Course : Databricks for data engineers

Practical course - 3d - 21h00 - Ref. DKI
Price : 2030 € E.T.

Databricks for data engineers



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This two-day course gives data engineers the keys to exploiting the full potential of Azure Databricks in a modern cloud context. From notebook creation to job orchestration, via the use of SQL, the Datastore and integration with Power BI, the focus is on performance, automation and data enhancement for industrialized data projects.


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Practical course in person
Disponible en anglais, à la demande

Ref. DKI
  3d - 21h00
2030 € E.T.




This two-day course gives data engineers the keys to exploiting the full potential of Azure Databricks in a modern cloud context. From notebook creation to job orchestration, via the use of SQL, the Datastore and integration with Power BI, the focus is on performance, automation and data enhancement for industrialized data projects.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Understand and use the various Databricks functions
Creating and manipulating notebooks
Setting up jobs
Using SQL with Databricks
Understanding and using the Databricks Datastore
Creating dashboards with SQL Analytics
Connecting Databricks and Power BI

Intended audience
Data engineers, employees involved in setting up, automating and industrializing data pipelines on modern cloud platforms.

Prerequisites
Good knowledge of SQL and data manipulation.

Practical details
Hands-on work
Discussions, exercises and practical work.
Teaching methods
Active

Course schedule

1
Introduction

  • Azure: cloud principles, presentation and benefits

2
Databricks: overview

  • Introduction to Azure Databricks: concepts (data lakehouse, ETL, data warehouse)
  • Data governance: Unity Catalog concepts
  • Advantages of Databricks

3
Workspaces

  • Azure Databricks resources
  • Creating a workspace
  • Connecting the workspace to external data sources
Hands-on work
Create a workspace and connect it to external data sources.

4
The different types of resources: clusters and SQL warehouse

  • Presentation
  • The different types of calculation
  • Creating a cluster
  • Cluster management
Hands-on work
Identify the different types of calculations, create and manage a cluster.

5
Unity Catalog

  • Catalog creation
  • Connecting to data from Unity Catalog
  • Adding a table to the catalog schema
  • Defining authorizations on a catalog table
  • Focus: connecting to SQL databases
  • Other ways of adding data to the catalog
Hands-on work
Create a catalog and connect data to it. Add a table, define authorizations and master SQL database connection.

6
Databricks: notebooks

  • Notebook objectives and benefits
  • The cell principle
  • Controls
  • Magic commands
  • PySpark programming, SQL...
  • Using cells and visualizing results
  • Exporting and sharing notebooks
Hands-on work
Connect Databricks to storage tools (ADLS, SQL database, API), query, transform and store data in Databricks. Understand the different possible formats (Parquet, Delta, external table, etc.).

7
Spark and Delta principle

  • Introduction to Spark SQL
  • Delta lake concepts
  • Table lifecycle management: merge delta, delete/insert

8
Process orchestration

  • Calling up notebooks from Azure data factory and configuration
  • Using Databricks workflows
  • Workflow-based parameterization and configuration of Databricks notebooks
  • Introduction to Databricks Delta Live Tables
Hands-on work
Handle Databricks workflows, set up and configure Databricks notebooks from within a workflow.

9
Databricks SQL

  • Databricks SQL: administration
  • SQL Editor
  • Creating and executing a query
  • Schedule a request
  • Create alerts
  • Sharing query results
  • Options available on query results: export, display, display filters, result parameterization
Hands-on work
Create a query and share the results.


Dates and locations

Dernières places
Date garantie en présentiel ou à distance
Session garantie
From 30 March to 1 April 2026
FR
Paris La Défense
Registration
From 29 June to 1 July 2026
FR
Paris La Défense
Registration
From 28 to 30 September 2026
FR
Paris La Défense
Registration
From 16 to 18 December 2026
FR
Paris La Défense
Registration

PARIS LA DÉFENSE
2026 : 30 Mar., 29 June, 28 Sep., 16 Dec.