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An Azure Data Engineer designs and manages modern data solutions on Microsoft Azure. At SQL School, you’ll master ADF, Azure Synapse, ADLS, Azure Databricks, Apache Spark, Python ETL, Sparl SQL, PySpark, and Microsoft Fabric through hands-on projects, expert-led training, certification guidance, and interview preparation to become job-ready. 

Who Should Join?
✅ Freshers
✅ SQL Developers
✅ ETL Developers
✅ BI Developers
✅ Database Administrators
✅ Data Analysts
✅ Software Engineers

Prerequisites
✅
No Azure experience required
✅ SQL knowledge is helpful but not at all mandatory.

We start from the basics and build your skills step by step.

Training Highlights

✅ Cloud ETL, DWH with Big Data Analytics
✅ Azure Data Factory (ADF) for ETL
✅ Azure Synapse For DWH, Analytics
✅ Azure Stream Analytics For IoT, Insights
✅ Azure Key Vault, RBAC For Security
✅ Azure Databricks for ETL, ELT, Analytics

Modules We Learn 

✅ Module 1: SQL Server (MSSQL) & TSQL Queries, Tuning
✅ Module 2: Azure Funda, Data Factory & Synapse
✅ Module 3: Azure Databricks (Python, Spark, PySpark, Unity Catalog)
✅ Module 4: Microsoft Fabric Migrations
✅ Module 5: Realtime Projects, Certifications & Resume

Course Duration: 10 Weeks

Azure Data Engineer
Course Contents:

Module 1: MSSQL & TSQL Queries, Tuning

Ch 1: SQL Database Job Roles

  • Database Intro
  • OLTP, DWH, OLAP
  • DBMS Basics
  • Data Engineer Job Roles

Ch 2: Database Intro & Installations

  • SQL Server Installations
  • Instance & Collations
  • SSMS Tool Installation
  • Connections, Authentications

Ch 3: SQL Basics V1 (Commands)

  • SQL Basics (DDL, DML, etc..)
  • Creating Databases, Tables
  • Data Inserts (GUI, SQL)
  • Basic SELECT Queries

Ch 4: SQL Basics V2 (Commands, Operators)

  • DDL: Create, Alter, Drop
  • DML: Insert, Update, Delete
  • DQL: Select, Fetch
  • SQL Operators

Ch 5: Data Types & Variables

  • Integer, Character Data Types
  • Decimal & Boolean Data Types
  • Date and Time Data Types
  • SQL_Variant Type

Ch 6: Data Imports

  • Data Imports with Excel
  • Data Types Detection
  • OLE-DB Connections
  • ORDER BY, TOP, OFFSET

Ch 7: Schemas & Batches

  • Schemas, Table Grouping
  • Real-world Banking Database
  • 2 Part, 3 Part, 4 Part Naming
  • Batch & “Go” Command

Ch 8: Constraints, Keys & RDBMS

  • Null, Not Null Constraints
  • Unique Key & Check
  • Primary Key & Default
  • Foreign Keys, DB Diagrams

Ch 9: Normal Forms & RDBMS

  • Normal Forms: 1 NF, 2 NF
  • 3 NF, BCNF and 4 NF
  • 1:1, 1:M, M:1 Cardinality
  • Self Referencing Keys, ER Models

Ch 10: Sub Queries

  • Sub Queries
  • Nested Queries
  • Correlated Sub Queries
  • Union, Union All

Ch 11: Group By Queries

  • Group By, Having
  • Cube( ) & Rollup( )
  • Grouping( )
  • IsNull(), Coalesce()

Ch 12: Joins & Queries

  • Joins & TSQL Queries
  • Inner Joins, Matching Data
  • Outer Joins: Left, Right, Full
  • Self Joins, Conditions

Ch 13: Joins with Group By, Sub Queries

  • Join, Group By, Sub Queries
  • IIF(), CASE Statement
  • EXISTS, NOT EXISTS
  • Query Execution Order

Ch 14: Views & RLS

  • Views: Realtime Usage
  • DML, SELECT with Views
  • WITH CHECK OPTION
  • RLS, Important System Views

Ch 15: Functions & Queries

  • Scalar, Table Value Functions
  • Variables & Parameters
  • Date Time, Conversion Functions
  • String, Aggregated Functions

Ch 16: Advanced SQL, Window Functions

  • Window Functions (Rank)
  • Row_Number, DenseRank
  • Partition By, Lead & Lag
  • Pivot, UnPivot, Running Totals

Ch 17: Stored Procedures – 1

  • Stored Procedures, Parameters
  • SELECT & Conditional DML
  • IF Statement, SP Recompilation
  • System Stored Procedures

