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Models, platforms, and enterprise decisions

Data Architect

Design data models, integration boundaries, governance, and reliable enterprise platforms.

By the end

Turn business requirements into a data model, a tested dataflow, and a practical migration plan.

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Data Modeling and Warehouses

What Is a Data Model?

Start with data models
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Model the business

3 courses · 2 practice activities

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Separate business events, transactional updates, and analytical history.

Learn the concepts

  1. SQL & DataSuggested nextData Modeling and Warehouses
  2. EngineeringBusiness Data Models
  3. EngineeringTransactional and Analytical Models

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Choose storage and integration

4 courses · 2 practice activities

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Match workloads to storage and capture changing source data safely.

Learn the concepts

  1. EngineeringStorage and Workload Decisions
  2. SQL & DataStorage and Query Performance
  3. SQL & DataReliable Batch and Incremental Pipelines
  4. EngineeringData Contracts and Change Capture

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Build reliable dataflows

4 courses · 2 practice activities

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Handle retries, publication, late events, and recovery.

Learn the concepts

  1. SQL & DataOrchestration and Data Quality
  2. EngineeringBatch Workflows and Publication
  3. SQL & DataStreaming and Event Time
  4. EngineeringStreaming Time and Recovery

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Govern data and ownership

3 courses

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Put quality, lineage, identity, access, and ownership into practice.

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  1. EngineeringQuality, Metadata, and Lineage
  2. EngineeringMaster Data and Privacy
  3. EngineeringEnterprise Architecture Patterns

Measure the trade-offs

4 courses

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Investigate skew and consistency, then test recovery and cost assumptions.

Learn the concepts

  1. SQL & DataDistributed Processing with PySpark
  2. SQL & DataData Migrations and Reconciliation
  3. EngineeringScale, Performance, and Consistency
  4. EngineeringData Recovery and Economics

Review and deliver the architecture

2 courses · 1 practice activities

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Build the working slice and respond to a changed requirement.

Learn the concepts

  1. EngineeringArchitecture Reviews and Roadmaps
  2. EngineeringEnterprise Data Architecture Capstone

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