Understand Data and Databases in Microsoft Azure

Learn how organisations store, organise and analyse data using Microsoft Azure. You will explore databases, large-scale data processing, live data analysis and reporting tools, helping you understand which type of data service suits different workplace needs.

Beginners, aspiring data professionals and workplace learners who need to understand how data is stored, managed and reported on, without yet needing to build advanced technical solutions

You do not need database, programming or Azure experience. You should be comfortable using a computer and have a general interest in how organisations store information, run reports and use data to make decisions.

You will learn how to:

• Recognise different types of data and ways to store them.
• Understand databases that organise information into related tables.
• Explore flexible storage for files and less structured information.
• Understand how large amounts of data are processed and analysed.
• Recognise the difference between scheduled and real-time analysis.
• Understand how Power BI turns data into reports and visual summaries.

1. Explore core data concepts – Learn about common types of data, storage options, data-processing tasks and the roles of people who work with data.
2. Explore relational data in Azure – Understand databases that store information in connected tables and explore the Azure services used to manage them.
3. Explore non-relational data in Azure – Learn how Azure stores files and flexible data that does not fit neatly into traditional tables.
4. Explore fundamentals of large-scale analytics – Understand how organisations analyse large or fast-moving datasets and present results through tools such as Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.