August 2024 - Power BI Notable Links Newsletter

August 2024 - Power BI Notable Links Newsletter

Welcome to the 26th edition of the Power BI Notable Links Newsletter! The goal of this publication is to share and promote information, knowledge, resources, and more about Power BI. There are no affiliate links or advertising inside the content.? As a Power BI enthusiast, I invite you to share this newsletter with your network and contribute to the content by recommending an update. Take a moment and post a comment, recommendation, or ask the community a question. Have a great summer and thanks again for scrolling through! For the love of…. #powerbi

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1. Power BI Notable Links – Complete Tutorial

Microsoft Learn Power BI #powerbi

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One of the best places to start learning Power BI for free is directly from Microsoft.? Check out the learning paths at Microsoft Learn.? Browse all courses, learning paths, and modules here.



2. Power BI Notable Links – Tips and Tricks

Here are the top ten Power BI tips and tricks. #powerbi

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1.??? Tips and tricks for creating reports in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

2.??? Tips and tricks for formatting in reports - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

3.??? Top 10 Power BI Tips and Tricks for Better Reports - ZoomCharts Power BI Custom Visuals Blog

4.??? MS Power BI Hacks: The Ultimate Guide - Red Level (redlevelgroup.com)

5.??? Unlock Your Creativity with the Power BI Tips Theme Generator: Exciting New Features! –

6.??? (177) 10 Power BI Tips for Better Dashboards | Are you using these in your Power BI reports? - YouTube

7.??? Power Query Archives - Goodly

8.??? DAX Archives - Goodly

9.??? Develop Paginated Report using Power BI Report Builder - Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Tips and Tricks (inogic.com)

10.??????????????????? (177) Improve your POWER BI Reports with 3 crazy tricks in 3 minutes ?? - YouTube

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Here are the top five Power BI report design mistakes you should avoid.? #powerbi

·? Overcomplicating Visuals: Using too many charts, graphs, and visuals can make a dashboard cluttered and hard to understand. It's important to keep visuals simple and focused on the key metrics.

·? Ignoring Data Quality: Poor data quality can lead to incorrect insights and decisions. Always ensure that the data being used is clean, accurate, and up-to-date before building reports and dashboards.

·? Neglecting Performance Optimization: Large datasets and complex calculations can slow down Power BI reports. Optimize data models, use efficient DAX formulas, and apply proper indexing to ensure smooth performance.

·? Lack of User-Centered Design: Failing to design dashboards with the end-user in mind can result in reports that are difficult to use and interpret. Understand the needs and preferences of the target audience to create intuitive and actionable dashboards.

·? Inadequate Security Measures: Power BI reports often contain sensitive data. Failing to implement proper security measures, such as row-level security, can lead to unauthorized access to confidential information. Always ensure that data access is appropriately restricted.

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3. Power BI Notable Links – Power BI Challenges

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Here’s a short list of handpicked places you can participate in Power BI challenges!? These are great to learn and see what others created. Never stop learning #powerbi

Work Out Wednesday (WOW) – Latest Power BI Challenges

Maven Analytics –Select “Data Challenges”

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4. Power BI Notable Links - Featured Book

This month’s featured book is Microsoft Power BI Cookbook Third Edition by Greg Deckler and Brett Powell #powerbi?

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5. Power BI Notable Links - YouTube

Here’s a small list of some of the best YouTube content.?If you know others you would like to recommend, tell me?here?please!?#powerbi

Top Viewed Power BI Videos

Power BI Tutorial From Beginner to Pro ? Desktop to Dashboard in 60 Minutes ?

Power BI Tutorial for Beginners 2022 (Introduction to Power BI )

Power BI Full Course - Learn Power BI in 4 Hours | Power BI Tutorial for Beginners | Edureka

How to use Microsoft Power BI - Tutorial for Beginners

How to build Power BI Dashboards - FREE Download

What is Power BI?

How Power Query Will Change the Way You Use Excel

How to easily automate boring Excel tasks with Power Query!

