DP-900 Exam prep reading list (further reading)
This DP-900 Exam prep reading list comes from Microsoft Learn. Links will be added as I go through the course material / suggested reading on the Microsoft Learn site until I have completed the full course. I am currently working my way through the material.
If you are thinking of sitting DP-900 Azure data fundamentals, I recommend following through the free course on the Microsoft learn site (scroll down past exam info) and also reading the recommended links. The links may add a bit of time onto your learning, and you can be the judge about about how intensively you need to study the extra material, however the more prepared you are, the greater your chance of success with the certification exam. Links duplicated in Microsoft Learn are only shown once in the list below.
I find it great that Microsoft are making these resources available for free these days. Some video learning would also be nice but this is a great start.
Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore core data concepts
Explore core data concepts
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/troubleshoot/access/database-normalization-description
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/introduction
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blobs-introduction
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-database-paas-overview
Explore roles and responsibilities in the world of data
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/scenarios/what-is-azure-databricks
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hdinsight/hdinsight-overview
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/fundamentals/power-bi-overview
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/introduction
Describe concepts of relational data
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/troubleshoot/access/database-normalization-description
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/odbc/reference/structured-query-language-sql?view=sql-server-ver15
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/azure-sql-iaas-vs-paas-what-is-overview
Explore concepts of non-relational data
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/data-store-overview
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/index-overview
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/table-introduction
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/graph-introduction
Explore concepts of data analytics
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/
- https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/databricks/
- https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/services/cognitive-services/ (Broken link on site)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/relational-data/etl
Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore relational data in Azure
Explore relational data offerings in Azure
Explore provisioning and deploying relational database offerings in Azure
Query relational data in Azure
Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore non-relational data in Azure
Explore non-relational data offerings in Azure
Explore provisioning and deploying non-relational data services in Azure
Manage non-relational data stores in Azure
Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore modern data warehouse analytics in Azure
Examine components of a modern data warehouse
Explore data ingestion in Azure
Explore data storage and processing in Azure
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