Managing Activities and Data for Azure Big Data Analytics from Skillsoft

Online, Self-Paced

Implementing Azure big data analytics requires managing the Data Factory, loading and transforming data. This course covers monitoring the Azure Data Factory and troubleshooting problems as well as loading and transforming data.

Learning Objectives

Managing a Data Factory

start the course
launch and navigate the Monitoring and Management app
navigate the Resource Explorer tab
create alerts to get notified of errors
rerun selected activities and pause or resume multiple pipelines
navigate the Diagram View

Troubleshooting Problems

identify potential errors and solutions with Data Factory
recognize common problems with installation and registration and possible solutions
recognize common problems with limited functionality and possible solutions
recognize other possible problems and solutions

Data Activities and Procedures

use Azure Data Factory Copy Wizard
recognize steps to load big data from Azure Blob Storage into Azure SQL Data Warehouse
recognize steps to copy data from on-premise to a cloud storage and from one cloud storage to another
recognize methods for data transformation and prerequisites
transform data with a pipeline using Visual Studio
use Hive Activity to transform data
use Pig Activity to transform data
use MapReduce Activity
recognize how to use stored procedure activities
recognize how to create custom activities

Practice: Monitor and Troubleshoot