Foundations for Architecting Data Solutions
Want to gain an understanding of data solutions - specifically what it takes to design and implement them - but not quite sure where to begin? This one-day course is the perfect starting point.
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1 day course
Certificate of Attendance
Private
This course has been specifically designed to equip you with fundamental knowledge on data platforms, and will teach you about the key building blocks of data architectures including extraction, storage, consumption, security and governance.
During the session, we’ll use lectures, hands-on labs, activities and quizzes to teach you about what it takes to design and implement effective data solutions.
By the end of the course, you’ll also understand the goals of architecting data solutions, and will be able to compare and contrast various ingestion models, storage options, and cloud service providers.
This Foundations for Architecting Data Solutions course is available as a private training session that can be delivered via Virtual Classroom, at our Training centre in The Shard, London, or at a location of your choice.
What you’ll learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Understand what data architecture is, and the high-level building blocks it consists of
Evaluate the different data storage options available
Call out the applications of real time data analytics solutions and the key components required to build a streaming analytics application
Understand the importance of data security and privacy
Understand the importance of non-functional requirements, such as performance, scalability, reliability
Understand what a data source is, and extract data from these sources
Know the difference and applications of batch data processing and streaming data processing
Understand the importance of data governance in designing data solutions
Build solutions that are compliant with regulatory guidelines
Build resilient and fault-tolerant data solutions
Course agenda
Introduction to Data Architecture
- Overview of data architecture: Definition, importance, and goals
- Key components of data systems: Data ingestion, storage, processing, analysis, and visualization
- Principles: Benefits and challenges of designing portable data solutions
Data Ingestion & Integration
- Data ingestion methods: Batch vs. streaming data
- Data integration techniques: ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) vs. ELT (Extract, Load, Transform)
- Tools and APIs for data ingestion
Data Storage & Architectures
- Understanding data lakes vs. data warehouses
- Introduction to lakehouse architecture: Combining the best of data lakes and warehouses
- Data mesh
- Schema design and best practices: Data partitioning, indexing, and cataloging
Data Processing & Consumption
- Data processing frameworks: Batch and stream processing
- Real-time analytics: Tools and techniques for processing data in real-time
- Writing Cloud-agnostic data processing Jobs: Considerations for portability
- Data consumption: Visualizations and ML introduction
Data Governance & Management
- Data Governance: Policies and standards for data management
- Security best practices: Encryption, access control, and audit logs
- Regulatory compliance: GDPR, HIPAA, and other relevant regulations
Architecting Scalable Solutions
- Scalability and performance considerations: Vertical vs. horizontal scaling
- Designing for high availability and disaster recovery
- Monitoring and optimization: Tools and strategies for maintaining efficient data solutions
Who it’s for
This course is ideal if you're an aspiring data architect or data analyst, and is also perfect for data engineers who want to learn how solutions are designed, and BI developers who are looking to get a holistic view of data architectures.
Prerequisites
In order to get the most out of this course, you should already work with data to some capacity and know the concepts of data, databases, data models and transactional processing/analytical processing systems.
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