Hey, I just wanted to say that I just passed my azure data fundamentals certification two hours ago . It's not much but it's a beginning and I'm happy for that
I used Microsoft questions however they were only 20% similar. I then found a person on youtube called Amit Guru and went through his walk throughs that helped a great deal
As someone who up until recently worked as a DE with Azure technologies, this is really good information. It is realistic too. Thanks again, and congrats on hitting 30k.
Hey Ben, the AWS cert hasn't been called Big Data since two years ago! It's now called the Data Analytics - Specialty. I think it's important to mention other(although less important) certs like Airflow, Terraform, Spark, snowflake and dbt (coming out in the fall)
Back when I was young hahaha. Those are also great certificates. But when people are just starting I assume its still probably best to start broader and then specialize with something like Airflow or Spark. I think the Snowflake one is probably the other cert I would say has a decent amount of weight that would be worth pursuing earlier. So perhaps it should be big 4!
I held off taking the AWS SAA cert for a bit because I'm unsure if I want to take it, I could just go for the DA cert though I'm told you need the SAA first. Not really interested in being a full on architect but I've learned plenty from the certification to use AWS (got a website going on it). I'm trying to veer from operations and move up towards Data and training myself on SQL/Python to start.
As far as I have seen having this certificate is good for those applying in Microsoft or other companies that rely on Azure for their DE purposes. There is a preference for candidates having knowledge on Azure so I guess you're more on the highlight to get shortlisted. The rest about clearing the interview solely depends on your skillset and communication , certificate only acts as a passport to get you there.
Thanks for this video. I have just started as a data analyst at a FAANG company, but I want to prepare to become a data engineer in the next couple of years.
Nice video, thanks ! I think certs are a good way to get book/domain knowledge but nothing beats hands on experience. Certs can definitely help start the conversation and open some doors.
For sure! Nothing is better than hands on experience. Personally i like working on projects with the tools and then getting the cert. Then the certification sticks better.
Hi Ben! Thank you for your suggestions on your last live. After rewatching your GCP/IBM and Azure certification videos I decided to ditch GCP and go for Azure as I believe it's better suited for my Data Analyst background (also I work a ton with Microsoft's PBI). Have you noticed any important differences between Coursera prep and the free Microsoft prep? Main differences I see are practice questions at the end of each course on Coursera and the 10th course is an overall exam prep on Coursera while Microsoft has a Data Streaming course. Planning on going for the free Microsoft prep and enroll on coursera to tackle all test preps at the end.
@@SeattleDataGuy data warehousing fundamentals was great! Helped me undertand the data engineering stack and introduced me to new concepts/slang, had been doing some of these things without even realizing it... Didn't go through with Azure though, just accepted a DA position at Amazon so AWS it is (:
@@SeattleDataGuy yep, ill send you a link on Discord. I just maintaine a curriculum with links to other people's courses. Was inspired by Open Source Software University.
Love the channel. I would like your opinion on something. Do you believe that focusing on the cloud is the best path for a Data Engineer? It seems as though every corporation will be on the cloud in some measure. At a minimum, there will be some sort of hybrid solution, e.g. archiving data storage.
I have been building Data solutions on Azure for more than a year now and parallelly I work a lot on Power BI. I was thinking to go for this certification so that I get more overall understanding of different ways to especially transform the data. I have mostly used SQL (Synapse SQL serverless pool ) and data flows to do my transformations but now I want more control and flexibility while I do transformations and I believe I can get that using Python/Scala on Databricks. Will this certification help me with learning practical scenarios involving Python and scala? I don't want just basics, I want to solve some real problems. Any suggestions on whether I should invest time on DP 203?
