I was able to take the DP-900 Microsoft certification exam today. This is how I passed it, but of course, it will be different for everyone.
It did take a few weeks before I received the exam results, but I was delighted to see that I passed the DP-900 exam. I know what you are thinking, is the DP-900 like the other fundamental certifications?
DP-900 did require me to understand the basics like the other fundamental certs, but I really can’t stress enough that you will need to study for this one. You shouldn’t have to spend 1-2 months like the other certification, but you should spend 1-2 weeks. Let’s jump into it!
First we need to understand what we will be measured on:
- Describe core data concepts (15-20%)
- Describe how to work with relational data on Azure (25-30%)
- Describe how to work with non-relational data on Azure (25-30%)
- Describe an analytics workload on Azure (25-30%)
You can find more information on the learn website.
Microsoft Learn SC-900 Certification resources
When I took the exam, I already understood the data aspects, but it didn’t stop me from going to what I think is the best free learning platform, Microsoft Learn. Here are some relevant Microsoft Learn modules and learning paths for the DP-900: Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals.
- DP-900 part 1:Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore core data concepts
- DP-900 part 2:Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore relational data in Azure
- DP-900 part 3:Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore non-relational data in Azure
- DP-900 part 4: Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore modern data warehouse analytics in Azure
Free Azure Account
I also highly recommend that you create a free Azure account to try out the Azure services and get familiar with the Azure platform. If you already created one before, simply create another one with a different email account, just remember two major things. Delete resources when you are done using them and configure budget alerts.
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Do come back to this post and write me a comment if you passed/failed or what helped you.