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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to Databricks and Financial Applications

  • Exploring the Databricks ecosystem
  • Overview of financial data analysis workflows
  • Use case examples: risk modeling, financial reporting, audit logs

Getting Started with Databricks Notebooks

  • Creating and navigating notebooks
  • Utilizing Python and SQL within Databricks
  • Collaborating through comments and version history

Data Ingestion and Cleaning

  • Importing financial data from CSVs, databases, and APIs
  • Leveraging Spark DataFrames for cleaning and preparation
  • Addressing missing values and outliers

Transforming and Aggregating Financial Data

  • Computing KPIs and financial ratios
  • Filtering, grouping, and pivoting datasets
  • Manipulating and resampling time series data

Visualizing Financial Insights

  • Building dashboards with Databricks visual tools
  • Tailoring charts for financial reporting
  • Exporting visuals for presentations or regulatory review

Optimizing Queries and Leveraging Delta Lake

  • Fundamentals of Delta Lake architecture
  • ACID transactions and data integrity
  • Enhancing performance through data partitioning

Collaboration, Scheduling, and Sharing

  • Managing access and permissions for finance teams
  • Scheduling jobs for automated reporting
  • Securely exporting data and results

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A foundational understanding of data analysis concepts
  • Practical experience with Python or SQL
  • Familiarity with financial data types and reporting standards

Target Audience

  • Financial analysts and business intelligence specialists
  • Data analysts operating within the finance sector
  • Data engineers supporting financial teams

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