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Azure Data Factory Bootcamp: From Beginner to Expert

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

Content

52 Lessons9 Quizzes3 Assessments

Getting Started

1 Lessons

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

Introduction to the Course

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

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

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

Azure Data Factory: Introduction and Connectivity Exam

Assessment

Creating Data Pipelines in Azure Data Factory

7 Lessons

Understand the essentials of Azure Data Factory for efficient data pipeline creation and management.

Environment Setup for Designing ADF Data Pipelines

Creating an ADF Data Pipeline Using Azure CLI

ADF Studio Designing Data Pipelines 1: Data Copy

ADF Studio Designing Data Pipeline 2: Data Masking

Data Transformations with ADF: Power Query

Scheduling and Triggering Data Pipelines in ADF

Quiz: Creating Data Pipelines in Azure Data Factory

Managing and Monitoring Azure Data Factory Pipelines

7 Lessons

Master efficient data management, monitoring, debugging, and version control in Azure Data Factory.

Handling Incremental Loads and Change Data Capture

Monitoring Pipeline Performance and Quality

Debugging and Troubleshooting Data Pipelines

Get Alert Emails for Pipeline Metrics

Auditing ADF Activities with Diagnostic Logs

Maintaining Data Pipelines with Version Control and Git

Quiz on ADF Data Pipeline Management

Azure Data Factory: Designing and Maintaining Data Pipelines Exam

Assessment

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

Machine Learning and Advanced Analytics

5 Lessons

Master machine learning project management and automation using Azure’s integrated tools.

Build and Publish an Azure Machine Learning Project

Automating ML Workflows with Azure MLOps

Delta Lake Transformations in Azure Data Factory

An Azure Machine Learning Case Study

Quiz: Machine Learning and Advanced Analytics

Azure Data Factory: Big Data Processing and Machine Learning Exam

Assessment

Data Governance and Security

5 Lessons

Explore data governance, security, and access management in Azure Data Factory.

Data Governance and Security Frameworks

Resource Governance with Azure Graph

Managing Access and Roles in ADF

Data Encryption and Secure Data Transfer

Quiz: Data Governance and Security

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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