Learn Power BI from an Industry Expert
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Do you know what you need to know?
On the surface, Power BI looks like an easy to learn Microsoft tool, however what most people think they need to learn is often not even half of what they need. My live Power BI training course is conveniently split into 2 distinct learning days so that you can choose the level of learning that is right for you. Day one will teach you what you need to know to build reports and dashboards using data prepared by someone else. For those that want to learn more (e.g. business analysts, Excel power users), come back for day 2 and learn what you actually need to know to be good using this tool by enhancing the underlying data so you can extract the hidden insights.
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Power BI Training
Not all Microsoft Power BI training is made equal, and there are good reasons to work with an industry expert. When Matt first started training Power Pivot (DAX) and Power Query back in 2014, Power BI wasn’t even a thing. In fact Matt has been training Power BI for longer than Power BI has been a generally available software product. Today, Matt Allington provides Power BI Training in the form of:
Online Live Instructor Led
Excelerator BI Services
An Expert to Help You Succeed
Matt Allington is an industry recognised expert in Power BI training and has 30+ years experience in using data to deliver business value. Matt is a Microsoft MVP that specialises in Power BI, Power Pivot and Power Query. He brings his business and IT experience to the table to get fast and effective results and help you with general business data problem solving.
Matt is the author of the best selling books “Supercharge Power BI: Power BI is Better When you Learn to Write DAX” and “Supercharge Excel: When You Learn To Write DAX For Power Pivot”.
Matt developed and delivers the face-to-face (Live Instructor Led) Training Courses “Power BI for the Business Analyst” and “Demystifying DAX (Intermediate to Advanced)”.
Matt also developed the following Online Video Training Courses:
- Supercharge Power BI Online Training (with weekly live online Q&A sessions with Matt).
- Foundations of Power BI – Data to Dashboard
- Extracting Data Insights with DAX
Excelerator BI Blog
Why Did Microsoft Rename Datasets to Semantic Models?
In this article I’m going to talk about the recent change that Microsoft has made in renaming the underlying database used in Power BI from the term “dataset” to “semantic model” (or as I would call it, “semantic data model”). The Word “Semantic” Let me start by talking about the
Data Modelling for DirectQuery
In my last article I introduced the three different connectivity modes that are available for Power BI to fetch data from a source, with a specific focus on when and where to use DirectQuery connections. In this article I am going to go deeper and introduce the modelling aspects of a DirectQuery
Import vs DirectQuery in Power BI
Over the last few months, I have received a number of very similar questions at either one of our Live Training courses or from a student attending one of our Ask Anything Power BI Q&A sessions. These questions all revolved around DirectQuery and were often specifically about performance issues or
Sydney PUG Meetup – Ask Miguel Myers Anything
On 12th April 2023, Iman and I hosted Miguel Myers as our special guest at the Sydney Power BI User Group. Miguel is a visualisation guru from Microsoft and has worked there for many years. He has recently been assigned as the Product Manager for Visualisations in Power BI, and
Build a Power BI Paginated Report Online
Back in April 2022, I wrote an article called Poor Man’s Paginated Reports. That article covered an easy way to create a paginated report without having to learn how to use paginated report builder. Sometime since then, Microsoft has released the ability to create a simple paginate report online inside
Incremental Backup of PBIX Files
I do a lot of Power BI model and report development; maybe you do too. There’s nothing worse than spending an hour or so developing your model only to have something go wrong and you lose your work. Things that can go wrong include: Your PC/App crashes. Power BI does