Course Overview
Azure Databricks is one of the fastest-growing skills in enterprise data engineering today. This course is a fast, hands-on way to master Azure and Databricks together, covering architecture, Unity Catalog governance, Delta Lake, pipeline development, and performance optimization, with real hands-on labs throughout.
What You Will Learn
- Set up and configure Azure Databricks workspaces and compute
- Secure and govern data assets with Unity Catalog
- Ingest data with Auto Loader and streaming sources
- Implement the Medallion Architecture with Delta Lake
- Build and deploy pipelines with Lakeflow Jobs and Declarative Pipelines
- Apply CI/CD with Git integration and Databricks Asset Bundles
- Optimise performance with partitioning, Z-Ordering, and caching
- Monitor and troubleshoot workloads with Spark UI and Azure Monitor
13 Hands-on Labs Included
Practice on real Microsoft Azure Databricks environments with official Microsoft lab content, covering the full data engineering lifecycle from setup to production.
- 1.Explore Azure Databricks
- 2.Select and Configure Compute in Azure Databricks
- 3.Create and Organize Objects in Unity Catalog
- 4.Secure Unity Catalog Objects
- 5.Govern Unity Catalog Objects
- 6.Design and Implement Data Modeling with Azure Databricks
- 7.Ingest Data into Unity Catalog
- 8.Cleanse, Transform, and Load Data into Unity Catalog
- 9.Implement and Manage Data Quality Constraints in Unity Catalog
- 10.Design and Implement Data Pipelines with Azure Databricks
- 11.Implement Lakeflow Jobs with Azure Databricks
- 12.Implement Development Lifecycle Processes in Azure Databricks
- 13.Monitor, Troubleshoot, and Optimize Workloads in Azure Databricks
Each lab runs on an individual Microsoft-hosted Azure environment, no manual Azure subscription setup required. Labs can be revisited after training for extended practice.
Certification & Exam
Exam DP-750: Azure Databricks Data Engineer Associate. Live labs cover workspace setup, Unity Catalog configuration, building medallion pipelines, implementing streaming ingestion, and performance tuning exercises. Certification: Azure Databricks Data Engineer Associate.