Build a Slicer Panel in Power BI and take it to the next level

Power BI Tutorial for Beginners - Basics and Beyond

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Great You Tube Channels to Subscribe

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Access Analytic

Analytics Extra

Alex the Analyst

Arpita's Tech Corner

Avi Singh – PowerBIPro

BI Elite

BI Gorilla

Chandoo

Chris Wagner Data God

Curbal

Dhruvin Shah

Excel Off the Grid

Goodly

Guy in a Cube

How to Power BI

Kevin Stratvert

Learnit Training

Leila Gharani

Microsoft Power BI

MyOnlineTrainingHub

Pavan Lalwani

Power BI How To

Pragmatic Works

RADACAD

SQLBI

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?6. Power BI Notable Links - People to Follow

Over the years I’ve seen posts from people where they are unhappy with their LinkedIn feed.? We have all been there. What I can tell you is if you connect or follow these people listed below and turn on notifications for each person, your feed will be buzzing with more than 50+ great posts about Power BI every single day!? ?I will add more each month.?If you can recommend someone (or yourself), let me know?here?please ~ always glad to add and follow.?#powerbi



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Abhinav Singh

Adewale Yusuf (MVP, MCSA, MCDA, MCT)

Alberto Ferrari

Aleksandra Godlewska

Alex Freberg

Amit Chandak

Andrzej Leszkiewicz

Arno Wakfer

Arpita Ghosh

Ashvini Patawar

Bas Dohmen

Benoit Fedit

Brian Julius

Celia Alves

Chandeep Chhabra

Chris Dutton

Chris Webb

Christopher Wagner

Clay Cooper

Daniil Maslyuk

David Giraldo

David Langer

Dhruvin Shah

Gini von Courter

Grant Gamble

Gustaw Dudek?

Helen Wall

Henk Vlootman

Idriss Shatila

Imke Feldmann

Jeremy Anderson

John MacDougall

Junaid Sayyed

Kávási Mihály MCSE, MCT, FTRSA

Kerry Kolosko

Kevin Stratvert

Kristine Kolodziejski

Leila Etaati

Leila Gharani

Lulu Bind Abbas

Mara Pereria

Marco Russo

Mark Proctor

Mark Walter

Mary-Jo Diepeveen

Matt Allington

Melissa Coates

Michael Carlo

Michael Hewitt

Michiel Rozema

Mynda Treacy

Parvinder Chana

Pascal Kiefer

Paul Peton

Pragati Jain

Rajendra Ongole

Ravit Jain

Reid Havens

Reza Rad

Rick de Groot

Rishi Sapra ACA, MCT, Microsoft MVP?

Ruth Pozuelo Martinez

Sam McKay, CFA

Savannah Dill

Seth Bauer

Shawn Sissenwein

Soheil Bakhshi?

Tim Weinzapfel

Warren Dean

Wyn Hopkins

Yuki K

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7. Power BI Notable Links - Website to Visit

Here’s a small list this month of some great websites to visit and bookmark!?I have found many of these have a ton of free content, downloads, videos, walkthroughs, and how-to’s!?Plus, many of these websites have the most updated content ~ stay current!??#powerbi

Can you recommend a website??Let me know?here?please.

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Access Analytic

Alex the Analyst

Ben’s Blog??

BI Polar

BI Samuri

Bravo.bi

Chris Webb’s BI Blog

Christian Steven BI Blog

Coates Data Strategies

Curbal.com

DataTale

Data Goblins

Data on Dave

Data Pears

Data Savvy

Datachant.com

DAX.do

DAX.Guide

DAXformatter.com

DAXPatterns.com?

