Chapter 1 : Describe the benefits and considerations of using cloud services

describe terms such as High Availability, Scalability, Elasticity, Agility, Fault Tolerance, Disaster Recovery; describe the principles of economies of scale; describe the differences between Capital Expenditure (CapEx) and Operational Expenditure (OpEx); describe the consumption-based model

Chapter 2 : Describe the differences between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

describe Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS),; describe Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS); describe Software-as-a-Service (SaaS); compare and contrast the three different service types

Chapter 3 : Describe the differences between Public, Private and Hybrid cloud models

describe Public cloud; describe Private cloud; describe Hybrid cloud; compare and contrast the three different cloud models

Chapter 4 : Describe the core Azure architectural components

describe Regions; describe Availability Zones; describe Resource Groups; describe Azure Resource Manager; describe the benefits and usage of core Azure architectural components

Chapter 5 : Describe some of the core products available in Azure

describe products available for Compute such as Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, App Services, Azure Container Instances (ACI) and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS); describe products available for Networking such as Virtual Network, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Application Gateway and Content Delivery Network; describe products available for Storage such as Blob Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, and Archive Storage; describe products available for Databases such as Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Database Migrationservice; describe the Azure Marketplace and its usage scenarios;

Chapter 6 : Describe some of the solutions available on Azure

describe Internet of Things (IoT) and products that are available for IoT on Azure such as IoT Hub and IoT Central; describe Big Data and Analytics and products that are available for Big Data and Analytics such as Azure Synapse Analytics, HDInsight, and Azure Databricks; describe Artificial Intelligence (AI) and products that are available for AI such as Azure Machine Learning Service and Studio; describe Serverless computing and Azure products that are available for serverless computing such as Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and Event Grid; describe DevOps solutions available on Azure such as Azure DevOps and Azure DevTestLabs; describe the benefits and outcomes of using Azure solutions

Chapter 7 : Describe Azure management toolsdescribe Azure tools such as Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI and Cloud Shell

describe Azure Advisor

Chapter 8 : Describe securing network connectivity in Azure

describe Network Security Groups (NSG); describe Application Security Groups (ASG); describe User Defined Rules (UDR); describe Azure Firewall; describe Azure DDoS Protection; choose an appropriate Azure security solution;

Chapter 9 : Describe core Azure Identity services

describe the difference between authentication and authorization; describe Azure Active Directory; describe Azure Multi-Factor Authentication;

Chapter 10 : Describe security tools and features of Azure

describe Azure Security Center; describe Azure Security Center usage scenarios; describe Key Vault; describe Azure Information Protection (AIP); describe Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP);

Chapter 11 : Describe Azure governance methodologies

describe policies and initiatives with Azure Policy; describe Role-Based Access Control (RBAC); describe Locks; describe Azure Advisor security assistance; describe Azure Blueprints

Chapter 12 : Describe monitoring and reporting options in Azure

describe Azure Monitor; describe Azure Service Health; describe the use cases and benefits of Azure Monitor and Azure Service Health;

Chapter 13 : Describe privacy, compliance and data protection standards in Azure

describe industry compliance terms such as GDPR, ISO and NIST; describe the Microsoft Privacy Statement; describe the Trust center; describe the Service Trust Portal; describe Compliance Manager; determine if Azure is compliant for a business need; describe Azure Government cloud services; describe Azure China cloud services

Chapter 14 : Describe Azure subscriptions

describe an Azure Subscription; describe the uses and options with Azure subscriptions such access control and offer types; describe subscription management using Management groups;

Chapter 15 : Describe planning and management of costs

describe options for purchasing Azure products and services; describe options around Azure Free account; describe the factors affecting costs such as resource types, services, locations, ingress and egress traffic; describe Zones for billing purposes; describe the Pricing calculator; describe the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator; describe best practices for minimizing Azure costs such as performing cost analysis, creating spending limits and quotas, using tags to identify cost owners,usingAzure reservations and using Azure Advisor recommendations; describe Azure Cost Management;

