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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

Foundations of Databricks and Financial Applications

  • Exploring the Databricks ecosystem
  • Understanding workflows for financial data analysis
  • Case studies: risk modeling, financial reporting, and audit logs

Initiating Work with Databricks Notebooks

  • Building and managing notebooks
  • Applying Python and SQL within Databricks
  • Collaborating through comments and version control

Data Acquisition and Purification

  • Importing financial data from CSVs, databases, and APIs
  • Leveraging Spark DataFrames for data cleansing and preparation
  • Managing missing values and statistical outliers

Transformation and Aggregation of Financial Data

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

Visualizing Financial Insights

  • Constructing dashboards using Databricks visualization tools
  • Tailoring charts for financial reporting
  • Exporting visuals for presentations or regulatory compliance reviews

Query Optimization and Delta Lake Utilization

  • Overview of Delta Lake architecture
  • Ensuring data reliability through ACID transactions
  • Enhancing performance via data partitioning

Collaboration, Automation, and Distribution

  • Overseeing access controls and permissions for finance teams
  • Scheduling automated jobs for routine reporting
  • Securing the export of data and results

Conclusion and Path Forward

Requirements

  • A foundational grasp of data analytics principles
  • Practical experience with Python or SQL
  • Knowledge of financial data structures and reporting standards

Target Participants

  • Financial analysts and business intelligence specialists
  • Data analysts operating within the finance industry
  • Data engineers assisting financial teams

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