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Azure Data Engineer Associate Certification Guide

By : Newton Alex
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Azure Data Engineer Associate Certification Guide

By: Newton Alex

Overview of this book

Azure is one of the leading cloud providers in the world, providing numerous services for data hosting and data processing. Most of the companies today are either cloud-native or are migrating to the cloud much faster than ever. This has led to an explosion of data engineering jobs, with aspiring and experienced data engineers trying to outshine each other. Gaining the DP-203: Azure Data Engineer Associate certification is a sure-fire way of showing future employers that you have what it takes to become an Azure Data Engineer. This book will help you prepare for the DP-203 examination in a structured way, covering all the topics specified in the syllabus with detailed explanations and exam tips. The book starts by covering the fundamentals of Azure, and then takes the example of a hypothetical company and walks you through the various stages of building data engineering solutions. Throughout the chapters, you'll learn about the various Azure components involved in building the data systems and will explore them using a wide range of real-world use cases. Finally, you’ll work on sample questions and answers to familiarize yourself with the pattern of the exam. By the end of this Azure book, you'll have gained the confidence you need to pass the DP-203 exam with ease and land your dream job in data engineering.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
1
Part 1: Azure Basics
3
Part 2: Data Storage
10
Part 3: Design and Develop Data Processing (25-30%)
15
Part 4: Design and Implement Data Security (10-15%)
17
Part 5: Monitor and Optimize Data Storage and Data Processing (10-15%)
20
Part 6: Practice Exercises

Scheduling data pipelines in Data Factory/Synapse pipelines

Scheduling pipelines refers to the process of defining when and how a pipeline needs to be started. The process is the same between ADF and Synapse pipelines. ADF and Synapse pipelines have a button named Add Trigger in the Pipelines tab that can be used to schedule the pipelines, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 11.7 – Adding a trigger from ADF/Synapse pipelines

The following screenshot shows the details that are required to configure a Schedule trigger:

Figure 11.8 – Defining the trigger in ADF

ADF and Synapse pipeline services support four types of triggers:

  • Schedule trigger: This triggers a pipeline once or regularly based on the wall clock time.
  • Tumbling window trigger: This triggers a pipeline based on periodic intervals while maintaining state; that is, the trigger understands which window of data was processed last and restarts...