Ch 18: Stored Procedures – 2

  • Merge Statement (Upsert)
  • Merge with OLTP & DWH
  • Matched and Not Matched
  • Merge & SP Recompilations

Ch 19: Triggers & Automations

  • DDL & DML Triggers
  • For / After Triggers
  • Instead Of Triggers
  • Disabling DMLs Triggers

Ch 20: Transactions & ACID

  • Auto Commit & Explicit
  • Commit, Rollback, ReadPast
  • Checkpoint, Query Blocking
  • TRY…CATCH, Error Handling

Ch 21: SQL Query Performance & Indexing

  • Clustered, NonClustered Indexes
  • Execution Plans, Tuning Queries
  • SARGable Queries, NULLIF
  • Query Optimization Examples

Ch 22: CTEs & Tuning

  • Common Table Expression
  • CTEs for Retrieval, DM
  • Data Cleansing Techniques
  • Duplicate Detection/Removal

Ch 23: Temp Tables & Query Techniques

  •  Local & Global Temp Tables
  • SELECT..INTO Statement
  • Cursor Basics – When to Use & Avoid
  • NULLIF, TSQL Queries

Ch 24: Bonus / Advanced Module: SQL Server Internals

  • Database Engine Components
  • Parser, Compiler & Optimizer
  • Checkpoint, SQL OS
  • Memory Manager & IO Managers

Module 2: Azure Concepts, ADF & Synapse

Ch 1: Azure Fundamentals

  • Cloud Intro, Implementations
  • Azure Account, Subscription
  • Azure ETL & DWH Resources
  • Azure Storage, IoT Resources

Ch 2: Azure Storage & ADLS

  • Azure Storage Account
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • BLOB Containers
  • Folders & Files

Ch 3: Azure Security Concepts

  • Microsoft Entra, RBAC
  • Users & Groups
  • Storage Security, IAM, ACL
  • Access Keys, SAS Keys

Ch 4: Azure Deployments, Azure SQL

  • Azure SQL Server Deployment
  • Azure SQL DB Deployment
  • Azure SQL Database (OLTP)
  • Firewall Rules, SSMS Connections

Ch 5: Azure SQL DB Migrations

  • On-Premise SQL DB, bacpac
  • Azure SQL DB Migration
  • SQL Server Imports from BLOB
  • Migration Verifications

Ch 6: Azure Synapse Analytics (DWH)

  • Synapse Pool Architecture
  • Control Node, Compute Node
  • DMS (Data Movement Service)
  • Partitions, Distributions & MAXDOP

Ch 7: Azure Data Factory – Pipelines

  • ADF Intro & Pipeline Artifacts
  • IR, Linked Services, Datasets
  • Copy Data Activity
  • Azure SQL DB
  • Synapse Loads

Ch 8: ADF: Azure Blob Data Loads

  • ADF Author & Pipeline Runs
  • Azure BLOB Storage Access
  • Pipeline Staging & Logging
  • Validations & Schedules

Ch 9: Table Incremental Loads

  • SCD & Incremental Loads
  • Business Keys & Data Delta
  • Copy Method: Upsert
  • Initial & Incremental Loads

Ch 10: On-Premises Loads, Optimizations

  • Self Hosted IR Setup
  • IR Keys, Security
  • On-Premise Data Loads
  • ADF Optimizations

Ch 11: ADF Data Flow – 1

  • Data Flow Activity
  • Debug Cluster, Data Preview
  • Data Cleansing, Conditional Split
  • Select, Sort, Union, Loops

Ch 12: ADF Data Flow – 2

  • Join Transform, Broadcast
  • Surrogate Keys, Derived Cols
  • ETL Loads Dates, Sink Options
  • Aggregated Data Loads

Ch 13: ADF Data Flow – 3

  • Pivot, Data Duplication
  • Group By & Pivot Keys
  • Column Name Pattern
  • Tuning Data Flow, Spark

Ch 14: ADF Data Flow – 4

  • Get Metadata Activity
  • IF Activity Expressions
  • Lookup & Loops in ADF
  • Data Flow Cluster

Ch 15: ADF Parameters, Security

  • Linked Service Parameters
  • Logins & Users, Permissions
  • ADF Connection Parameters
  • Dynamic Linked Services

Ch 16: SCD & ETL with Control Tables

  • ADF Templates, Data Delta
  • Control Tables, Watermarks
  • Lookup, SP Activity For SCD
  • Pipeline Parameters, SPs

Ch 17: ADF Metrics, Alerts

  • ADF Insights & Metrics
  • DTU, CPU & Memory Metrics
  • Alerts and Notifications
  • Action Groups, Tuning Options

