Module 1: Introduction to data analytics on Azure
This module explores key concepts of data analytics, including types of analytics, data, and storage. Students will explore the analytics process and tools used to discover insights and learn about the responsibilities of an enterprise data analyst and what tools are available to build scalable solutions.

Lessons

Explore Azure data services for modern analytics
Understand concepts of data analytics
Explore data analytics at scale

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe types of data analytics
Understand the data analytics process
Define data job roles in analytics
Understand tools for scaling analytics solutions

Module 2: Govern data across an enterprise
This module explores the role of an enterprise data analyst in organizational data governance. Students will explore the use of Microsoft Purview to register and catalog data assets, to discover trusted assets for reporting, and to scan a Power BI environment.

Lessons

Introduction to Microsoft Purview
Discover trusted data using Microsoft Purview
Catalog data artifacts by using Microsoft Purview
Manage Power BI artifacts by using Microsoft Purview

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Browse, search, and manage data catalog assets.
Use data catalog assets with Power BI.
Use Microsoft Purview in Azure Synapse Studio.
Register and scan a Power BI environment using Microsoft Purview.

Module 3: Model, query, and explore data in Azure Synapse
This module explores the use of Azure Synapse Analytics for exploratory data analysis. Students will explore the capabilities of Azure Synapse Analytics including the basics of data warehouse design, querying data using T-SQL, and exploring data using Spark notebooks.

Lessons

Introduction to Azure Synapse Analytics
Implement star schema design and query relational data in Azure
Analyze data with a serverless SQL pool in Azure Synapse Analytics
Optimize data warehouse query design
Analyze data with a Spark Pool in Azure Synapse Analytics

Lab : Query data in Azure

Lab : Explore data in Spark notebooks

Lab : Create a star schema model

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand when to use Azure Synapse Analytics in reporting solutions.
Query data with SQL.
Query data with Spark.

Module 4: Prepare data for tabular models in Power BI
This module explores the fundamental elements of preparing data for scalable analytics solutions using Power BI. Students will explore model frameworks, considerations for building data models that will scale, Power Query optimization techniques, and the implementation of Power BI dataflows.

Lessons

Choose a Power BI model framework
Understand scalability in Power BI
Optimize Power Query for scalable solutions
Create and manage scalable Power BI dataflows

Lab : Create a dataflow

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Choose an appropriate Power BI model framework.

Module 5: Design and build scalable tabular models
This module explores the critical underlying aspects of tabular modeling for building Power BI models that can scale. Students will learn about model relationships and model security, working with direct query, and using calculation groups.

Lessons

Create Power BI model relationships
Enforce model security
Implement DirectQuery
Create calculation groups

Lab : Create model relationships

Lab : Enforce model security

Lab : Design and build tabular models

Lab : Create calculation groups

Module 6: Optimize enterprise-scale tabular models
This module covers key aspects of performance optimization using large-format data. Students will explore optimization using Synapse, Power BI, and external tools.

Lessons

Optimize performance using Synapse and Power BI
Improve query performance with hybrid tables, dual storage mode, and aggregations
Use tools to optimize Power BI performance

Lab : Use tools to optimize Power BI performance

Lab : Improve query performance using aggregations

Lab : Improve query performance with dual storage mode

Lab : Improve performance with hybrid tables

Module 7: Implement advanced data visualization techniques by using Power BI
This module explores data visualization concepts including accessibility, customization of core data models, real-time data visualization, and paginated reporting.

Lessons

Understand advanced data visualization concepts
Customize core data models
Monitor data in real-time with Power BI
Create and distribute paginated reports in Power BI report builder

Lab : Monitor data in real-time with Power BI

Lab : Create and distribute paginated reports in Power BI Report Builder

Module 8: Implement and manage an analytics environment
This module explores key considerations for implementing and managing Power BI. Students will understand key recommendations for administration and monitoring of Power BI, including configuration and management of Power BI capacity.

Lessons

Recommend Power BI administration settings
Recommend a monitoring and auditing solution for a data analytics environment
Configure and manage Power BI capacity
Establish a data access infrastructure in Power BI

Module 9: Manage the analytics development lifecycle
This module explores considerations for deployment, source control, and application lifecycle management of analytics solutions. Students will understand what to recommend and will be able to deploy and manage automated and reusable Power BI assets.

Lessons

Recommend a deployment strategy for Power BI assets
Recommend a source control strategy for Power BI assets
Perform impact analysis of downstream dependencies from dataflows and datasets
Recommend automation solutions for the analytics development lifecycle, including Power BI REST API
Deploy and manage datasets by using the XMLA endpoint
Deploy reusable assets

Lab : Create reusable Power BI assets

Module 10: Integrate an analytics platform into an existing IT infrastructure
This module explores the integration of a Power BI analytics solution into existing Azure infrastructure. Students will understand Power BI tenant and workspace configurations, along with considerations for Power BI deployment in an organization.

Lessons

Recommend and configure a Power BI tenant or workspace
Identify requirements for a solution, including features, performance, and licensing strategy
Integrate an existing Power BI workspace into Azure Synapse Analytics

DP-500T00: Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate