This Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) certification test Specialization is intended for IT professionals who want to learn the fundamentals of database concepts in a cloud environment, get basic skilling in cloud data services, and build their foundational knowledge of cloud data services within Microsoft Azure.

Prerequisites

• General technical knowledge would be helpful

• Candidates for this exam should have a foundational knowledge of core data concepts and how they are implemented using Microsoft Azure data services

SkillPractical Azure Data Fundamentals covers the following concepts:

• Fundamental data concepts

• Data Lakes and Performing Analytics

• Data Warehouses

• ELT Transformations

• Hadoop and Apache Spark workloads

• Power BI

• Relational Databases and Azure SQL

• Non-Relational Databases and ComosDB

Learning Objectives

• Describe core data concepts (15-20%)

• Describe how to work with relational data on Azure (25-30%)

• Describe how to work with non-relational data on Azure (25-30%)

• Describe an analytics workload on Azure (25-30%)

Intended Audience

• Both technical and non-technical people who want to demonstrate their knowledge of core data concepts and how they are implemented using Microsoft Azure data services

• People preparing for Microsoft’s DP-900 exam

Exam Format

The exam format for DP-900: Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals is summarized in a table below followed by a brief description of the same –

• Firstly, The name of the exam is Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals and the code for this exam is DP-900. This exam consists of 40-60 questions that can be of type like a case study, short answers, multiple-choice, mark review, drag, and drop, etc.

• Subsequently, The candidates can take the exam in English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, French, German, Spanish. And, this exam will cost USD $99 inclusive of additional taxes.