Power BI Enterprise Solutions Workshop

Session description

The purpose of this 3-hour fast-paced workshop is to apply proven, enterprise-scale best practices for Business Intelligence solutions with Power BI. With focus on foundational and iterative model design, CI/CD, future growth, and scalability; the workshop covers data acquisition, query design, data modeling, and visual reporting. Students will learn to develop solutions for scale in an IT or multi-developer setting, this is not a beginner-level class on only visual design; you will see how to design an end-to-end solution.

Attendees & students should have strong desktop computer skills, experience with Information Technology projects, and at least entry-level experience working with relational data and queries. Some prior experience working with Power BI is recommended but not required. The instructor-presented workshop includes Student Labs and Instructor-Guided Demos.

Student labs are performed on the student’s desktop computer using local software and a local SQL Server instance, with the sample database provided. The labs include development of queries, data model, measures, and a report using enterprise-class design practices.

Bring your laptop with the following minimum configuration:

• Windows 10 or 11
• Local Admin rights
• 16 GB or RAM or more
• 1 GB of free storage on drive C: or more

Install the following free software before the cruise:

• Power BI Desktop – latest version from the Windows Store
• Tabular Editor 2
• DAX Studio
• SQL Server Developer Edition (2017 or newer with local Admin rights)
• SQL Server Management Studio

Paul Turley

Paul (Blog | LinkedIn | Twitter) is a Principal Consultant and Manager for 3Cloud Solutions, a Mentor and Microsoft Data Platform MVP. He consults, writes, speaks, teaches & blogs about business intelligence and reporting solutions. He works with companies around the world to model data, visualize and deliver critical information to make informed business decisions; using the Microsoft data platform and business analytics tools. He is a Director of the Oregon Data Community PASS chapter & user group, the author and lead author of Professional SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services and 14 other titles from Wrox & Microsoft Press.  Paul is a 2021 & 2022 FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect and holds several certifications related to the Microsoft Data Platform and Business Intelligence.