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Get started with data engineering on Azure

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Overview

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  • Module 1: This module describes how Microsoft Azure provides a comprehensive platform for data engineering.

    In this module you will learn how to:

    • Identify common data engineering tasks
    • Describe common data engineering concepts
    • Identify Azure services for data engineering
  • Module 2: Discover how Data Lake Storage provides a repository where you can upload and store unstructured data bringing new efficiencies to processing big data analytics.

    In this module you will learn how to:

    • Describe the key features and benefits of Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
    • Enable Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 in an Azure Storage account
    • Compare Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 and Azure Blob storage
    • Describe where Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 fits in the stages of analytical processing
    • Describe how Azure data Lake Storage Gen2 is used in common analytical workloads
  • Module 3: Introduction to Azure Synapse Analytics

    In this module, you'll learn how to:

    • Identify the business problems that Azure Synapse Analytics addresses.
    • Describe core capabilities of Azure Synapse Analytics.
    • Determine when to use Azure Synapse Analytics.

Syllabus

  • Module 1: Module 1: Introduction to data engineering on Azure
    • Introduction
    • What is data engineering
    • Important data engineering concepts
    • Data engineering in Microsoft Azure
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 2: Module 2: Introduction to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
    • Introduction
    • Understand Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
    • Enable Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 in Azure Storage
    • Compare Azure Data Lake Store to Azure Blob storage
    • Understand the stages for processing big data
    • Use Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 in data analytics workloads
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 3: Module 3: Introduction to Azure Synapse Analytics
    • Introduction
    • What is Azure Synapse Analytics
    • How Azure Synapse Analytics works
    • When to use Azure Synapse Analytics
    • Exercise - Explore Azure Synapse Analytics
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary

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