Daniel Seara Knihy

Prepare for Microsoft Exam DP-900 to demonstrate your foundational knowledge of core data concepts and their implementation using Microsoft Azure data services. This Exam Ref is tailored for business users, functional consultants, and professionals, emphasizing critical thinking and decision-making skills necessary for success at the Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals level. It covers key objectives, including core data concepts, working with relational and non-relational data on Azure, and understanding analytics workloads. The Exam Ref is organized by exam objectives and features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge your understanding. It assumes you have a foundational grasp of core data concepts and are starting to engage with data in the cloud. Exam DP-900 assesses your knowledge of fundamental database concepts and skills relevant to cloud environments, including Azure's cloud data services, roles, tasks, and responsibilities. You'll learn about Azure's relational and non-relational data offerings, provisioning, deployment, querying Azure relational databases, and building modern Azure data analytics solutions using tools like Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, and Azure HDInsight. Passing this exam fulfills the requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals certification, showcasing your understanding of Azure data services and their application in variou

Cloud technologies are advancing at an accelerating pace, supplanting traditional relational and data warehouse storage solutions with novel, high-value alternatives. In this book three pioneering Microsoft Azure Data consultants offer an expert introduction to the relational, non-relational, and data warehouse solutions offered by the Azure platform. Drawing on their extensive experience helping organizations get more value from the Microsoft Data Platform, the authors guide students through decision-making, implementation, operations, security, and more. Throughout, step-by-step tutorials and hands-on exercises prepare them to succeed, even if they have no cloud data experience.