Transform your raw data files into robust, auditable data lake tables with database-like guarantees. This Short Course was created to help data professionals accomplish reliable data lake management with transactional integrity and versioning capabilities.
Apply Data Lake Transactions & Versioning
Apply Data Lake Transactions & Versioning
This course is part of Modern Data Architecture & Lakehouse Engineering Specialization
Instructor: Hurix Digital
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2 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Transactional storage layers ensure data lake reliability, supporting concurrent operations and maintaining integrity.
Version control in data lakes enables auditing, compliance, time-travel queries, and error recovery for production systems.
Schema evolution strategies help data systems adapt to business changes while maintaining backward compatibility.
Converting raw files to transactional formats is a key pattern supporting both analytics and operational reliability.
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February 2026
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There are 2 modules in this course
Learners will understand why transactional features are essential for data lake reliability, explore the fundamental concepts of ACID transactions and versioning, and learn how to convert existing Parquet tables to transactional Delta format.
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2 videos1 reading2 assignments
Learners will execute atomic write and delete operations with conditions, query historical table versions for audit purposes, verify rollback capabilities through version history, and demonstrate mastery through hands-on lab work and comprehensive assessment.
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