Chapter 16 : Describe Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

describe a Service Level Agreement (SLA); describe Composite SLAs; describe how to determine an appropriate SLA for an application

Chapter 17 : Describe service lifecycle in Azure

describe Public and Private Preview features; describe the term General Availability (GA); describe how to monitor feature updates and product changes

Ch 1: SQL SERVER INTRODUCTION

• Data, Databases and RDBMS Software
• Database Types : OLTP, DWH, OLAP
• Microsoft SQL Server Advantages, Use
• Versions and Editions of SQL Server
• SQL : Purpose, Real-time Usage Options
• SQL Versus Microsoft T-SQL [MSSQL]
• Microsoft SQL Server - Career Options

• SQL Server Components and Usage
• Database Engine Component and OLTP
• BI Components, Data Science Components
• ETL, MSBI and Power BI Components
• Course Plan, Concepts, Resume, Project
• 24 x 7 Online Lab for Remote DB Access
• Software Installation Pre-Requisites

Ch 5: SQL Basics - 3, T-SQL INTRO

• Database Objects : Tables and Schemas
• Schemas : Group Tables in Database
• Schemas : Security Management Object
• Creating Schemas & Batch Concept
• Using Schemas for Table Creation
• Data Storage in Tables with Schemas
• Data Retreival and Usage with Schemas
• Table Migrations across Schemas

• Import and Export Wizard in SSMS
• Data Imports with Excel File Data
• Performing Bulk Operations in SSMS
• Temporary Tables : Real-time Use
• Local and Global Temporary Tables
• # and ## Prefix, Scope of Usage

Ch 9: JOINS, T-SQL QUERIES Level 3

• GetDate, Year, Month, Day Functions
• Date & Time Styles, Data Formatting
• DateAdd and DateDiff Functions
• Cast and, Convert Functions in Queries
• String Functions: SubString, Relicate
• Len, Upper, Lower, Left and Right
• LTrim, RTrim, CharIndex Functions

• MERGE Statement - Comparing Tables
• WHEN MATCHED and NOT MATCHED
• Incremental Load with MERGE Statement
• IIF() Function for Value Compares
• CASE Statement : WHEN, ELSE, END
• ROW_NUMBER() and RANK() Queries
• Dense Rank and Partition By Queries

Ch 2: SQL SERVER INSTALLATIONS

• System Configuration Checker Tool
• Versions and Editions of SQL Server
• SQL Server and SSMS Installation Plan
• SQL Server Pre-requisites : S/W, H/W
• SQL Server 2016 / 2017 Installation
• SQL Server 2019 Installation
• Instance Name and Server Features
• Instances : Types and Properties

• Default Instance, Named Instances
• Port Numbers, Instance Differences
• Service and Service Account Use
• Authentication Modes and Logins
• Windows Logins and SQL Logins
• FileStream and Collation Properties

Ch 6 : CONSTRAINTS,INDEXES Basics

• Constraints and Keys - Data Integrity
• NULL, NOT NULL Property on Tables
• UNIQUE KEY Constraints: Importance
• PRIMARY KEY Constraint: Importance
• FOREIGN KEY Constraint: Importance
• REFERENCES, CHECK and DEFAULT
• Candidate Keys and Identity Property

• Database Diagrams and ER Models
• Relationships Verification and Links
• Indexes : Basic Types and Creation
• Index Sorting and Search Advantages
• Clustered and NonClustered Indexes
• Primary Key and Unique Key Indexes
• Need for Indexes - working with Keys

Ch 10: VIEW, SPs, Function Basics

• Views : Types, Usage in Real-time
• System Predefined Views and Audits
• Listing Databases, Tables, Schemas
• Functions : Types, Usage in Real-time
• Scalar, Inline and Multi-Line Functions
• System Predefined Functions, Audits
• DBId, DBName, ObjectID, ObjectName
• Variables & Parameters in SQL Server

