Implement a Data Analytics Solution with Azure Databricks

By the end of this learning path, you'll have built solid intermediate to advanced skills in both Databricks and Spark on Azure. You're able to ingest, transform, and analyze large-scale datasets using Spark DataFrames, Spark SQL, and PySpark, giving you confidence in working with distributed data processing. Within Databricks, you know how to navigate the workspace, manage clusters, and build and maintain Delta tables. You'll also be capable of designing and running ETL pipelines, optimizing Delta tables, managing schema changes, and applying data quality rules. In addition, you learn how to orchestrate workloads with Lakeflow Jobs and pipelines, enabling you to move from exploration to automated workflows. Finally, you gain familiarity with governance and security features, including Unity Catalog, Purview integration, and access management, preparing you to operate effectively in production-ready data environments.
 

Before taking this course, learners should already be comfortable with the fundamentals of Python and SQL. This includes being able to write simple Python scripts and work with common data structures, as well as writing SQL queries to filter, join, and aggregate data. A basic understanding of common file formats such as CSV, JSON, or Parquet will also help when working with datasets. In addition, familiarity with the Azure portal and core services like Azure Storage is important, along with a general awareness of data concepts such as batch versus streaming processing and structured versus unstructured data. While not mandatory, prior exposure to big data frameworks like Spark, and experience working with Jupyter notebooks, can make the transition to Databricks smoother. Role: Data Analyst
 

Before starting this learning path, you should already be comfortable with the fundamentals of Python and SQL. This includes being able to write simple Python scripts and work with common data structures, as well as writing SQL queries to filter, join, and aggregate data. A basic understanding of common file formats such as CSV, JSON, or Parquet will also help when working with datasets. In addition, familiarity with the Azure portal and core services like Azure Storage is important, along with a general awareness of data concepts such as batch versus streaming processing and structured versus unstructured data. While not mandatory, prior exposure to big data frameworks like Spark, and experience working with Jupyter notebooks, can make the transition to Databricks smoother.
 

I Implement a Data Analytics Solution with Azure Databricks Explore Azure Databricks

• Introduction1 min
• Get started with Azure Databricks3 min
• Identify Azure Databricks workloads3 min
• Understand key concepts3 min
• Exercise - Explore Azure Databricks30 min
• Knowledge check

Perform data analysis with Azure Databricks

• Introduction
• Ingest data with Azure Databricks
• Data exploration tools in Azure Databricks
• Data analysis using DataFrame APIs
• Exercise - Explore data with Azure Databricks
• Knowledge check

Use Apache Spark in Azure Databricks

• Introduction
• Get to know Spark
• Create a Spark cluster
• Use Spark in notebooks
• Use Spark to work with data files
• Visualize data
• Exercise - Use Spark in Azure Databricks
• Knowledge check

Manage data with Delta Lake

• Introduction
• Get started with Delta Lake
• Manage ACID transactions
• Implement schema enforcement
• Data versioning and time travel in Delta Lake
• Data integrity with Delta Lake
• Exercise - Use Delta Lake in Azure Databricks
• Knowledge check

Build Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines

• Introduction
• Explore Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines
• Data ingestion and integration
• Real-time processing
• Exercise - Create a Lakeflow Declarative Pipeline
• Module assessment

Deploy workloads with Lakeflow Jobs

• Introduction
• What are Lakeflow Jobs?
• Understand key components of Lakeflow Jobs
• Explore the benefits of Lakeflow Jobs
• Deploy workloads using Lakeflow Jobs
• Exercise - Create a Lakeflow Job
• Module assessment