chapter showed us, through hands-on examples, how to use the most important Azure Data Analytics services, but how can we present the results after the data analysis? We will cover this topic in this chapter by exploring Power BI, which is the frontend platform of Microsoft.

This chapter contributes to the Skills Measured part of the Describe an analytics workload on Azure part of the DP-900 certification since a few questions about Power BI are included in the exam, but we will explore this a little bit more to give you the foundations to help you get started with your projects.

In this chapter, we’ll discuss the concepts and different components of Power BI and explore the tool using a hands-on exercise that will connect Power BI with the Azure Synapse Analytics SQL Pool database we created in Chapter 12, Provisioning and Configuring Large-Scale Data Analytics in Azure.

By the end of this chapter, you have an end-to-end view of a...