A Hitchhikers Guide to Mastering Fabric Analytics Engineering Certificate DP-600
NOTE: THIS MEETING IS AT 12:00 PM PT Have you ever dreamed of becoming a certified Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer, but don’t know where to start? If you answered YES to this question, then this session is for you! In this special lunchtime meeting, you will learn from Microsoft Fabric expert Nikola Ilic about what it takes to pass the Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineering Certificate exam and start your career in the exciting world of Data Analytics. You'll learn: 1. What a Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer does 2. Tips for solving common challenges as a Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer 3. Microsoft Fabric exam preparation strategies and resources After this meeting, you'll be better prepared to complete the Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer Certificate and start your journey to become a Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer. Nikola Ilic (aka Data Mozart ) will present from Salzburg, Austria, birthplace of Mozart. Nikola makes music from data! Nikola is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Pluralsight author, and #PowerBI and #SQLServer fanatic. He's passionate about Data Analysis, Data Modeling, and extracting knowledge from raw data. Nikola has extensive experience in the Banking and Online Gaming industries.Eliminate Data Silos with OneLake, the OneDrive for Data
Microsoft OneLake is a single, unified, logical data lake for your whole organization. Like OneDrive, OneLake comes automatically with every Microsoft Fabric tenant and is designed to be the single place for all your analytics data. Elizabeth Oldag of Microsoft will give an overview of OneLake to help you get started. With OneLake shortcuts, you can connect data from anywhere into a single, multi-cloud data lake. The same data can be used across multiple analytical engines because Fabric engines store all tabular data in the open Delta Parquet format. Not only that, OneLake provides open access to all of your Fabric items through existing Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 APIs and SDKs, so you have a choice in what analytic engines to use, including other services, such as Azure Databricks. Elizabeth’s presentation will include a mix of slides and demos. You will learn: About OneLake’s core value propositions and features How these features enable a true data mesh as a service How to unify data across an organization and clouds Elizabeth Oldag is a Principal Product Manager on Microsoft OneLake.Transforming Text to SQL: Harnessing OpenAI for Efficient Data Insights
AI expert Rob Kerr will delve into the innovative realm of transforming text into SQL queries using Azure OpenAI's advanced capabilities. He'll explain the challenges and methodologies involved in developing a robust text-to-SQL solution, emphasizing the integration of natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning techniques. Through practical examples Rob will demonstrate how Azure OpenAI's technology can streamline data extraction and query generation, empowering businesses to unlock valuable insights from unstructured textual data with unprecedented efficiency and accuracy. Join us to learn about the future of data analytics through the fusion of AI-driven text understanding and database querying. You will learn: The fundamentals of text-to-SQL transformation using OpenAI technology How to apply various techniques such as Prompt Engineering, Model Fine-Tuning and Retrieval Augmented Generation Techniques for integrating natural language processing (NLP) with SQL query generation How to overcome challenges in interpreting and structuring unstructured text data Rob Kerr is Vice President - Artificial Intelligence at DesignMind. He is a well-known leader in technology consulting, IT management, and software engineering circles. Rob has served in consulting roles with startup and Fortune 1000 companies, and is a Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect, AI Engineer and Data Scientist.Life after DP-600 - How To Thrive as a Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer
Well-known Fabric Trainer Will Needham will discuss the next steps to becoming a successful Analytics Engineer, and provide a roadmap for you to follow. You can check out his Power BI to Fabric Transition Guide series on YouTube. Many people have now taken the DP-600 exam to become a certified Fabric Analytics Engineer - which serves as a great stepping stone into the world of analytics engineering. You will learn: 1. Which problems analytics engineering solves 2. What skills make an effective Analytics Engineer in practice 3. How you can transfer your existing skills and experience to make the transition as smooth as possible. Will Needham is the Director of Unified Education, a Fabric-focused training company. Will created the Learn Microsoft Fabric with Will YouTube channel in June 2023 which has grown to over 14.5k subscribers and amassed over 550k views.