It won't help you with those practical scenarios since it just expects you know basic scala and python in data engineering tasks scenario, the experience you are looking for either you get in your job or using your own cloud account, of course on the 2nd bit, that unpredictable cloud cost a challenge
@@SiyaMedia I agree. I passed the exam but there was hardly any focus on Databricks but during the process I ended up reading a lot of documentation about Azure Databricks. Good to get started somewhere though and of course there's no certification which would get me 'that' level of understanding. Better to work on projects on local/free trials/highly paid courses which gets you the access to the labs etc
If I had to rank most certificates vs projects, I'd definitely rank projects higher on the resume value-list. But as Ben mentioned, if you can get both, even better
Currently doing the IBM DE program. I am a MIS major (prob should’ve done comp sci but I’m almost done so I’m not going to switch). I liked your last point on the networking being better overall, that’s a good thing for people to realize. I will say I have been trying to connect with a lot of people on LinkedIn that are DEs so that when I complete this cert and then a project they will see it and hopefully recognize my efforts and skill. I think that’s a good path?? as I don’t know how Amazon or other big companies treat these certifications. Another thing, I’ve seen on Reddit that a lot of big tech focus on visualizing data too. So would Microsoft’s data analyst cert be good to do for the python and P BI aspect? Great vid!
I am also an MIS major, yes a CS degree would make it easier. But, its still very possible. Is there anyone in your direct network you can reach out to? Having at least some light viz skills is helpful because then you can show off your work.
@@SeattleDataGuy there are some people at the current company I am interning at that I am reaching out to, however my second major is supply chain so that’s the area my internship is in. My company is manufacturing and the data side of things is about 3-5 years behind. Also being on supply chain side and not IT makes it a little difficult. But once I graduate I want to work in tech since I’ve found that more interesting and supply chain is a mess. That’s about as far as my network goes
Iam a beginner in data engineer and at 4th year of college so I have a free coursera enrollment from our college side . Can I go with this Dp 203 on coursera or go with any other?
Hey I finished the Khan Academy course over SQL, and I have taken a college class on Python, Calculus 2, and Statistics. If I were to study and pass this exam, what else would I need to do to get an entry level role as a data analyst with no degree?
Without a degree, the best thing to do would be to build experience. You can work on a personal passion project to showcase your capability. Having certificates would be your second priority.
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Hi, I have 15+ years of IT experience which comprises Java development and solution design primarily in the Integration space (Integration Architect). I am interested to take up this Azure Data Engineer Certification. I have good knowledge of SQL and Java. But NO knowledge of Python/Scala. Will this be a show-stopper for me? Or will I be able to manage as long as I have programming knowledge? Please share your thoughts. Will wait for your comments before I start my Coursera lessons :) Thanks!
Hey Ben..Im from PLSQL background with 3+ years of experience and have basic knowledge on Python. Im more interested in data analysis but I have no experience thinking of taking this Azure Data Engineer Certificate. What is your opinion on it,Is it correct decision to take this certification to go forward in my Data Analyst path.
Hey Ben! I just graduated college and start my first job as a Data Engineer next week. My manager asked me to outline some goals that I have for my first 6 - 12 months. He's mostly looking for what skills/technologies I want to learn. I have some ideas of what I want, but what do you think are the big things are for recent college grads entering the Data Engineering field in 2022?
I am not 100% sure where you currently are in terms of your skills and background. However, I would say learning the basics of data warehouses, understanding why to use streaming vs batch pipelines and maybe for fun learning about distributed computing.
@@SeattleDataGuy Sure Data guy 🙂 Priyanka? If you want to join you can also join, I will share the resources I used. Have you familiar with any programming language?
Certificates are useless, including this one. Not once have I been asked about about credentials. All I had to present my work experience and crack technical interviews. Do not waste your time on certificates.
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Hey, I just wanted to say that I just passed my azure data fundamentals certification two hours ago . It's not much but it's a beginning and I'm happy for that
Congrats! Is this a prereq for the cert in this video?
That is awesome! Congrats!
Congrats!!!!!
