Implement analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric with Exam DP-600—now generally available
Microsoft Fabric has already changed the game for cloud analytics, and we’re excited for you to join the team. By helping organizations unlock the power of their data to fuel smarter decision making and unlock logical insights, Microsoft Fabric has become one of our most popular solutions and has inspired developers around the world to engage with our learning resources. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce a highly anticipated new addition to our Fabric skilling journey: The Fabric Analytics Engineer Certification Exam, now open to the general public.
Failing to analyze data hinders your company’s growth and puts you at risk of costly mistakes. With Microsoft Fabric, your organization gains valuable insights to optimize operations, identify growth opportunities, and mitigate risks. By mastering the inner workings of Fabric, you and your team will unlock the power of data for smarter decision making and a competitive edge.
By uniting Power BI, Data Factory, and Synapse Analytics in a single, AI-powered environment, Fabric eliminates the need for your business to patch together solutions from different vendors. We’ve also simplified the process of getting skilled on Fabric, including our ongoing Microsoft Fabric Cloud Skills Challenge event. In this blog we’ll fill you in on how to register for the challenge.
Accelerate your career and earn 50% off your certification exam with the Fabric Analytics Engineer Cloud Skills Challenge
Get started with our Microsoft AI Skills Challenge: Fabric Analytics Engineer and earn a voucher for 50% off the cost of the Fabrics Analytics Engineer Certification Exam:
- Microsoft Cloud Skills Challenge: Fabric Analytics Engineer: Take the challenge to benchwork your progress against your peers and develop marketable skills to advance your career. This immersive, gamified learning experience blends hands-on exercises, tutorials, and assessments to ensure a well-rounded learning experience. You’ll have 30 days to complete just 13 hours of content—by doing so you’ll earn you a 50% off voucher for the exam!
- Fabric Analytics Engineer Certification Exam: This exam validates individuals’ proficiency in utilizing the Fabric platform for data management and leveraging AI capabilities. Available at various levels from fundamentals to expert, Fabric certification offers career advancement opportunities in data management and AI-driven solutions. Benefits include industry recognition, access to exclusive resources, and specialization in Fabric technology. Certified individuals are highly sought after by employers for their skills in driving digital innovation and organizational success through Fabric.
To take advantage of this limited time offer and uncover more resources to accelerate your Fabric journey, checkout additional learning opportunities hosted on the Fabric Career Hub.
Strengthen your Fabric skills with even more learning resources
So you’ve taken the Fabric Analytics Engineer Cloud Skills Challenge, and it’s only made you want to learn more about how to accelerate your data analysis on Microsoft Fabric. We’ve got you covered.
Azure Virtual Training Days are online bootcamps designed to equip individuals and teams with in-demand skills related to cloud migration, AI, and other cutting-edge technologies. With our Implementing a Data Lakehouse with Microsoft Fabric Virtual Training Day, you’ll learn about the distinction between data lakehouses and traditional data setups, and take a spin through key components like Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Factory.
Join free live sessions led by the best Microsoft Fabric experts from April 16 to May 9, in English and Spanish. Prepare for the DP-600 exam with detailed walkthroughs and question and answers for all the Learn modules and earn your Fabric Analytics Engineer certification. There’s also on-demand Fabric content to watch with our Learn Live series, which features Fabric experts and engineers to discuss and answer questions from participants.
Bringing it all together at the Fabric Community Conference
Speaking of live, we had a great time meeting folks at the inaugural Microsoft Fabric Community Conference, which was held March 26 to 28, 2024, in Las Vegas. Led by Microsoft engineers, community experts, and industry leaders, we delved into new features and best practices for data warehousing, analytics, and AI integration within Fabric with interactive labs and workshops for hands-on learning.
Fortunately, you don’t have to wait until next year’s event to unlock the full potential of Microsoft Fabric and elevate data-driven decision-making skills. Head over to the Fabric Career Hub which features the latest updates and additional learning resources, including Learn Lives, Learning Rooms, Exam Cram sessions, Hackathons, and more.
Continue your Fabric education journey at your own pace
Looking to maximize your Fabric skills on your own schedule? We’ve got self-guided learning paths to help. Perfect for data analysts, engineers, and scientists looking to master Microsoft Fabric, these courses cover everything from building data pipelines to regulatory compliance.
Explore our Get Started with Microsoft Fabric learning path for an in-depth look at Fabric’s vast capabilities and discover how it can meet your enterprise’s analytics needs in one platform.
Additional learning paths go in-depth on core Fabric concepts and technologies:
- Implement a Lakehouse with Microsoft Fabric: Lakehouses merge data lake storage flexibility with data warehouse analytics. Fabric offers a lakehouse solution for comprehensive analytics on a single software as a service (SaaS) platform.
- Ingest data with Microsoft Fabric: Data ingestion is crucial in analytics. Fabric’s Data Factory offers Dataflows (Gen2) for visually creating multi-step data ingestion and transformation using Power Query Online.
- Implement data science and machine learning for AI in Microsoft Fabric: In Fabric, data scientists can manage data, notebooks, experiments, and models while easily accessing data from across the organization and collaborating with their fellow data professionals.
- Implement Real-Time Analytics with Microsoft Fabric: Analysis of real-time data streams is a critical capability for any modern data analytics solution. You can use the Real-Time Analytics capabilities of Fabric to ingest, query, and process streams of data.
