This is a data-platform foundations exam. It validates that you can describe the lifecycle of enterprise data and choose correct building blocks.
What you should be able to do
- Explain common data layers and responsibilities (raw → curated → serving).
- Choose ingestion approaches: batch vs streaming vs CDC (change data capture) at a conceptual level.
- Recognize common services for integration and processing (data integration, streaming, ETL/ELT).
- Understand governance basics: catalog/metadata, access control, retention, and lineage (concept-level).
- Describe analytics consumption: SQL/BI, dashboards, and reporting.
- Identify operational concerns: monitoring, cost controls, and change management.
Efficient prep strategy
- Use the Syllabus as your checklist.
- Drill topic-by-topic and keep a miss list.
- Use the Cheatsheet for last‑mile review of service selection and governance rules.