Ch 18: ADF with DevOps & CI/CD

  • ADF Git integration
  • Dev / Test / Prod environments
  • Parameterized deployment
  • Production release workflow

Ch 19: Azure Stream Analytics

  • Azure IoT Hubs
  • Azure Stream Analytics
  • LIVE Data Ingestions
  • SAQL Queries, JSON

Ch 20: Azure Key Vaults

  • Azure Key Vaults
  • Azure Keys & Secrets
  • Access Policies
  • Secret Management

Module 3: Azure Databricks (Python, Spark, PySpark, Unity Catalog)

Ch 1: Databricks Introduction

  • Cloud ETL, DWH
  • Databricks Concepts
  • ETL, Lakehouse & Big Data
  • Databricks Workspace UI

Ch 2: Databricks Architecture

  • Two Plane Architecture
  • Databricks Runtime (DBR)
  • Spark Compute Concepts
  • Databricks APIs

Ch 3: Unity Catalog

  • Unity Catalog Concepts
  • Managed & External
  • Lineage, Data Governance
  • Genie AI with Unity Catalog

Ch 4: Databricks Operations (GUI)

  • Catalog & Schema Creations
  • Volumes, Files & Tables
  • Catalog Explorer
  • Need for ETL

Ch 5: Spark SQL

  • Spark SQL Notebooks
  • Catalog, Schemas
  • Tables, DDL Operations
  • Spark Data Types & Clones

Ch 6: Spark Queries

  • Data Inserts, Sequences
  • Spark Joins
  • Aggregations
  • Data Analytics

Ch 7: Spark SQL: Functions

  • Aggregate Functions
  • Math, Sort Functions
  • String, Date Time Functions
  • Window & Null Functions

Ch 8: Spark SQL: Time Travel

  • Time Travel Concepts
  • HISTORY, EXTENDED
  • Versions & Time Stamp
  • Time Travel Settings

Ch 9: Python Introduction, Print

  • Python Intro & Versions
  • Python Implementations
  • Python Print(), display()
  • Single, Multiline Statements

Ch 10: Python Variables

  • Variable Declarations
  • Variable Values
  • Multi Variable Values
  • Type Casting, Collections

Ch 11: Python Operators

  • Arithmetic, String Operators
  • Logical, Assignment Operators
  • Comparison, Format Operators
  • Indexing, Bitwise Operators

Ch 12: Python Data Types

  • Integer, Float Data Types
  • String, List Data Types
  • Dictionary Data Type
  • Tuple Data Type

Ch 13: Python Control Statements

  • If … Else Statement
  • ELIF & ELSE IF Statements
  • OR, AND Concepts
  • FOR and WHILE Loops

Ch 14: Python Modules & DataFrames

  • Pandas, NumPy
  • DataFrame Concepts
  • Handling Nulls
  • Data Cleansing Concepts

Ch 15: Python DataFrames Transformations

  • Concat(), Indexing
  • Merge()
  • Join KIND, ON Clauses
  • Merging 3 Dataframes

Ch 16: PySpark Concepts

  • Python Vs PySpark
  • PySpark DataFrames
  • select(), filter()
  • withColumn()

Ch 17: Medallion Architecture – 1

  • File Data Sources
  • Bronze, Silver and Gold
  • Temp Views, Aggregations
  • Spark Tables (Parquet)

Ch 18: Medallion Architecture – 2

  • Azure SQL DB Connections
  • Joins & Aggregations
  • Gold Data Consumption
  • Bronze → Silver → Gold → BI/Analytics

Ch 19: Databricks Delta Lake

  • Schema Evolution
  • Delta Table API
  • MERGE / Upsert Operations
  • Delta Transaction Log

Ch 20: PySpark: Widgets

  • Parameters, Text Widgets
  • dbutils() & get() Functions
  • Widget Prompts, Edits
  • UI & JSON for Widgets

Ch 21: Lake Flow Jobs

  • Workflows & CRON
  • Job Compute, Running Tasks
  • Python Script Tasks, Dependencies
  • Concurrency, Branch Control

Ch 22: PySpark: Auto Loader

  • Cloud Files & Checkpoints
  • Data Stream, Schemas
  • Schema Evaluation Modes
  • File Ingestions, Rescued Column

Ch 23: LakeFlow Declarative Pipelines

  • SDP: Spark Declarative Pipelines
  • Delta LIVE Tables, Data Streams
  • Bronze, Silver, Gold Data
  • Data Quality, Materialized Views