@@Glenningway No, it is not but is like an easier version of this certification
Congratulations! I love that feeling. Will you be going for DP-203 Data Engineering on Azure next? :)
By the way, all three Azure Fundamentals certs are free to take just by signing up and attending the corresponding Microsoft Virtual Training day
Oh! I actually didn't know that. Thanks for sharing!
Just passed my DP-203 a couple weeks back. If you have no knowledge of SQL do not expect to pass this.
Good job!
Just now I registered dp-203 course,do u have any pdf questions like exam pdf ,or plz suggest any utbe channel
I used Microsoft questions however they were only 20% similar. I then found a person on youtube called Amit Guru and went through his walk throughs that helped a great deal
I have a pretty good knowledge of sql, but how much do I need to know?
@@OkGringoVlog From what I’ve seen in the Coursera course sofar, the basics of querying and being able to set up a basic database and manage it
As someone who up until recently worked as a DE with Azure technologies, this is really good information. It is realistic too. Thanks again, and congrats on hitting 30k.
Thank you! And thanks everyone for all your support!
Hey Ben, the AWS cert hasn't been called Big Data since two years ago! It's now called the Data Analytics - Specialty. I think it's important to mention other(although less important) certs like Airflow, Terraform, Spark, snowflake and dbt (coming out in the fall)
Back when I was young hahaha.
Those are also great certificates. But when people are just starting I assume its still probably best to start broader and then specialize with something like Airflow or Spark.
I think the Snowflake one is probably the other cert I would say has a decent amount of weight that would be worth pursuing earlier. So perhaps it should be big 4!
I held off taking the AWS SAA cert for a bit because I'm unsure if I want to take it, I could just go for the DA cert though I'm told you need the SAA first. Not really interested in being a full on architect but I've learned plenty from the certification to use AWS (got a website going on it). I'm trying to veer from operations and move up towards Data and training myself on SQL/Python to start.
@@SeattleDataGuy you're wearing Apple Wired Earphones + a Mic ?!
As far as I have seen having this certificate is good for those applying in Microsoft or other companies that rely on Azure for their DE purposes. There is a preference for candidates having knowledge on Azure so I guess you're more on the highlight to get shortlisted. The rest about clearing the interview solely depends on your skillset and communication , certificate only acts as a passport to get you there.
Thanks for the comment! Yeah, even when you do get the interview, skills always matter.
Thanks for this video. I have just started as a data analyst at a FAANG company, but I want to prepare to become a data engineer in the next couple of years.
Thats exciting! You probably won't need this certificate directly. There are concepts here that are worth learning though. Whats the plan?
Finding right communities and Networking is something that can help you excel ij your career at a faster rate. Well said !!!!
Yup!
Nice video, thanks !
I think certs are a good way to get book/domain knowledge but nothing beats hands on experience.
Certs can definitely help start the conversation and open some doors.
For sure! Nothing is better than hands on experience. Personally i like working on projects with the tools and then getting the cert. Then the certification sticks better.
Very insightful. TIL.
I have auditory issues.. the high pitches and energy triggers my rhythm.. :( at least I can kind of follow along with the CC subtitles..
Thanks for sharing your ideas Mark!
thanks! who is mark?
Excelente! Parabéns pela explicação. Principalmente no final sobre a possibilidade "mágica" de contratação que as pessoas acreditam que existe.
You're welcome!
Such a helpful video. Covered so many importants points.
Glad it was helpful!
You posted this on the day I took and passed the exam 😅
Congrats!!
Thanks Ben. It was a much helpful video. :)
Glad you found it helpful!
Love your videos 🤝
I have az 900 and dp 900 but when i searched in LinkedIn they want these certificates along with 3+ years of experience.
Yeah, this is why referrals + this certificate is probably best. Otherwise they will also want experience.
