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Hi IUakpakwu,
I agree that the exact questions will depend on the role and environment, but I would prepare for scenario-based questions rather than just definitions of individual Fabric features.
One useful guide is the current DP-700 skills measured, which were updated for July 2026. I would be comfortable explaining things like:
- when you would choose a Lakehouse, Warehouse or Eventhouse
- full vs incremental loading patterns
- when to use a pipeline, notebook, Dataflow Gen2, SQL or KQL
- how you would orchestrate dependencies, parameters and failures
- workspace/item/OneLake security
- how you would troubleshoot and optimize a slow pipeline, Spark workload or query
- how you would approach streaming data with Eventstreams/KQL
I would also expect some SQL and possibly PySpark/KQL depending on the position. Microsoft currently includes all three in the Fabric Data Engineer role profile.
Given your insurance background, I would practice taking a data problem you already know well and explaining how you would implement it end-to-end in Fabric. That lets you combine your existing domain experience with the engineering skills you are building.
Good luck with DP-700 in September!
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Hi IUakpakwu,
As you mentioned you're a data analyst, I'm assuming you're analytically excellent, but the DP-700 is core Data Engineering-centric (Fabric). So I would recommend:
1. Firstly, you need to transition your analytical skills toward MS Fabric. Try Direct Lake mode to build reports.
2. Then understand the capabilities of Fabric and do some research on it.
3. Now you're ready to learn data engineering fundamentals: lakehouse architecture, warehouses, SQL endpoints, Pipelines, Semantic models, Notebooks, Dataflows Gen2, etc.
Your focus should not be on what types of questions can be asked; instead, focus on how much you know about Fabric and its features. Then only will you be able to answer architectural questions correctly.