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Course Outline
Foundations of Data Platforms
- Understanding databases, data platforms, and big data systems.
- Structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data types.
- Key business drivers for modern data solutions.
- Characteristics of big data and essential terminology.
Database Fundamentals
- Relational database concepts including tables, rows, columns, and keys.
- Utilising SQL for data retrieval and management.
- Basic data modelling and simple schema design.
- Practical aspects of transactions, consistency, and reliability.
Choosing Between Relational and NoSQL Systems
- Relational databases versus NoSQL databases.
- High-level overview of document, key-value, column, and graph models.
- Strengths, limitations, and trade-offs of each approach.
- Aligning database choices with common business requirements.
Data Warehousing and Big Data Processing
- Purpose of data warehouses, data lakes, and lakehouse-style architectures.
- ETL and ELT concepts for data movement and preparation.
- Batch and stream processing concepts.
- High-level view of distributed storage and processing.
Governance, Security, and Data Quality
- Basic governance principles, ownership, and stewardship.
- Access control, privacy, and security considerations.
- Common data quality issues and practical improvement methods.
- Compliance and responsible data use in business environments.
Practical Applications and Course Wrap-Up
- Typical use cases in reporting, analytics, and operational systems.
- Reviewing example architectures for different scenarios.
- Common implementation challenges and strategies to reduce risk.
- Summary, recommendations, and next steps for further learning.
Requirements
- A general understanding of data, reports, and common business information flows.
- Experience using spreadsheets, reports, or business applications that interact with data.
- Basic technical, analytical, or business systems experience.
Audience
- Business analysts and reporting professionals.
- IT staff, developers, and system support personnel.
- Managers and decision-makers involved in data-related projects.
14 Hours
Testimonials (2)
The training instruments provided.
- UNIFI
Course - NoSQL Database with Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB
Hands on exercises. Class should have been 5 days, but the 3 days helped to clear up a lot of questions that I had from working with NiFi already