Hi Ben! Thank you for your suggestions on your last live. After rewatching your GCP/IBM and Azure certification videos I decided to ditch GCP and go for Azure as I believe it's better suited for my Data Analyst background (also I work a ton with Microsoft's PBI). Have you noticed any important differences between Coursera prep and the free Microsoft prep? Main differences I see are practice questions at the end of each course on Coursera and the 10th course is an overall exam prep on Coursera while Microsoft has a Data Streaming course. Planning on going for the free Microsoft prep and enroll on coursera to tackle all test preps at the end.
so... I am actually starting with Udemy's Data Warehouse Fundamentals 😅
Awesome! How is that going?
@@SeattleDataGuy data warehousing fundamentals was great! Helped me undertand the data engineering stack and introduced me to new concepts/slang, had been doing some of these things without even realizing it... Didn't go through with Azure though, just accepted a DA position at Amazon so AWS it is (:
Open a PR for the online curriculum! This is gold!
Oh? Do you have a course in your repo??
@@SeattleDataGuy yep, ill send you a link on Discord. I just maintaine a curriculum with links to other people's courses. Was inspired by Open Source Software University.
Love the channel. I would like your opinion on something. Do you believe that focusing on the cloud is the best path for a Data Engineer? It seems as though every corporation will be on the cloud in some measure. At a minimum, there will be some sort of hybrid solution, e.g. archiving data storage.
Thank you! Yes knowing some cloud is always good. You will likely pick up the hybrid stuff at work.
Thank you!
you're welcome!
Hi, great video thanks for making this and please where can I find projects to practise and improve my data engineering skills in Azure?
Hey ben great video, I highly suggest jorge’s udemy course too for DP-203 it helped me a lot
Thanks for adding that in! I will have to check that out.
Can you add the link?
Searched Udemy for DP-203 course by Jorge,. Wasn't able to find any
I have been building Data solutions on Azure for more than a year now and parallelly I work a lot on Power BI. I was thinking to go for this certification so that I get more overall understanding of different ways to especially transform the data. I have mostly used SQL (Synapse SQL serverless pool ) and data flows to do my transformations but now I want more control and flexibility while I do transformations and I believe I can get that using Python/Scala on Databricks. Will this certification help me with learning practical scenarios involving Python and scala? I don't want just basics, I want to solve some real problems. Any suggestions on whether I should invest time on DP 203?
It won't help you with those practical scenarios since it just expects you know basic scala and python in data engineering tasks scenario, the experience you are looking for either you get in your job or using your own cloud account, of course on the 2nd bit, that unpredictable cloud cost a challenge
@@SiyaMedia I agree. I passed the exam but there was hardly any focus on Databricks but during the process I ended up reading a lot of documentation about Azure Databricks. Good to get started somewhere though and of course there's no certification which would get me 'that' level of understanding. Better to work on projects on local/free trials/highly paid courses which gets you the access to the labs etc
Where do you think time is better spent, certification or building showcase projects. When trying to enter the market
Why not get a certificate and use said knowledge to build a project at the same time?
If I had to rank most certificates vs projects, I'd definitely rank projects higher on the resume value-list. But as Ben mentioned, if you can get both, even better
Currently doing the IBM DE program. I am a MIS major (prob should’ve done comp sci but I’m almost done so I’m not going to switch). I liked your last point on the networking being better overall, that’s a good thing for people to realize. I will say I have been trying to connect with a lot of people on LinkedIn that are DEs so that when I complete this cert and then a project they will see it and hopefully recognize my efforts and skill. I think that’s a good path?? as I don’t know how Amazon or other big companies treat these certifications. Another thing, I’ve seen on Reddit that a lot of big tech focus on visualizing data too. So would Microsoft’s data analyst cert be good to do for the python and P BI aspect? Great vid!
I am also an MIS major, yes a CS degree would make it easier. But, its still very possible. Is there anyone in your direct network you can reach out to? Having at least some light viz skills is helpful because then you can show off your work.