• Procedures : Types, Usage in Real-time
• User & System Predefined Procedures
• Parameters and Dynamic SQL Queries
• Sp_help, Sp_helpdb and sp_helptext
• sp_pkeys, sp_rename and sp_help
• Important System Objects and Metadata

Ch 3: SSMS Tool, SQL BASICS - 1

• SQL Server Management Studio
• Local and Remote Connections
• System Databases: Master and Model
• MSDB, TempDB, Resource Databases
• Creating Databases : Files [MDF, LDF]
• Creating Tables in User Interface
• Data Insertion & Storage. Limitations

• SQL : Purpose and Real-time Usage
• SQL Versus T-SQL : Basic Differences
• DDL, DML, SELECT, DCL and TCL
• Creating Tables using SQL Scripts
• Data Storage, Inserts - Basic Level
• Table Data Verifications with Select
• SELECT Statement for Table Retrieval

Ch 7: JOINS, T-SQL Queries : Level 1

• JOINS - Table Comparisons Queries
• INNER JOINS For Matching Data
• OUTER JOINS For (non) Match Data
• Left Outer Joins with Example Queries
• Right Outer Joins with Example Queries
• FULL Outer Joins - Realtime Scenarios
• Join Queries with "ON" Conditions

• Join Unrelated Tables in SQL Server
• NULL, IS NULL Operators in Joins
• CROSS JOIN and CROSS APPLY
• CROSS JOIN Versus CROSS APPLY
• One-way & Two Way Data Comparisons
• Important Join Queries in T-SQL
• Join Options: Merge, Loop, Hash

Ch 11: Triggers & Transactions

• Triggers - Purpose, Real-world Usage
• FOR/AFTER Triggers - Real time Use
• INSTEAD OF Triggers - Real time Use
• INSERTED, DELETED Memory Tables
• Using Triggers for Data Replication
• Enable Triggers and Disable Triggers
• Database Level, Server Level Triggers

• Transactions : Types, ACID Properties
• Transaction Types and AutoCommit
• EXPLICIT & IMPLICIT Transactions
• COMMIT and ROLLBACK Statements
• Open Transaction Scenarios & Cause
• Query Blocking Scenarios @ Real-time
• NOLOCK and READPAST Lock Hints

Ch 4: SQL BASICS - 2

• Creating Databases & Tables in SSMS
• Single Row Inserts, Multi Row Inserts
• Rules for Data Insertion Statements
• SELECT Statement @ Data Retrieval
• SELECT with WHERE Conditions
• Batch Concept and Go Statement
• AND and OR Operators Usage
• IN Operator and NOT IN Operator

• Between, Not Between Operators
• LIKE and NOT LIKE Operators
• UPDATE Statement & Conditions
• DELETE & TRUNCATE Statements
• Logged and Non-Logged Operations
• ADD, ALTER and DROP Columns
• ALTER & DROP Table Statements

Ch 8: Group By, T-SQL Queries Level 2

• GROUP BY Queries and Aggregations
• Group By Queries with Having Clause
• Group By Queries with Where Clause
• Using WHERE and HAVING in T-SQL
• Rollup : Usage and T-SQL Queries
• Cube : Usage and T-SQL Queries
• UNION and UNION ALL Operator
• EXISTS Operator, Query Conditions

• Sub Queries and Alternatives to Joins
• Using Joins with Group By Queries
• Using Joins with Nested Sub Queries
• Sub Queries with Joins and Group By
• Using UNION and UNION ALL in Queries
• Nested Sub Queries with Group By, Joins
• Comparing WHERE, HAVING Conditions

