Introduction - And my experience about the DP-600 exam

Jun 7 in DP-600

Hi Everyone,

I am Akos and I have 15 years experience in data engineering, reporting and analysing. I also have 8 years experience in business process and data process automations. I started in the old school world like automating excel reports with VBA and or VBS using SQL server jobs to schedule data processes, etc...

Now I'm working in a MS environment with Power BI but no Fabric enabled, we are using databrics to run notebooks and do ETL/ELTs. I am using Power Automate for most of the process automations. So I am working with MS tools but not using complex cloud solution. I hope MS Fabric knowledge will be a big boost not only for my career but for the business ares I working with.

Honestly I wasn't aware about Will's youtube content until this wednesday.

I started my Fabric journey back in April with the Microsoft Learn AI Skill Challenge where I got my free exam voucher. So I read everything related on MS Learning and did all the labs and exercises.

I have lots of experience with Data / Automation / Reporting including Power BI but only a little in cloud environment.

So I signed up for the exam, what I did yesterday. The day before it I wasn't sure in my knowledge so I started to look around what can I find about DP-600 on youtube. Actually I watched the whole 12 parts of the DP-600 preparation which was helpful to put some missing pieces in place.

My exam was succesful however it was everything but not what I expected.

I got 56 questions with 9 in case study and 3 grouped at the end without moving back possibility.

100 minutes it's easy I thought but it wasn't. I had 3 questions marked for review and still had 3 before me when the time counter was at 8 minutes. Luckily the 3 grouped question at the end has no long decripiton and was about the same function so I did them fast and I had a few minutes to check the marked questions and submit.

I don't say you don't have time because still 100 min is enough but you can't freeze so if you don't know the answer check something mark for review and move on.

The most time I spent was the case study and that was the hardest part I should say. It is complex you have to plan an overall solution and answer properly. And after you finished with the case study you can't go back anymore. Like micro exam within the normal exam.

I talking these about because this was my very first MS exam where I lost my virginity (succesfully :D) And I didn't really know what to expect. So I wasn't sure that after reading the case study I will have access to the information or not, so I noted everything on the note sheet I got. So at least I burned 5-7 minutes taking note about information I was able to check later on the computer as well.

So if it is your first MS exam, I recommend to preapre for it. It is a big adavantage if you are familiar at least one of the topics. It was SQL to me I have been working with almost 20 years by now. So i was always greatful when I get a SQL realted question. :D

Don't spend too much time on a question and don't panic that surely doesn't help.

Preapre for that if you have to order process steps usually you don't need all to use. You get 7 steps but in order you have to place only five. MS preparation video says there is no tricky questions but I felt that few questions were tricky. Nothing serious but you can be misled so be aware.

And one more thing go through the setting I mean Admin portal, Workspace setting and so on... because some question is about where to find a setting and the answer not only in the Workspace settings but within the workspace setting you have to know its proper place.

Somebody here wrote that this was one of his or her hardest MS exam. It was the first to me but I believe this is not an easy exam and I am super happy that I succesuflly passed it.

TL;DR

Hi I am Akos I am happy to be here, thanks to Will for the super youtube videos about the topic. The exam is hard but not impossible. I have the certification already. I am here more to learn however If I can help I will.

Akos

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