Specialization Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals DP-900 Exam Prep

This specialization is designed for IT professionals who want to learn the fundamentals of database concepts in a cloud environment, gain basic skills in working with cloud data services, and expand their fundamental knowledge of cloud data services in Microsoft Azure. By completing five courses, you will be prepared to take the DP-900 exam. This program will prepare you to serve as a data engineer, data analyst, and database administrator. You will explore the roles, tasks and responsibilities in the world of data. You'll explore relational data offerings, creating and deploying relational databases, and querying relational data using cloud data solutions in Microsoft Azure. You'll become familiar with non-relational data offerings, creating and deploying non-relational databases and non-relational data stores, and the data processing options available for building data analytics solutions in Microsoft Azure. You'll explore Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, and Azure HDInsight, and what Power BI is, including its building blocks and how they work together. This specialization will prepare you to take the DP-900: Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals exam. Upon completion of the Specialization, you will be offered a discount on the Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals certification exam, which can be used at Pearson Vue, Microsoft's proctored exam site. A limited number of discount vouchers are available on a first come, first serve basis. Coursera and Microsoft may terminate this offer at any time. Applied Learning Project Throughout the program, students will participate in interactive exercises that provide opportunities to practice and apply what they have learned. They use Microsoft Learn Sandbox. It is a free environment that allows students to learn Microsoft Azure and gain hands-on experience working with Microsoft Azure resources and services in real time. For example, when you learn how to provision Azure relational database services, you will work in a temporary Azure environment called a Sandbox. The beauty of this environment is that you will work with real technology, but in a controlled environment, allowing you to put the knowledge you learn into practice and at your own pace. To log into the Sandbox, you will need a Microsoft account. If you don't have one, you can create one for free. Learn Sandbox provides free, time-based access to a cloud subscription that requires no credit card. Students can safely explore, create, and manage resources without fear of incurring costs or breaking production.