Ch 12 : ER MODELS, NORMAL FORMS

• Normal Forms for Entity Relationships
• First Normal Form and Atomocity
• Second Normal Form, Candidate Keys
• 3rd Normal Form Multi Value Dependancy
• Boycee-Codd Normal Form : BNCF
• Fourth Normal Form Realtime Advantages
• Self Joins & Self Reference Keys
• 1:1, 1:M, M:1, M:M Relationship Types

• Joins with Group By Queries
• Joins with Sub Queries, Formating
• Office Data Connections, Excel Reports
• Excel Pivot Reports and Reports
• SQL Queries (Auto Generated) in BI Tools
• FETCH OFFSET, NEXT ROWS, Order By
• Data Refresh (Manual and Automated)

Ch 1 : POWER BI BASICS

• Power BI Job Roles in Real-time
• Power BI Data Analyst Job Roles
• Business Analyst - Job Roles
• Power BI Developer - Job Roles
• Power BI for Data Scientists
• Comparing MSBI and Power BI
• Comparing Tableau and Power BI
• MCSA 70-778, MCSA 70-779 Exam

• Types of Reports in Real-World
• Interactive & Paginated Reports
• Analytical & Mobile Reports
• Data Sources Types in Power BI
• Power BI Licensing Plans - Types
• Power BI Training : Lab Plan
• Power BI Dev & Prod Environments

Ch 7 : POWER QUERY LEVEL 1

• Power Query M Language Purpose
• Power Query Architecture and ETL
• Data Types, Literals and Values
• Power Query Transformation Types
• Table & Column Transformations
• Text & Number Transformations
• Date, Time and Structured Data
• List, Record and Table Structures

• let, source, in statements @ M Lang
• Power Query Functions, Parameters
• Invoke Functions, Execution Results
• Get Data, Table Creations and Edit
• Merge and Append Transformations
• Join Kinds, Advanced Editor, Apply
• ETL Operations with Power Query

Ch 13 : POWER BI CLOUD - 1

• Power BI Service Architecture
• Power BI Cloud Components, Use
• App Workspaces, Report Publish
• Reports & Related Datasets Cloud
• Creating New Reports in Cloud
• Report Publish and Report Uploads
• Dashboards Creation and Usage
• Adding Tiles to Dashboards

• Pining Visuals and Report Pages
• Visual Pin Actions in Dashboards
• LIVE Page Interaction in Dashboard
• Adding Media: Images, Custom Links
• Adding Chs and Embed Links
• API Data Sources, Streaming Data
• Streaming Dataset Tiles (REST API)

Ch 2: BASIC REPORT DESIGN

• Power BI Desktop Installation
• Data Sources & Visual Types
• Canvas, Visualizations and Fields
• Get Data and Memory Tables
• In-Memory xvelocity Database
• Table and Tree Map Visuals
• Format Button and Data Labels
• Legend, Category and Grid

• PBIX and PBIT File Formats
• Visual Interaction, Data Points
• Disabling Visual Interactions
• Edit Interactions - Format Options
• SPOTLIGHT & FOCUSMODE
• CSV and PDF Exports. Tooltips
• Power BI EcoSystem, Architecture

Ch 8 : POWER QUERY LEVEL 2

• Query Duplicate, Query Reference
• Group By and Advanced Options
• Aggregations with Power Query
• Transpose, Header Row Promotion
• Reverse Rows and Row Count
• Data Type Changes & Detection
• Replace Columns: Text, NonText
• Replace Nulls: Fill Up, Fill Down

• PIVOT, UNPIVOT Transformations
• Move Column and Split Column
• Extract, Format and Numbers
• Date & Time Transformations
• Deriving Year, Quarter, Month, Day
• Add Column : Query Expressions
• Query Step Inserts and Step Edits

Ch 14 : POWER BI CLOUD - 2

• Dashboards Actions,Report Actions
• DataSet Actions: Create Report
• Share, Metrics and Exports
• Mobile View & Dashboard Themes
• Q & A [Cortana] and Pin Visuals
• Export, Subscribe, Subscribe
• Favorite, Insights, Embed Code
• Featured Dashboards and Refresh

