DP-500 Certification Part I: Transform and Model Data using Azure Synapse Analytics and Power BI
The first of the two-part preparation course for the Microsoft's DP-500 Exam Certification
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An outline of this training course

The DP-500 exam is a challenging one, assessing the ability to design, build and maintain enterprise-scale data solutions using both Power BI and Azure. This is an advanced exam covering a broad range of topics including administering a data analytics environment, querying relational data sources, optimizing data model performance and visualizing data.

Instructed by Abu Bakar N. Alvi, a Microsoft Certified Trainer and an Enterprise DNA Expert, he covers the vast requirements of the exam ensuring you become proficient in the end-to-end deployment of data solutions.

In the first of this two-part course, Abu goes through two of the four core topics assessed in the exam: Query and Transform Data, and Implement and Manage Data Models. He uses a combination of videos, follow-along demonstrations and practice questions to encompass all you need to know about querying data in Azure Synapse Analytics, building tabular models and optimizing query and data model performance.


What are needed to take this course 

A good working knowledge of Power BI is required for this course, as well as proficiency in writing basic and intermediate T-SQL queries, querying data from relational databases and consuming data from Azure Synapse Analytics.


Who is the course for

The course is recommended for candidates aiming to pass the Microsoft DP-500 Exam and earn the Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate Certification, as well as advanced Power BI users looking to build skills in designing and deploying enterprise-scale data analytics solutions.


Details of what you will learn during this course

By the end of the course, students will:

  • Identify an appropriate Azure Synapse Pool and configure a dedicated SQL pool and Apache Spark pool
  • Recommend appropriate file types of querying serverless SQL pools
  • Identify and Implement performance improvements in Power Query and data sources
  • Query advanced data sources and use the Power Query Advanced Editor
  • Create and Manage scalable dataflows
  • Design and Build tabular models including choosing when to use external tools, designing composite models and implementing row- and object- level security
  • Optimize enterprise-scale data models using DAX Studio, Vertipaq Analyzer, and Tabular Editor 2
  • Implement incremental refresh


What you get with the course

  • An eight-hour self-paced video training with follow-along demonstrations
  • Resource packs that include data source files for each Learning Path
  • Practice Questions after each Section of each Learning Path


Program Level

Advanced


Field(s) of Study

Computer Software & App


Instruction Delivery Method

QAS Self-study


***This course was published in March 2023


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Curriculum

1

Course Overview


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Resources


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Introduction


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Learning Path 1 -Query and Transform Data Overview


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Section 1: Query Data by Using Azure Synapse Analytics


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Section 1: Practice Questions


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Section 2: Ingest and Transform Data by Using Power BI


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Section 2: Practice Questions


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Learning Path 1 -Query and Transform Data Wrap Up


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Learning Path 2 -Implement and Manage Data Models Overview


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Section 1: Design and Build Tabular Models


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Section 1: Practice Questions


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Section 2: Optimize Enterprise-Scale Data Models


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Section 2: Practice Questions


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Learning Path 2 -Implement and Manage Data Models Wrap Up


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Course Wrap Up


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Certification


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Abu Bakar Nisar Alvi

Enterprise DNA Expert

  • Microsoft Certified Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate. 
  • Microsoft Certified Power BI Data Analyst Associate. 
  • 23+ years of working as a data analyst, primarily as a telemetry engineer in the Defence Sector. 
  • 4+ years working as a Power BI consultant developing solutions for multiple industries. 
  • 2+ years working as a Power BI Trainer with 1000+ students trained through public and corporate trainings as a Microsoft Certified Trainer. 

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