Enterprise DNA

Esbrina-ba

Excel Off the Grid

Excelerator BI

FourMoo

Goodly

Guy in a Cube

Havens Consulting

Kasper on BI

Kerry Kolosko

Kratos BI

Learn Data Insights

Maven Analytics

Not a Pickle

OkViz.com

Onyx Data

Power BI Guide

Power BI Map

Power of Business Intelligence

PowerBI.Tips

PowerPlatformTrainings.com

Pragmatic Works

Practice Dataset v3.0.1

RADACAD

Reza’s Blog

Self-Service BI

Skillwave.training

SQLBI on GitHub

SQLBI.com

StoryBI.com

Sumproduct.com

Zebra BI

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8. Power BI Notable Links - Certification Info

Updated monthly, here’s the best place to go for Microsoft certifications.?www.aka.ms/TrainCertPoster.?From here, you can click through directly to Microsoft Learn and everything you wanted to know about certifications is listed here.?On the poster itself, you can click on individual role-based certs to go directly to the certification page.?

There are lots of ways to prepare for a Microsoft certification and one way that is VERY COMMON and RECOMMENDED is to go through all the Microsoft Learn content on the certification page.?Regardless of your skill level, you absolutely need to master the content there so if you are already well versed in Power BI, you can probably rapidly review.?If you are new, this is the place to start!?#powerbi?



9. Power BI Notable Links - Books

Spending only 30 minutes a day learning a single concept, formula, or method is equivalent to 182.5 hours/year.?How much can you learn in 182 hours??What if you went all in and turned off the TV and spent 4 hours/day??That’s 1,460 hours/year!!!?Adults learn by doing and many of these books come with complete downloads of example content that is directly covered in the book, so you are not just reading the book and looking at figures and images, you are in Power BI at the same time reviewing the examples and content printed in the book.?In addition, the frequency of daily small lessons (or big gulps hahaha) significantly increases your retention factor.?None of these links are affiliate or advertisements. I own many of these in my private library and they are highly recommended.??#powerbi

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Do you have a great book to recommend??Let me know?here.













10. Power BI Notable Links - Content from Microsoft

There’s a TON of Microsoft content and knowing where it’s at and what is the most useful can be a challenge.?Here’s a small list of the most frequently visited Microsoft Power BI pages.?If you know of others, please?share.?#powerbi

Microsoft Learn

Exam PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst

Microsoft Power BI Blog

Microsoft Doc – Power BI

Microsoft Doc – Power Query

Microsoft Doc - DAX

Microsoft Doc – M-code

Microsoft MVP Directory

Microsoft Power BI Community

Microsoft Power BI Download Page

Microsoft AppSource Download Page

Microsoft Power BI Pricing Page

Microsoft Power BI GitHub

Microsoft Power BI Adoption Roadmap

Microsoft Power BI Implementation Planning

Microsoft Power BI Security White Paper Page

Microsoft Power BI Enterprise Deployment White Paper

Microsoft Power BI Premium Deployment White Paper

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?11. Power BI Notable Links – Interview Questions

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Are you interviewing for a Power BI position soon? Get up to speed on interview questions with a handful of great hand-picked websites to help you ace the interview! #powerbi

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40 Power BI Interview Questions (With Sample Answers)

Top 100+ Power BI Interview Questions and Answers for 2022: Experienced and Scenario Based Questions

Top Power BI Interview Questions and Answers for 2022

25 Must-Know Power BI Interview Questions and Answers (2022)

130+ Power BI Interview Questions and Answers

50 Power BI interview questions to evaluate candidates’ skills

Interview Questions and Answers

Power BI Interview Questions and Answers (2022)

70+ Power BI Interview Questions and Answers

Top 45 Power BI Interview Questions and Answers To Prepare

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The goal of this publication is to share and promote information, knowledge, resources, and more about Power BI. There are no affiliate links or advertising inside the content.? As a Power BI enthusiast, I invite you to share this newsletter with your network and contribute to the content by recommending an update. Take a moment and post a comment or ask the community a question. When I find new content or it is?recommended, my attempt is to include it here.?If you haven’t subscribed yet, I invite you to subscribe.?#powerbi?



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Thomas Rice, PMP?is the author of?Power BI Notable Links?and is a Microsoft Certified Professional.?With more than 20 years of operations experience, my passion and hobbies are Power BI, DAX, M-code, Excel, and all things Power Platform related.?I am a Senior IT Applications Project Manager at EMCOR Facilities Services.?

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