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Azure Data Factory Bootcamp: From Beginner to Expert
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This course helps you master Azure Data Factory, build scalable pipelines, integrate data, orchestrate workflows, and excel in data engineering roles.
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Azure has become a leading cloud platform. Expertise in ADF opens doors to lucrative roles in data engineering and analytics. This course provides you with the essential skills to master Azure Data Factory. You’ll start with ADF’s core concepts, architecture, and data connectivity to both on-premises and cloud sources. Through hands-on lessons and real-world examples, you’ll learn to create, manage, and monitor pipelines, handle incremental data loads, and work with version control using Git. Advanced topics include big data integration with Azure SQL, HDInsight, and Hive and designing analytics and machine learning workflows. After completing this course, you’ll confidently design, develop, and maintain data pipelines in Azure Data Factory. You’ll be equipped to tackle integration challenges, optimize cost and performance, ensure scalability and high availability, and implement data governance and security—boosting your career prospects in data engineering and analytics.
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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

An understanding of Azure Data Factory’s fundamentals, benefits, and role in data integration and processing
Hand-on experience implementing data pipelines in ADF, including data transformation, copying, masking, and scheduling
Proficiency in big data processing techniques using Azure SQL, HDInsight, and Hive and leveraging machine learning capabilities in ADF
The ability to connect ADF to various data sources, both on-premises and in the cloud, and perform data profiling and modeling
An understanding of Azure Data Factory’s fundamentals, benefits, and role in data integration and processing

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52 Lessons9 Quizzes3 Assessments

1.

Getting Started

1 Lessons

Get an introduction to Azure Data Factory for effective data pipeline management and integration.
Introduction to the Course

2.

Introduction to Azure Data Factory

5 Lessons

Explore Azure Data Factory’s integration capabilities, architecture, and real-world applications.
Azure Data Factory: Introduction and Benefits
Components and Architecture of Azure Data Factory
Key Concepts and Terminology
Real-World Examples of Using Azure Data Factory
Quiz: Introduction to Azure Data Factory

3.

Setting Up an Azure Data Factory Environment

5 Lessons

Master Azure account setup, storage management, and Data Factory integration for efficient data workflows.
Azure Account and Services Setup
Create an Azure Storage Account
Creating an Azure Data Factory Instance
Link Azure Storage to Azure Data Factory
Quiz: Setting Up an Azure Data Factory Environment

4.

Data Connectivity and Management

5 Lessons

Explore Azure Data Factory’s integration, data quality, and metadata management for effective data workflows.
Connecting ADF to On-Premises Data Sources
Connecting ADF to Cloud Data Sources
Data Profiling and Quality
Data Cataloging and Metadata Management
Quiz: Data Connectivity and Management

7.

Big Data Integration and Processing

6 Lessons

Explore Azure’s data management solutions, focusing on relational databases, HDInsight, and big data integration.
Relational Database Management in Azure
Creating an HDInsight Compute Cluster
HDInsight Data Pipelines in ADF
Processing Spark Scripts in ADF Using HDInsight
A Big Data Integration Case Study
Quiz: Big Data Integration and Processing

10.

Azure Data Factory: Best Practices

4 Lessons

Learn how to design patterns, optimize costs, and ensure scalability in Azure Data Factory.
Design Patterns for Efficient Data Pipelines
Optimizing Cost and Performance
Scalability and High Availability
Quiz: Azure Data Factory Best Practices

11.

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Conclude the Azure Data Factory concepts and enhance skills through practical applications.
The Way Forward

12.

Appendix

1 Lessons

Validate your skills with essential Microsoft certifications in Azure Data Factory.
Microsoft Certifications Covering ADF
Certificate of Completion
Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.
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