The Essential Guide to the new Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Certification Exam

If you are planning to take the new DP-500 exam, then you shouldnt miss out this meetup with MVPs, who are already DP-500 certified!

Session Title: The Essential Guide to the new Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate Certification

Session Abstract:
Microsoft has released a new certification...the Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate. This certification is backed by one exam, DP-500 Designing and Implementing Enterprise-Scale Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power BI. If you work in the space involving Data Analysis and Data Engineering, then this certification is for you.

In this session, Nikola Ilic, Andy Cutler and Rishi Sapra will guide you on a tour of the Power BI and Azure Data Platform services and features you need to know when approaching the DP-500 exam.

We'll be looking at the relevant features and services in:
1. Power BI
2. Azure Synapse Analytics
3. Azure Purview
4. Data Lake Gen2
5. Power BI External Tools

After this session you'll understand which features and services in Power BI and the Azure Data Platform you need to know when approaching the DP-500 exam with confidence.

Speakers:
Andy Cutler: I am an Azure Data Platform professional working predominantly with Azure Synapse Analytics (SQL Pools), Data Factory, SQL Server and Power BI. I hold an MSc in Business Intelligence and Data Mining. I am a current Microsoft Data Platform MVP.

Rishi Sapra: Rishi works as a Group Manager at Avanade - a Joint Venture between Accenture and Microsoft which has been MS Partner of the Year for the last 15 Years - specialising in Power BI. Prior to this he has spent 12 years in Consulting /Financial Services (Deloitte, HSBC, Barclays, KPMG) and is a qualified accountant with a background in Business modelling and process improvement. He is actively involved in the Power BI Community in London and has presented at Meetup groups and several global conferences. He also runs two core communities - LDI (www.learndatainsights.com) for people to take data analytics quizzes and courses and PPF (www.powerplatformfinance.com) for helping finance professionals apply the Power Platform technology stack in their roles

Nikola Ilic: I'm making music from the data! PowerBI and SQLServer addict, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Pluralsight Author, blogger, speaker...Interested in everything related to data - always eager to extract valuable info from raw data in the most effective way. Multi-year experience working with (predominantly) Microsoft Data Platform (SQL Server, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, and Power BI). Father of 2 and true football (and Barca) fan!