Implementing a Data Analytics Solution with Azure Synapse Analytics (DP-3012)

Introduction to Azure Synapse Analytics 

  • Identifying business problems addressed by Azure Synapse Analytics 
  • Describing core capabilities and determining when to use Azure Synapse Analytics 

Lab: Exploring Azure Synapse Analytics 

Use Azure Synapse Serverless SQL Pool to Query Files in a Data Lake 

  • Identifying capabilities and use cases for serverless SQL pools 
  • Querying CSV, JSON, and Parquet files 
  • Creating external database objects 

Lab: Querying files using a serverless SQL pool 

Analyze Data with Apache Spark in Azure Synapse Analytics 

  • Identifying core features and configuring a Spark pool 
  • Running code to load, analyze, and visualize data 

Lab: Analyzing data with Spark 

Use Delta Lake in Azure Synapse Analytics 

  • Describing core features and capabilities of Delta Lake 
  • Creating and using Delta Lake tables 
  • Using Delta Lake tables for streaming data and querying from a Synapse Analytics SQL pool 

Lab: Using Delta Lake in Azure Synapse Analytics 

Analyze Data in a Relational Data Warehouse 

  • Designing a schema for a relational data warehouse 
  • Creating fact, dimension, and staging tables 
  • Loading and querying data warehouse tables using SQL 

Lab: Exploring a data warehouse