Microsoft Fabric: Spark & the Capacity Metrics App for Lakehouses

Skillsoft issued completion badges are earned based on viewing the percentage required or receiving a passing score when assessment is required. Spark is a key technology on Fabric Lakehouses, and a fundamental part of the DP-600 test curriculum. In this course, you’ll learn how Apache Spark integrates with Microsoft Fabric to handle large-scale data processing through distributed computing. First, learn about Spark pools and study the role of the T-SQL endpoint. Create Fabric shortcuts, set up storage accounts, enable hierarchical namespaces, and use Shared Access Signatures (SAS) to link these sources and build Delta tables from the connected data. Next, create notebooks with Apache Spark in Microsoft Fabric, run PySpark and SparkSQL commands, monitor resource usage and learn how to associate lakehouses with notebooks. Finally, explore the Microsoft Fabric Capacity Metrics App, tracking capacity units (CUs), managing SKUs, and handling overages and throttling. Complete the course by installing the app, entering your Fabric capacity ID, and using charts to analyze utilization metrics. This course is part of a series that prepares learners for Exam DP-600: Implementing Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric.