by Mark Roepke
Databricks offers training for data analysts, data engineers, and data scientists, where users can master new skills, regardless of their experience level through Databricks Academy. In an ever-changing data and AI landscape, training and getting certified has become increasingly more valuable to those who want to change roles or expand in their current role.
As Databricks Academy continues to grow and meet the needs of customers across roles, industries, and regions, we're excited to expand our offerings. Today, we're thrilled to announce the launch of a new Platform Administrator learning pathway to help customers learn to efficiently manage and maintain their Databricks Lakehouse Platform. The Platform Administrator learning pathway will provide learners with everything they need to know about Unity Catalog. Unity Catalog is a unified governance solution for all data and AI assets including files, tables, machine learning models and dashboards in your lakehouse on any cloud. This includes getting a deeper understanding of how to administer users in groups, manage compute resources, and govern and secure the Databricks Lakehouse Platform, while following the latest best practices defined by subject matter experts. By demonstrating one's knowledge through an accreditation exam, customers can earn a badge to share on LinkedIn or their resume.
The new learning pathway will provide a unique opportunity for platform administrators to demonstrate their knowledge and proficiencies in Unity Catalog, and ultimately help drive greater impact within their organizations. Pravin Chaubey, at Celebal Technologies, experienced his productivity increase after he sought out Databricks training.
“Training increases my productivity. What I was able to do in 2-3 hours now takes me one hour. It helps me deliver in a shorter amount of time.” - Pravin Chaubey, Associate Data Engineer
The Platform Administrator learning pathway is made up of a multi-part, self-paced course and a new accreditation exam in Databricks Academy:
Databricks Data + AI Platform Administrator Accreditation, an accreditation that assesses the content covered by the learning pathway. The basic qualifications include mastering the following in Databricks Lakehouse Platform:
Additional details about the accreditation exam:
The learning materials in the pathway will feature recorded slide-based lectures to cover key topics and hands-on labs to demonstrate and apply learnings in real-world scenarios.
Current customers can log into Databricks Academy and find the Platform Administration learning pathway in the course catalog. Current partners can also find the Platform Administration learning pathway in the course catalog.
Other data and AI professionals and enthusiasts can also access the learning pathway by creating an account at Databricks Academy. Once you're logged in, you can access the pathway in the course catalog.
The Platform Administrator learning pathway is a new offering from Databricks Academy that teaches platform administrators how to manage and maintain the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, with a focus on Unity Catalog, a unified governance solution for data and AI assets such as files, tables, machine learning models and dashboards across any cloud. It covers administering users in groups, managing compute resources, and governing and securing the platform according to best practices defined by subject matter experts. Learners who pass the accreditation exam earn a badge they can share on LinkedIn or add to their resume.
The six-hour Databricks Data + AI Platform Administrator learning pathway is built from six modules: Platform Administration Fundamentals, Identity Administration, Workspace Administration and Security, Compute Resource Administration, Data Administration, and CI/CD Administration. Each module pairs recorded slide-based lectures with hands-on labs so learners can apply the material to real-world scenarios.
The Databricks Data + AI Platform Administrator Accreditation exam has 25 questions, requires a passing score of 80 percent, and allows unlimited attempts. It assesses the same basic qualifications taught in the learning pathway: administering users in groups, managing compute resources, and governing and securing the platform and its capabilities and objects.
Current Databricks customers and partners can log into Databricks Academy and find the Platform Administrator learning pathway directly in the course catalog. Other data and AI professionals and enthusiasts can also take the course by creating an account at Databricks Academy and locating the pathway in the catalog once logged in.
Passing the accreditation exam earns you a badge that demonstrates your proficiency in administering Unity Catalog and the broader Databricks platform. You can share this badge on LinkedIn or add it to your resume to show your skills to employers or within your own organization.
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