• Gateways Configuration, PBI Service
• Gateway Types, Cloud Connections
• Gateway Clusters, Add Data Sources
• Data Refresh : Manual, Automatic
• PBIEngw Service, ODG Logs, Audits
• DataFlows, Power Query Expressions
• Adding Entities and JSON Files

Ch 3 : Visual Sync, Grouping

• Slicer Visual : Real-time Usage
• Orientation, Selection Properties
• Single & Multi Select, CTRL Options
• Slicer : Number, Text and Date Data
• Slicer List and Slicer Dropdowns
• Visual Sync Limitations with Slicer
• Disabling Slicers,Clear Selections

• Grouping : Real-time Use, Examples
• List Grouping and Binning Options
• Grouping Static / Fixed Data Values
• Grouping Dynamic / Changing Data
• Bin Size and Bin Limits (Max, Min)
• Bin Count and Grouping Options
• Grouping Binned Data, Classification

Ch 9 : POWER QUERY LEVEL 3

• Creating Parameters in Power Query
• Parameter Data Types, Default Lists
• Static/Dynamic Lists For Parameters
• Removing Columns and Duplicates
• Convert Tables to List Queries
• Linking Parameters to Queries
• Testing Parameters and PBI Canvas

• Multi-Valued Parameter Lists
• Creating Lists in Power Query
• Converting Lists to Table Data
• Advanced Edits and Parameters
• Data Type Conversions, Expressions
• Columns From Examples, Indexes
• Conditional Columns, Expressions

Ch 15 : EXCEL & RLS

• Import and Upload Options in Excel
• Excel Workbooks and Dashboards
• Datasets in Excel and Dashboards
• Using Excel Analyzer in Power BI
• Using Excel Publisher in PBI Cloud
• Excel Workbooks, PINS in Power BI
• Excel ODC Connections, Power Pivot

• Row Level Security (RLS) with DAX
• Need for RLS in Power BI Cloud
• Data Modeling in Power BI Desktop
• DAX Roles Creation and Testing
• Adding Power BI Users to Roles
• Custom Visualizations in Cloud
• Histogram,Gantt Chart,Infographics

Ch 4 : Hierarchies, Filters

• Creating Hierarchies in Power BI
• Independent Drill-Down Options
• Dependant Drill-Down Options
• Conditional Drilldowns, Data Points
• Drill Up Buttons and Operations
• Expand & Show Next Level Options
• Dynamic Data Drills Limitations
• Show Data and See Records

• Filters : Types and Usage in Real-time
• Visual Filter, Page Filter, Report Filter
• Basic, Advanced and TOP N Filters
• Category and Summary Level Filters
• DrillThru Filters, Drill Thru Reports
• Keep All Filters" Options in DrillThru
• CrossReport Filters, Include, Exclude

Ch 10 : DAX Functions - Level 1

• DAX : Importance in Real-time
• Real-world usage of Excel, DAX
• DAX Architecture, Entity Sets
• DAX Data Types, Syntax Rules
• DAX Measures and Calculations
• ROW Context and Filter Context
• DAX Operators, Special Characters
• DAX Functions, Types in Real-time

• Vertipaq Engine, DAX Cheat Sheet
• Creating, Using Measures with DAX
• Creating, Using Columns with DAX
• Quick Measures and Summaries
• Validation Errors, Runtime Errors
• SUM, AVERAGEX, KEEPFILTERS
• Dynamic Expressions, IF in DAX

Ch 16 : Report Server, RDL

• Need for Report Server in PROD
• Install, Configure Report Server
• Report Server DB, Temp Database
• Webservice URL, Webportal URL
• Creating Hybrid Cloud with Power BI
• Using Power BI DesktopRS
• Uploading Interactive Reports

