The consumption-based model is a key feature of cloud computing that allows organizations to only pay for the services they use. This model helps optimize costs and ensures businesses can scale resources up or down as needed without incurring unnecessary expenses. Pay-as-You-Go Pricing Cloud services operate on a pay-as-you-go basis, meaning that businesses are charged READ MORE
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AZ-900: Define Cloud Models: Public, Private, and Hybrid Clouds, and Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud model
Cloud computing offers different deployment models to suit various business needs. The three primary models are public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid cloud. Each model has distinct characteristics, advantages, and use cases. Public Cloud The public cloud is the standard cloud computing model where computing resources are provided over the Internet by a third-party cloud READ MORE
AZ-900: Describe the Shared Responsibility Model
In cloud computing, the shared responsibility model defines the division of security and management tasks between the cloud provider and the customer. The level of responsibility varies depending on the type of cloud service being used: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). On-Premises Responsibility When using on-premises infrastructure, organizations take full responsibility for managing READ MORE
AZ-900: Define Cloud computing
Cloud computing refers to the delivery of computing services over the Internet, allowing businesses and individuals to access and utilize a range of resources without the need for direct management of physical hardware. These services include computing power, storage, databases, networking, artificial intelligence, and more, all available on demand from cloud providers. Key Services in READ MORE
Is Fabric taking over from Azure for Microsoft data analysis?
Thank you for joining in this course. In this educational announcement, I want to explore a possible future of data analysis using Microsoft. It used to be that Microsoft’s main cloud for data analysis and other functions was Microsoft Azure. However, Microsoft has started to de-emphasize Azure for data analysis. So what is it focusing READ MORE
Topics to study for Microsoft’s DP-700 exam
In this article, we’ll have a look at the topics that you need to study for Microsoft’s DP-700 “Implementing Data Engineering Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric” exam. If you want to learn using a video course, click here for our DP-700 “Implementing Data Engineering Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric” video course. Configure Microsoft Fabric workspace settings Implement READ MORE
Exploring the DP-700: Microsoft’s Latest Data Engineering Certification
In this post, we’ll dive into Microsoft’s newest certification exam, DP-700: Implementing Data Engineering Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric, as discussed in my recent video. This exam was announced in September 2024 during the European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference and is now Generally Available. Let’s explore what this certification is all about and how it compares READ MORE
Tableau Certified Data Analyst exam updates
Very occasionally, Tableau updates the requirements of its exams. The Tableau Certified Data Analyst exam was updated a few weeks ago. (However, please note that the more Fundamental exam, the Tableau Desktop Specialist exam, is currently unchanged.) It is now testing on Tableau 2024.2 (previously it was testing on Tableau 2022), and has 10 additional READ MORE
The new Fabric Org App vs the Power BI App
The Org App preview expands on the Power BI App, allowing for multiple Org Apps per workspace, and simplifies the permissions for the underlying items.
It also allows for some Fabric items to be included in the Org App, thus allow Data Scientists as well as Users to benefit from the packaged Org App.
The future for the PL-100 “Microsoft Power Platform App Maker” exam
The Retirement of the PL-100 exam The PL-100 exam is the second of Microsoft’s certifications regarding the Power Platform. So the first one is the PL-900, which looks at the fundamentals, what is able to be done. The PL-100 actually allows you to do them. The PL-100 is for you if you want to create READ MORE