@@SeattleDataGuy there are some people at the current company I am interning at that I am reaching out to, however my second major is supply chain so that’s the area my internship is in. My company is manufacturing and the data side of things is about 3-5 years behind. Also being on supply chain side and not IT makes it a little difficult. But once I graduate I want to work in tech since I’ve found that more interesting and supply chain is a mess. That’s about as far as my network goes
@@sourmane2790 hi even me same path of yours. Also, MSIS too. What companies are looking for forward to work for?
Hello - am a seasoned QA , let me know if I can shift to data engineer?
Any tip related to this will be helpful
Iam a beginner in data engineer and at 4th year of college so I have a free coursera enrollment from our college side . Can I go with this Dp 203 on coursera or go with any other?
If tis free, then do it!
Hey I finished the Khan Academy course over SQL, and I have taken a college class on Python, Calculus 2, and Statistics. If I were to study and pass this exam, what else would I need to do to get an entry level role as a data analyst with no degree?
Perhaps, certifications, I find, are more useful to people who already have jobs. But it can be a great talking point.
Without a degree, the best thing to do would be to build experience. You can work on a personal passion project to showcase your capability. Having certificates would be your second priority.
@Seattle Data Guy which certificate should we aim for if we work with these Azure services and also with Databricks, DP203 or Databricks DE Associate?
Hi, I have the same question. Can some one clarify?
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Good video but please practice your speach patterns and adjust your mic setup. It's actually unpleasant to listen to at times.
Hi, I have 15+ years of IT experience which comprises Java development and solution design primarily in the Integration space (Integration Architect).
I am interested to take up this Azure Data Engineer Certification.
I have good knowledge of SQL and Java. But NO knowledge of Python/Scala. Will this be a show-stopper for me? Or will I be able to manage as long as I have programming knowledge?
Please share your thoughts. Will wait for your comments before I start my Coursera lessons :) Thanks!
I think your background in SQL and Java should be more than enough.
Hey Ben..Im from PLSQL background with 3+ years of experience and have basic knowledge on Python. Im more interested in data analysis but I have no experience thinking of taking this Azure Data Engineer Certificate. What is your opinion on it,Is it correct decision to take this certification to go forward in my Data Analyst path.
If all you want to do is data analysis, then it might not be the best. But if you're thinking about DE then I'd say go for it!
@@SeattleDataGuy thank you for your reply.
Hey Ben! I just graduated college and start my first job as a Data Engineer next week. My manager asked me to outline some goals that I have for my first 6 - 12 months. He's mostly looking for what skills/technologies I want to learn. I have some ideas of what I want, but what do you think are the big things are for recent college grads entering the Data Engineering field in 2022?
I am not 100% sure where you currently are in terms of your skills and background. However, I would say learning the basics of data warehouses, understanding why to use streaming vs batch pipelines and maybe for fun learning about distributed computing.
@@SeattleDataGuy I was a Math major with a CS minor in college. I will definitely add those to the list, thank you!
Hi, what do you think about snowflake certifications? starting ofc from snowpro and then maybe data engineer spec? thanks ;)
The snowflake cert is solid. It also depends where you are in your career
The DP-900 is valid for a data analyst?
If I could take only one Data Engineer certificate, which would you recommend?
I have a background in data analytics so know SQL, Python etc. Do I need to do some foundational DE course before taking this on?
You need to have worked with Azure especially data factory and streaming analytics
Hey hi ! I want to start my journey to be DE . Could you suggest me some courses and skills please. I will follow you
Yes, I can share you. I know a lot about DE
What are your thoughts Dhamki. Both of you can also jump on my discord to talk. Lots of people there talking about DE. discord.gg/2yRJq7Eg3k
@@SeattleDataGuy Sure Data guy 🙂 Priyanka? If you want to join you can also join, I will share the resources I used. Have you familiar with any programming language?
Certificates are useless, including this one. Not once have I been asked about about credentials. All I had to present my work experience and crack technical interviews. Do not waste your time on certificates.