Recommended: Business Intelligence Certificate Program at SAIT

It seems there are no obvious boundaries between business intelligence (BI) and other careers, many people jumped into the business intelligence world in the last few years, no matter what their backgrounds are. Some modern BI tools allow people to quickly delve into data analysis world with ease. However, certain level of education on business intelligence will improve efficiency and help on skills advancement.

There are many BI training courses online or in schools.  However, most training courses are focusing on specific tools like Power BI, Tableau or Spotfire.  This type of training is like fast food: quick. If somebody wants to advance his or her data analytics skills,  good fundamental courses are needed. The business intelligence certificate program at SAIT is just the right program for data analytics gurus.

What is covered in the BI program at SAIT?

This program covers business analysis, data warehouse design theories, ETL, reporting, dashboard design and practical projects within 9 courses in 3 semesters.

Highlights in the program:

·        Read lots of books like Data literacy, Star Schema, Kimball Data Warehouse design toolkits, Business Intelligence Delivery, Introduction to Power BI and a few others

· Common toolsets: SQL Server, SSRS, SSIS, SSAS, Power BI, Tableau, Azure VM Server

· Newer technology: Build virtual machines and cloud technology

· Extra exercises: Read Azure Fundamental, Data Engineer, Power BI from Microsoft learn and complete exercises

· Projects: Build star schema data warehouse; complete ETL projects with SSIS; Deliver end results in SSRS, SSAS, Power BI and Tableau

· Experience: The program instructor has over 20 years data experience and his thoughts and a broad range of knowledge are invaluable

Through learning all these courses with practice, a solid data skills foundation will be built in 9 months. With all these in hand, there is a potential to upgrade the skillset in another newer program: Data Analytics at SAIT which is focusing on statistics and data science.

Given the current sluggish economy, many industries are lacking vitality. However, the data world is still very active and hungers for advanced data people. For those who are very serious and interested in data, analytics and data science, the Business Intelligence certificate program at SAIT will surely strengthen their data skills and enrich their knowledge base!