• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

Explore the fundamentals of data warehousing and the essential architectures and components being implemented to manage data.

Learning Objectives

Data Warehousing with Azure: Architecture & Modeling Techniques

  • identify the essential characteristics of data warehouse and compare data warehouse with operational databases
  • list the various possible data warehousing architectures that can be implemented
  • recall the various essential data warehousing alternatives that are available today apart from Azure
  • depict the evolution of data warehouse and illustrate the first generation and second generation data warehouse
  • illustrate the various types of data warehouse that are being implemented by various businesses
  • list the critical features of the federated data warehouse, compare federated data warehouse with the centralized approach, and list advantages and disadvantages of this approach and implementation scenarios
  • identify the critical advantages and disadvantages associated with the star schema and data mart approaches of implementing data warehouse
  • define the essential lifecycle phases of data warehousing implementation and data movement
  • illustrate the essential concepts of metadata, types of metadata, and its roles in data warehouse implementation
  • compare the essential approaches of processing, integrating, and managing structured and unstructured data
  • compare the essential approaches of processing, integrating, and managing structured and unstructured data with real time examples
  • specify the critical analytical and reporting mechanisms that are implemented in data warehouse
  • define the benefits of implementing cloud data warehouse and compare cloud data warehouse with on-prem implementation
  • describe the benefits and how to implement Hybrid architectures using on-premise capabilities
  • define the critical features, characteristics, and advantages of implementing Federated and Hybrid data warehouse

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Data Administration
  • Systems Administration
  • Systems Architecture

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

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