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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

Case study

In this case study, we will analyze the creation of a relational database for a simple bank checking account system.

To start structuring the database, we will perform the DDL of database creation and tables, with the proper types of data in each column, its primary keys, and indexes:

  1. The first sentence will create a database called CRM:
    CREATE DATABASE CRM;
  2. We continue to create the Customers table; in it, we will put the fields that will store the attributes of this client, which show the type of data in SQL, which of the fields cannot be NULL, and the primary key:
    CREATE TABLE Customers(
        CustomerID int NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
        LastName varchar(255) NOT NULL,
        FirstName varchar(255) NOT NULL,
        FullAddress varchar(255),
        City varchar(255)
    );
  3. Now, let’s create an index in the LastName field of this table:
    CREATE INDEX idx_lastname
    ON Customers...