In mid-January of 2024, Microsoft released the beta version of the DP600 certification, “Implementing Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric.” This certification is very unique within the Microsoft ecosystem because it is not based on the knowledge of a specific tool, but rather, is based on the foundational knowledge of data engineering, data architecture, data analysis, data science, and data governance. In summary, this certification is about using many tools to create a truly end-to-end data solution.
Content of Certification
Microsoft Fabric combines the best of data lake, data warehouse, and data science technologies to provide a unified and scalable environment for data professionals. If you want to demonstrate your expertise in designing, creating, and deploying enterprise-scale data analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric, you should consider taking the Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification exam.
The Microsoft Certified Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification validates your ability to perform the following:
- Plan, implement, and manage a solution for data analytics.
- Prepare and serve data.
- Implement and manage semantic models.
- Explore and analyze data.
- Govern data at enterprise scale.
To earn this certification, you need to pass one exam: DP-600: Implementing Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric. The exam covers the following topics:
- Plan, implement, and manage a solution for data analytics (25-30%)
- Design a data analytics solution architecture
- Implement and manage a lakehouse solution
- Implement and manage a data warehouse solution
- Implement and manage real-time analytics solution
- Implement and manage data security and governance
- Prepare and serve data (25-30%)
- Ingest data from various sources
- Transform and clean data
- Optimize data performance and storage
- Serve data for consumption
- Implement and manage semantic models (20-25%)
- Design and create semantic models
- Manage and optimize semantic models
- Implement and manage data access and security for semantic models
- Explore and analyze data (20-25%)
- Perform exploratory data analysis
- Create and manage notebooks
- Create and manage reports and dashboards
- Implement and manage machine learning models
Why This Certification Is Important
By earning this certification, you can showcase your end-to-end data engineering and data science skills and knowledge in using Microsoft Fabric components, such as:
- Lakehouses
- Data warehouses
- Notebooks
- Dataflows
- Data pipelines
- Semantic models
- Reports
Version control and deployment is also part of the content.
This certification is different from data engineering or data science certification because it focuses on the end-to-end analytics process, rather than a specific aspect of it. Data engineering and data science are both important roles in data analytics, but they have different responsibilities and skill sets.
Data engineers are responsible for building and maintaining the data infrastructure, while data scientists are responsible for applying advanced analytics techniques to derive insights from data.
The Fabric analytics engineer role bridges the gap between these two roles, by designing, creating, and deploying data analytics solutions that leverage the capabilities of both data engineering and data science.
How to Prepare
To prepare for this certification, you should have the following prerequisites:
- Experience in data modeling, data transformation, and data analysis
- Familiarity with data concepts and terminology
- Knowledge of languages, such as SQL, DAX, and PySpark
- Knowledge of Git-based source control
There are multiple free resources such as self-paced learning path from Microsoft Learn, hands-on labs and exercises, and practice tests before scheduling and booking the exam. Get prepared to become Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification and start here.
The cost of the exam for the Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification is $165 USD. This is the price based on the country or region in which the exam is proctored. The exam is available as of January 2024.
Final Thoughts
Bear in mind that you can renew your Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification annually for free by passing an online assessment on Microsoft Learn. You can take the renewal assessment any time during your six-month eligibility window before your certification expires. The renewal assessment is shorter and open book than the original exam. You can take it as many times as you need to pass.
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