Ch 24: Databricks Optimizations

  • Lazy Evaluation, Data Skew
  • Data Shuffling, Partitions
  • Broadcast Joins, Vacuum
  • Liquid Clusters, Optimize, Z-Order

Ch 25: Databricks Security, AI

  • ACL: Access Control List
  • Workspace & Catalog Security
  • Schema, Volume Security
  • Table & Column Security

Ch 26: Databricks with Power BI

  • Access Keys (Tokens)
  • Server Host, HTTP Path
  • Spark Connectors
  • Databricks Connectors

Ch 27: Genie AI

  • Unity Catalog & Genie AI
  • AI Components in Databricks
  • Debugging Controls
  • Using AI for Notebook Design

Ch 28: GitHub & Asset Bundle

  • GitHub & GIT
  • Branches, Asset Bundle
  • Integrating GIT
  • Process Integration

Ch 29: Apache Airflow

  • Apache Airflow Concepts
  • Python Scripts, Airflow Jobs
  • Databricks Run Now Operator
  • Databricks Submit Run Operator

Ch 30: Azure Databricks

  • Azure Databricks Deployments
  • Azure Databricks Regions
  • Classic Deployments
  • Access connector for Databricks

Ch 31: Azure Databricks with ADLS

  • Creating IAM Users
  • ADLS Security for Databricks
  • Creating Service Principals
  • Enterprise Applications
  • Client ID, Secret ID
  • External Tables (Delta)

Ch 32: Azure Databricks with ADF

  • ADF Pipelines with Databricks
  • Databricks Notebook Activities
  • ADB Clusters inside ADFEnd to End Workflow

Module 4: Microsoft Fabric Migrations

Ch 1: Microsoft Fabric

  • Microsoft Fabric Cloud
  • OneLake Concepts
  • Fabric Warehouse
  • Fabric Lakehouse

Ch 2: Microsoft Fabric Warehouse

  • Fabric Warehouse Creation
  • Connections, Operations
  • TSQL Concepts
  • Azure DWH Vs Fabric Warehouse

Ch 3: Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse

  • Fabric Lakehouse Creation
  • Connections, Operations
  • Queries, Notebooks
  • ADLS Vs Fabric Lakehouse

Ch 4: Microsoft Fabric Migrations

  • Azure Synapse to Warehouse Migrations
  • ADF to Fabric Data Factory Migrations
  • ADLS to Fabric OneLake Migrations
  • End to End Workflow

What is the Azure Data Engineer course and who should join this program?

This course is designed for Data Engineers, Developers, Analysts, Architects, and anyone who wants to build end-to-end data pipelines using Azure services like ADF, Databricks, Data Lake, Synapse, and Power BI. It covers complete ETL, ELT, DWH, Big Data, and Analytics workflows.

What are the prerequisites to learn Azure Data Engineering?

Basic knowledge of SQL is helpful, but not mandatory. The course includes SQL Server + T-SQL fundamentals, making it easy for beginners and career switchers.

What modules are included in the Azure Data Engineer training?

The program includes:
Module 1 – MSSQL & TSQL (3 Weeks)
Module 2 – Azure Data Engineer (ADF, Synapse, ADLS, Databricks, IoT, Functions) (7 Weeks)
Module 3 – Power BI with AI & CoPilot (4 Weeks)
Each module includes real-time projects.

Is the Azure Data Engineer course fully practical and real-time?

Yes. Every concept is demonstrated step-by-step with real-time scenarios, datasets, cloud resources, and complete end-to-end workflow implementation

What real-time projects will I work on in this course?

You will complete 4+ real-time projects including:
• ADF Pipeline Project
• Databricks Notebook ETL Project
• Power BI AI-driven Report Project
• E-Commerce, Inventory & Financial Analytics Domains
All projects are resume-ready.

Does the course include SQL Server fundamentals and T-SQL?

Yes. SQL fundamentals, joins, stored procedures, functions, triggers, indexing, transactions, CTEs, window functions, tuning, and case studies are covered in-depth.

What Azure services will I learn during the training?

Key Azure components include:
Azure SQL, ADF, Data Lake Storage, Synapse, Databricks, IoT Hub, Stream Analytics, Key Vault, Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Storage Explorer, RBAC, IAM, and more.

Why SQL SCHOOL?

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Why Choose SQL School

  • 100% Real-Time and Practical
  • ISO 9001:2008 Certified
  • Concept wise FAQs
  • TWO Real-time Case Studies, One Project
  • Weekly Mock Interviews
  • 24/7 LIVE Server Access
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  • Realtime Project FAQs
  • Course Completion Certificate
  • Placement Assistance
  • Job Support
  • Realtime Project Solution
  • MS Certification Guidance

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