Oct 2022 - Power BI Notable Links Newsletter
Welcome to the 4th 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 September and thanks again for scrolling through! For the love of…. #powerbi ??
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1. Power BI Notable Links - Featured Website
This month’s featured website is Power BI Guide (pbi.guide)! ?I have been following Power BI & Excel guru Wyn Hopkins for many years on LinkedIn.?This is an awesome site specifically tailored to support new comers to Power BI with an Excel background.?There’s an accompanying book, which is in my personal library, and contains everything you need to get started in Power BI.??In addition, the site features some of the BEST resources from books, videos, blogs, Power Query, and more!?A must visit!!! Goes without saying, follow Wyn on LinkedIn and turn on notifications for all new posts.?#powerbi ??
2. Power BI Notable Links - Featured Blog
I really like this blog (datasavvy.me) from Meagan Longoria! The content is updated frequently, with relevant posts and offers a deep category on Power BI. Meagan is also active on LinkedIn, and I encourage you to follow and turn on notifications for all new posts.?The blog has a clean and crisp look and feel, and you can skill up by visiting this blog and reading articles.?#powerbi ??
3. Power BI Notable Links - Featured Author
Soheil Bakhshi is the founder of Data Vizioner and is a sought after BI consultant. Working in data and analytics for more than 20 years, Soheil’s experience lies in Microsoft BI, Data Warehousing, and Power BI platform. He possesses MSCE, MCSA certifications and is a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional). He has a passion for sharing knowledge via his website and speaking at conferences and Power BI community events locally and globally. In following his desire for simplicity and efficiency, he is behind Power BI community tools and commercial products such as Power BI Exporter and Power BI Documenter. ?#powerbi ??
4. Power BI Notable Links - Featured Book
This month’s featured book is Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide, Third Edition from Devin Knight, and team! The ultimate beginner's guide to data modeling, visualization, digital storytelling, and more is available through the “Early Access” program at Packt, with a publication date December 2022. ?Take advantage of the unlocked chapter at Packt and browse through the book online!?With 207 pages and updated content, ?this quick start guide is highly recommended!?#powerbi???
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
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Great You Tube Channels to Subscribe
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 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 ??
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!?
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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 ??
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 ??
11. Power BI Notable Links – Interview Questions
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 ??
Top 100+ Power BI Interview Questions and Answers for 2022: Experienced and Scenario Based Questions
12. Power BI Notable Links - About –?www.pbinl.com
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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???
Thomas Rice, PMP?is the author of?Power BI Notable Links?and is a Microsoft Certified Power BI Data Analyst and a Certified Excel Expert.?With more than 15 years of operations experience, my passion and hobbies are Power BI, DAX, M-code, SQL, Excel, and all things Power BI related.?I am a Senior Project Manager at EMCOR Facilities Services.?
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