Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals

This certification offers the foundation you need to build your technical skills to start working with data in the cloud. Mastering the basics can help you jump-start your career and prepare you to dive deeper into other technical opportunities Azure offers.

The Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals certification could be a great fit for you if you’d like to:

• Validate your foundational knowledge of core data concepts and how they’re implemented using Azure data services.
• Reinforce your basics for other Azure role-based certifications, like Azure Database Administrator Associate, Azure Data Engineer Associate, Power BI Data Analyst Associate, or Azure Developer Associate, but it’s not a prerequisite for any of them.

If you’re new to the cloud or just starting out with Azure, first choose Azure fundamentals training and certification.

If you’re beginning to work with data in the cloud, this certification is for you. It is recommended to have familiarity with:

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

To prepare for the exam, we recommend that you:

• Fully understand the skills measured.
• Study the relevant self-paced content on Microsoft Learn, attend a Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Data Fundamentals, or sign up for an instructor-led training event with a Training Services Partner.
• Take the free Practice Assessment to validate your knowledge and understanding of the exam experience.
• Get a trial subscription and give it a try.
• Check out Master the basics with the Azure Data Fundamentals certification to learn more about this certification and how to get ready.

What's next?

Register for your exam! After you pass the exam and earn your certification, celebrate your certification badge and skills on social platforms such as LinkedIn. To find out more, visit use and share certification badges.

Depending on your goals and your profession, you may choose to:

• Master the basics with the Azure AI Fundamentals certification.
• Level up with the Azure Database Administrator Associate, Azure Data Engineer Associate, Power BI Data Analyst Associate, or Azure Developer Associate certifications.
• Find the right Microsoft Azure certification for you.