Prepare for the Azure Data Engineering certification―and an exciting new career in analytics―with this must-have study aide

In the MCA Microsoft Certified Associate Azure Data Engineer Study Guide: Exam DP-203, accomplished data engineer and tech educator Benjamin Perkins delivers a hands-on, practical guide to preparing for the challenging Azure Data Engineer certification and for a new career in an exciting and growing field of tech.

In the book, you’ll explore all the objectives covered on the DP-203 exam while learning the job roles and responsibilities of a newly minted Azure data engineer. From integrating, transforming, and consolidating data from various structured and unstructured data systems into a structure that is suitable for building analytics solutions, you’ll get up to speed quickly and efficiently with Sybex’s easy-to-use study aids and tools.

This Study Guide also offers:

• Career-ready advice for anyone hoping to ace their first data engineering job interview and excel in their first day in the field
• Indispensable tips and tricks to familiarize yourself with the DP-203 exam structure and help reduce test anxiety
• Complimentary access to Sybex’s expansive online study tools, accessible across multiple devices, and offering access to hundreds of bonus practice questions, electronic flashcards, and a searchable, digital glossary of key terms
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A one-of-a-kind study aid designed to help you get straight to the crucial material you need to succeed on the exam and on the job, the MCA Microsoft Certified Associate Azure Data Engineer Study Guide: Exam DP-203 belongs on the bookshelves of anyone hoping to increase their data analytics skills, advance their data engineering career with an in-demand certification, or hoping to make a career change into a popular new area of tech.

Table of Contents

Part I Azure Data Engineer Certification and Azure Products

Chapter 1 Gaining the Azure Data Engineer Associate Certification

Chapter 2 CREATE DATABASE dbName; GO

Part II Design and Implement Data Storage

Chapter 3 Data Sources and Ingestion

Chapter 4 The Storage of Data

Part III Develop Data Processing

Chapter 5 Transform, Manage, and Prepare Data

Chapter 6 Create and Manage Batch Processing

and Pipelines

Chapter 7 Design and Implement a Data Stream

Processing Solution

Part IV Secure, Monitor, and Optimize Data

Storage and Data Processing

Chapter 8 Keeping Data Safe and Secure

Chapter 9 Monitoring Azure Data Storage and Processing

Chapter 10 Troubleshoot Data Storage Processing

Appendix Answers to Review Questions

About the Author

Benjamin Perkins is currently employed at Microsoft in Munich, Germany, as a Senior Escalation Engineer on the Azure team. He is a C# programming expert and cloud engineer who has been working professionally in the IT industry for almost three decades. His roles in IT have spanned the entire spectrum including programmer, system architect, technical support engineer, team leader, and mid-level management. While employed at Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer Corporation, he received numerous awards, degrees, and certifications.