• Report Builder For Report Server
• Report Builder For Power BI Cloud
• Designing Paginated Reports (RDL)
• Deploy to Power BI Report Server
• Data Source Connections, Report
• Power BI Report Server to Cloud
• Tenant IDs Generation and Use
• Mobile Report Publisher, Usage

Ch 5 : Bookmarks, Azure, Modeling

• Drill-thru Filters, Page Navigations
• Bookmarks : Real-time Usage
• Bookmarks for Visual Filters
• Bookmarks for Page Navigations
• Selection Pane with Bookmarks
• Buttons, Images with Actions
• Buttons, Actions and Text URLs
• Bookmarks View & Selection Pane

• OLTP Databases, Big Data Sources
• Azure Database Access, Reports
• Import & Direct Query with Power BI
• SQL Queries and Enter Data
• Data Modeling : Currency, Relations
• Summary, Format, Synonyms
• Web View & Mobile View in PBI

Ch 11 : DAX Functions - Level 2

• Data Modeling Options in DAX
• Detecting Relations for DAX
• Using Calculated Columns in DAX
• Using Aggregated Measures in DAX
• Working with Facts & Measures
• Modeling : Missing Relations
• Modeling : Relation Management

• CALCULATE Function Conditions
• CALCULATE & ALL Member Scope
• RELATED & COUNTROWS in DAX
• Entity Sets and Slicing in DAX
• Dynamic Expressions, RETURN
• Date, Time and Text Functions
• Logical, Mathematical Functions
• Running Total & EARLIER Function

Ch 17: MSBI Integrations

• Power BI with SQL Server Source
• Power BI with SQL Data Warehouse
• Power BI with SSAS OLAP Server
• Power BI with Azure SQL DB Source
• Power BI with Azure SQL Warehouse
• Power BI with Azure Analysis Server
• Power BI with SSRS (RDL) Reports

• Power BI Report Builder Tool
• Installation & Configuration
• Paginated Reports Design, Use
• Data Sources, Datasets, RDL
• Report Publish (RDL) to Cloud
• Report Verifications, Data Sync
• Interactive Vs Paginated Reports
• Creating, Managing Alerts in Cloud

Ch 6 : Visualization Properties

• Stacked Charts and Clustered Charts
• Line Charts, Area Charts, Bar Charts
• 100% Stacked Bar & Column Charts
• Map Visuals: Tree, Filled, Bubble
• Cards, Funnel, Table, Matrix
• Scatter Chart : Play Axis, Labels
• Series Clusters & Selections

• Waterfall Chart and ArcGIS Maps
• Infographics, Icons and Labels
• Color Saturation, Sentiment Colors
• Column Series, Column Axis in Lines
• Join Types : Round, Bevel, Miter
• Shapes, Markers, Axis, Plot Area
• Display Units,Data Colors,Shapes
• Series, Custom Series and Legends

Ch 12 : DAX FUNCTIONS Level 3

• 1:1, 1:M and M:1 Relations
• Connection with CSV, MS Access
• AVERAGEX and AVERAGE in DAX
• KEEPFILTERS and CALCUALTE
• COUNTROWS, RELATED, DIVIDE
• PARALLELPERIOD, DATEDADD
• CALCULATE & PREVIOUSMONTH

• USERELATIONSHIP, DAX Variables
• TOTALYTD , TOTALQTD
• DIVIDE, CALCULATE, Conditions
• IF..ELSE..THEN Statement
• SELECTEDVALUE, FORMAT
• SUM, DATEDIFF Examples in DAX
• TODAY, DATE, DAY with DAX
• Time Intelligence Functions - DAX

• Project Requirement Analysis
• Implementing SDLC Phases
• Requirement Gathering, FSA

• PBIX Report Design
• Visualizations, Properties
• Analytics and Formating

• Data Modeling, Power Query
• Dynamic Connections, Azure DB
• Parameters and M Lang Scripts

• DAX Requriements, Analysis
• Cloud and Report Server
• Project FAQs and Solutions