Certification

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals

Demonstrate foundational knowledge of core data concepts related to Microsoft Azure data services.

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Overview

This certification is an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of core data concepts and related Microsoft Azure data services. As a candidate for this certification, you should have familiarity with Exam DP-900’s self-paced or instructor-led learning material.

This certification is intended for you, if you’re a candidate beginning to work with data in the cloud.

You should be familiar with:

  • The concepts of relational and non-relational data.
  • Different types of data workloads such as transactional or analytical.

You can use Azure Data Fundamentals to prepare for other Azure role-based certifications like Azure Database Administrator Associate or Azure Data Engineer Associate, but it is not a prerequisite for any of them.

You may be eligible for ACE college credit if you pass this certification. See ACE college credit for certification exams for details.

Important

On November 1, 2024, we will remove some content that is no longer relevant from this exam. No content will be added to replace it. You can continue to use the study guide linked in the Certification resources section to prepare

Skills measured

  • Describe core data concepts
  • Identify considerations for relational data on Azure
  • Describe considerations for working with non-relational data on Azure
  • Describe an analytics workload on Azure

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Practice assessments provide you with an overview of the style, wording, and difficulty of the questions you're likely to experience on the exam. Through these assessments, you're able to assess your readiness, determine where additional preparation is needed, and fill knowledge gaps bringing you one step closer to the likelihood of passing your exam.

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You will have 45 minutes to complete this assessment.

Exam policy

This exam will be proctored, and is not open book. You may have interactive components to complete as part of this exam. To learn more about exam duration and experience, visit: Exam duration and exam experience.

If you fail a certification exam, don’t worry. You can retake it 24 hours after the first attempt. For subsequent retakes, the amount of time varies. For full details, visit: Exam retake policy.

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This exam is offered in the following languages:

English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Indonesian (Indonesia), Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Chinese (Traditional), Italian

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Certification resources

Exam DP-900 study guide

Focus your studies as you prepare for the exam. Review the study guide to learn about the topics the exam covers, updates, and additional resources.

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