Mic­ro­soft DP-900 (Azure Data Fun­da­men­tals)

Four domains, as of the 21 July 2026 skills measured: Describe core data concepts (25–30%) — ways to represent data, data storage options and common data workloads; Identify considerations for relational data on Azure (20–25%) — relational concepts, SQL and the Azure SQL family; Describe considerations for working with non-relational data on Azure (15–20%) — Azure storage and Cosmos DB; and Describe an analytics workload on Azure (25–30%) — data warehousing, ingestion, batch and stream processing, and Power BI.

The pass score is 700 out of 1000. Microsoft's fundamentals exams give you 45 minutes to complete the assessment. The UK price is £64, booked through Pearson VUE.

No. DP-900 is a fundamentals exam that tests concepts and service capabilities rather than hands-on configuration — you should be familiar with the ideas of relational versus non-relational data and transactional versus analytical workloads, but no SQL scripting or coding is required.

No, but Microsoft says you can use Azure Data Fundamentals to prepare for role-based certifications such as Azure Database Administrator Associate or Azure Data Engineer Associate. It is a useful on-ramp rather than a formal requirement.

Microsoft Fabric is Microsoft's unified analytics platform, and the DP-900 analytics domain covers it alongside classic Azure services — including OneLake (Fabric's unified data lake) and Fabric Real-Time Intelligence for stream processing. Expect questions on where Fabric components fit alongside data warehousing and Power BI.

Microsoft's foundation-level data certification and a common on-ramp towards the Azure Database Administrator and Data Engineer certifications. Database administrator (entry route): Microsoft positions DP-900 as useful preparation for the Azure Database Administrator Associate certification. Data engineer (entry route): Microsoft positions DP-900 as useful preparation for the Azure Data Engineer Associate certification. Data analyst / business analyst: Covers the core data concepts and Power BI fundamentals an analyst uses day to day.

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DP-900 (Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals) is Microsoft's entry-level data certification. Verified against Microsoft Learn in September 2026: the skills measured were updated on 21 July 2026 and sit in four domains — Describe core data concepts (25–30%), Identify considerations for relational data on Azure (20–25%), Describe considerations for working with non-relational data on Azure (15–20%) and Describe an analytics workload on Azure (25–30%); the pass score is 700 out of 1000; Microsoft's fundamentals exams run 45 minutes; the UK price is £64 through Pearson VUE. The certification is Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals — beginner level, no expiry — and is useful preparation for (but not a prerequisite of) the Azure Database Administrator Associate and Azure Data Engineer Associate certifications. No coding or hands-on configuration is required for DP-900; it tests concepts and service capabilities. PassNova's questions are written from the four official DP-900 learning paths and use Microsoft's current terminology, including Microsoft Fabric and OneLake alongside the established Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage and Data Lake Storage services. Check the study guide before you book.