In this post I want to share my recommended Microsoft Learn material for Microsoft Fabric. For a couple of good reasons that I explain towards the end of this post.
One key point to note is that this post highlights recommended Microsoft Learn material.
For certifications I recommend my other post that covers current certification recommendations for Microsoft Fabric enthusiasts.
Another key point I want to highlight is that the contents of this post has been updated since it was first published. In order to reflect the introduction of the DP-600 exam.
Get started with Microsoft Fabric learning path
My first recommendation is to complete the get started with Microsoft Fabric learning path in Microsoft Learn.
I originally shared this learning path amongst other recommended resources in my post about spreading your SQL Server wings with Microsoft Fabric.
However, since that post was published a new module was made available in Microsoft Learn. Which shows how to get started with Data Activator in Microsoft Fabric.
Data Activator was made available during the public preview in Microsoft Fabric. In reality, it was slowly appearing in Microsoft Fabric tenants over a week long period. It was officially announced during the Microsoft Power Platform Conference along with a blog post.
Anyway, I went through this new module just after its release. It is a good module to go through to help you understand the basics.
It comes with a very useful exercise to create your own Reflex as well. Which helps you avoid creating reflex objects in ‘My workspace’ whilst experimenting.
Personally, I found this exercise productive and I recommend going through it.
Preprocess data with Data Wrangler module
Just after this post was published another new Microsoft Learn module was added to the above learning path. In order to cater for Data Wrangler. It covers how to preprocess data with Data Wrangler in Microsoft Fabric.
I completed this module myself and I know some of the folks at Microsoft are very keen for feedback about this module. So, if you do try it feel free to share your experiences online.
Second recommendation
My second recommendation may not be so obvious to all. However, it is something that I am finding myself saying a lot to others as of late and it is one of my main reasons for doing this post.
Which is to go through the PL-300 exam material for the Power BI Data Analyst Associate certification. Ideally with an aim to pass the exam and gain the certification.
My reason for recommending this is very simple. It is because Microsoft Fabric is founded on the Power BI architecture. Which means that if you go through this material, you will gain a good understanding of the Microsoft Fabric foundation.
Doing this will be extremely useful for those of you who are currently looking at Microsoft Fabric who do not have a strong Power BI background.
In addition, you will get an appreciation for various features such as deployment pipelines.
Recommended Microsoft Learn material for the DP-600 exam
My third recommendation in this post was previously the DP-500 exam.
However, since this post was first published the DP-600 exam has become available. Which is aimed at Microsoft Fabric and allows you to gain the Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification.
In addition to the new exam, the DP-500 exam was retired and the DP-600 exam has been named as the direct replacement for it. Which you can read more about in my post that covers four simple facts about the DP-600 exam.
On the DP-600 exam page Microsoft provides recommend Microsoft Learn material that covers a lot of the skills measured for the exam. As you can see below.
I still recommend going through the PL-300 exam material beforehand. In order to get a better understanding of Power BI before taking the exam.
Those preparing for the exam are more than welcome to view my checklist for the DP-600 exam for Microsoft Fabric.
DP-900 and DP-203 exams
It is worth going through the DP-900 exam material if you are fairly new to the Microsoft Data Platform. Which will give you a good foundation to work with concepts you will encounter in Microsoft Fabric.
Of course, some of the DP-203 exam material can help as well. However, I personally recommend the above two more.
Final words about recommended Microsoft Learn material for Microsoft Fabric
I hope my recommended Microsoft Learn material for Microsoft Fabric has been an interesting insight for some of you. Especially if you have little or no Power BI experience.
In reality, I could add to it further with some additional material. However, I really wanted to get the points across about both the PL-300 and DP-600 exam material. Plus, the Data Activator content.
You can find all the Microsoft Fabric material in Microsoft Learn by going to http://aka.ms/learn-fabric.
Of course, if you have any comments or queries about this post feel free to reach out to me.
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