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Microsoft Data Architecture for Modern Data Stacks Professional Certificate

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Microsoft Data Architecture for Modern Data Stacks Professional Certificate

Design and optimize unified data solutions. This Professional Certificate teaches learners how to design, implement, and optimize modern data architectures with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.

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Instructor: Microsoft

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Intermediate level

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5 months to complete
at 6 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

5 months to complete
at 6 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Design and implement modern data architectures using Microsoft Fabric's unified approach

  • Build and manage data storage solutions with OneLake, Fabric Lakehouse, and Fabric Data Warehouse

  • Implement data governance, lineage tracking, and security using Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Entra ID

  • Optimize data architecture performance, cost, and scalability across the Microsoft data platform

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January 2026

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Professional Certificate - 5 course series

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Data Lakes
Category: Real Time Data
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Data Warehousing
Category: Data Architecture
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Enterprise Architecture
Category: Data Integration
Category: Virtualization
Category: Data Governance
Category: Scalability

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Transformation
Category: Data Governance
Category: Data Warehousing
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Data Lakes
Category: Data Security
Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Category: Real Time Data
Category: Data Management
Category: Data Integrity
Category: Data Pipelines
Category: Data Architecture

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Integrity
Category: Extract, Transform, Load
Category: Transact-SQL
Category: Data Pipelines
Category: Star Schema
Category: Version Control
Category: Data Warehousing
Category: Data Transformation
Category: CI/CD
Category: Data Integration
Category: Data Security
Category: Scalability
Category: Data Governance
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Snowflake Schema
Category: Database Design
Category: Data Architecture
Category: Data Modeling

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Personally Identifiable Information
Category: Security Controls
Category: Analytics
Category: Operational Databases
Category: Data Management
Category: Event-Driven Programming
Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Category: Data Architecture
Category: Power BI
Category: Taxonomy
Category: Enterprise Architecture
Category: Metadata Management
Category: Azure Active Directory
Category: System Monitoring
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Real Time Data
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Database Architecture and Administration
Category: Hybrid Cloud Computing

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: SQL
Category: Data Architecture
Category: Process Improvement and Optimization
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Data Lakes
Category: Microsoft Copilot
Category: Process Optimization
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Real Time Data
Category: Natural Language Processing
Category: Power BI
Category: Data Pipelines
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Cost Control

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