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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to Databricks and Financial Use Cases

  • Exploring the Databricks ecosystem
  • An overview of financial data analysis workflows
  • Use case examples: risk modelling, financial reporting, and audit logs

Getting Started with Databricks Notebooks

  • Creating and navigating notebooks
  • Leveraging Python and SQL within Databricks
  • Collaborating using comments and version history

Data Ingestion and Cleaning

  • Importing financial data from CSV files, databases, and APIs
  • Employing Spark DataFrames for cleaning and preparation
  • Managing missing values and outliers

Transforming and Aggregating Financial Data

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

Visualising Financial Insights

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

Optimising Queries and Using Delta Lake

  • Introduction to Delta Lake architecture
  • ACID transactions and data reliability
  • 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 solid grasp of data analysis concepts
  • Proficiency in Python or SQL
  • Familiarity with financial data types and reporting standards

Target Audience

  • Financial analysts and business intelligence professionals
  • Data analysts operating within the finance sector
  • Data engineers providing support to financial teams

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  • Customised Content: We adapt the syllabus and practical exercises to the real goals and needs of your project.
  • Flexible Schedule: Dates and times adapted to your team's agenda.
  • Format: Online (live), In-company (at your offices), or Hybrid.
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