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reddit.com › r/powerbi › where can i learn powerbi from beginner to advanced level?

r/PowerBI on Reddit: Where can I learn Powerbi from Beginner to Advanced level?

November 22, 2024 -

I want to become a data analyst, looking for a job in that field. Where can I learn from beginner to advanced level online?

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Microsoft has his own courses online you should check them out. its called pl-300

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r/PowerBI on Reddit: Paid PowerBI Courses Worth It?

March 25, 2024 -

I’m a senior manager and have recently had a data analyst put under me as one of the many areas I oversee. I am mostly a hobbyist when it comes to data analysis and visualization but I can tell he has a lot to learn. Besides linking him up with other analytics groups in the company, I want to get approval for him to attend training the company would pay for. I think he needs to work on Dax and I guess I would say the aesthetic side of things. Any recommendations? Open to free training too, but those lend themselves more to being done on your own time, and I’m not sure he’s really got that motivation in him.

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Everything on this list: https://aka.ms/zerodimes Also send him to a Dashboard in a Day event. https://aka.ms/nextdiad

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Honestly no. A happy hour paid for by the company with the other data analyst groups for him to network and get resources he can reach out to is more important.

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r/PowerBI on Reddit: What is the best PowerBi course

May 15, 2025 -

Our corporation wants everything to be on PowerBi going forward but has provided no resources to do so. My manager said they are willing to pay for a course to learn it, what is the best one paid or unpaid? Any certifications?

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Check out Maven Analytics

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Our team bought a few SQLBI courses last year. They’re pricey, but we share the login amongst 4 engineers. I had been working with Power BI for 3/4 years, and was self taught Dax. Probably would have rated myself an honest 5 before the course. A true 5, not an interview 5. I could do any basics, understood architecture, advanced dax functions, etc. but didn’t understand how Power BI really worked under the hood. You can probably see my post history for a rough timeline. Lol. After the course, I would say I’m at about a 7/8 depending on the day. It may not sound like much, but 5->7 changes between “Is that possible?” to “What is the best process to do this?” It also helps me think less of “How can I make my Dax do what I want” to more “How can I change my architecture to do what I want, and sprinkle in some DAX for flavor?” I understand the engine and limitations much better, I can optimize my DAX, and I can push way outside the box of traditional Power BI. There is an incredible world of workarounds in Power Bi, and it taught me the missing pieces to really hit the next level in my career. My $.02 for what it’s worth. Also took the enterprise DNA course, was a waste of time.

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r/PowerBI on Reddit: Best course to learn PowerBI?

August 12, 2024 -

I am planning to learn powerBI. I have started in Udemy - Maven Analytics. Would anyone recommend to do this as a starter course? And after that what course would you suggest to learn advanced? TIA

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If you want to pay, spqlbi is the best by far in the long run. One of the only platforms that teach actual ways of solving complex dax equations. A lot of their videos are on youtube for free too. Others have listed good alternatives but i just think sqlbi will teach the best practices for long term advanced development. I would have said enterprisedna is decent as well, but Sam's unprofessionalism on reddit the other day will have me say, go find alternatives. Plus i found out they ripped off some tools other developers made without giving them credit, which is sketchy. And lastly, i have to give GuyInACube youtube channel a shoutout. Awesome youtube channel, they seem like great people and push out a ton of great content.

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I will recommend MS Learn it is complete.

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r/PowerBI on Reddit: What’s the best online training for BI?

February 20, 2023 -

I’m a total beginner but need to start using power BI for work. What’s the best online training tool? Ideally would be free, but I’m happy to pay a small fee <$50 if necessary.

Thanks

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honestly you dont need any paid online courses to learn powerBI. the important parts can all be learned from youtube or by simply reading microsofts own documentation. everything else is just experience.

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I really got a lot from the Maven Analytics course on Udemy

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r/PowerBI on Reddit: Recommendations for online Power BI courses

January 18, 2023 -

I am looking for an online Power BI course that could help me to connect various data sources with the dashboard so that I could automate the process of dashboard updates.

I have basic knowledge of Power BI and have created a few dashboards using Excel data but would now like to combine cloud-based sources as well.

My company would be paying for the course. So any good quality suggestions for it would be welcome

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Maybe Udemy, but honestly hands on mixed with Guy In a Cube YouTube channel with a little bit of googling does the trick.

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MS learning path

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r/PowerBI on Reddit: Best free course

October 29, 2023 -

Hi everyone! I’m very new to power BI, what would you say it’s the best way to learn it (mainly for data analysis). Would you recommend any online free course?

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Microsoft Power BI : Official channel with Power BI updates and guides. Beginner: Power BI Guy : Mike Carlo’s channel for practical Power BI advice. Guy in a Cube : Videos by Adam and Patrick, who share Power BI tips. Learnit Training : This channel offers comprehensive Power BI courses for beginners and intermediate learners. Their "Power BI: The Complete 2023 Bootcamp" course is a great option if you want to learn everything you need to know about Power BI from scratch. Intermediate: Enterprise DNA : This channel is run by Reza Radfar, a Power BI expert and founder of Enterprise DNA. They offer a mix of free and paid Power BI courses, covering everything from basic reporting to advanced DAX (Data Analysis Expressions). Curbal : Ruth’s channel for easy-to-follow Power BI lessons. BI Elite : Advanced Power BI tutorials by Parker Stevens. Advanced: RADACAD : This channel is run by Jeff Matthews, a Power BI expert and founder of RADACAD. They offer in-depth tutorials on advanced Power BI topics, such as performance optimization and data modeling. SQLBI : Learn DAX and data modeling from Marco and Alberto. Leila Gharani : This channel is run by Leila Gharani, a Power BI expert and founder of Leila Gharani Power BI Solutions. She offers a variety of Power BI tutorials and tips, covering both basic and advanced topics.

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There are no "best" free course, all the resources that other commenters mentioned are good, but which one is the best depends on which style do you prefer. The number of courses available can be overwhelming, so my advice would be to just try one of them, see if you can easily follow the course, and continue until the end if it suits you. After you completed a course, do not search for another course. Straightaway look for your own dataset to practice. And then practice again. And practice again. And again. As you practice with different kind of datasets and use cases, you will need to google/ask around on how to solve different issues. That is how you will learn the most.

reddit.com › r/powerbi › what’s the best power bi course for a complete beginner?

r/PowerBI on Reddit: What’s the best Power BI course for a complete beginner?

June 14, 2025 -

Hi,

I'm looking for a good Power BI course for beginners. I'm currently taking one on Udemy, but it's not very helpful. I’ve searched a lot, but haven’t found anything practical or project-based. I’d love something with real-life projects, especially in procurement or finance—any suggestions?

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I did the ‘dashboard in a day’ on the Microsoft website. It was free and with a provider called rupe who were excellent. Would definitely recommend.

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reddit.com › r/powerbi › what is the best place to learn power bi?

r/PowerBI on Reddit: What is the best place to learn Power BI?

September 12, 2020 -

I want to learn Microsoft Power BI from scratch, and I have some experience in Microsoft Excel and I tried to read Microsoft docs about power bi but it's confusing, so can any one please suggest me a website or any YouTube channel or any paid service where I can learn in depth.

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First off, I'm still a novice as well. But "Guy in a Cube" is a great channel on YouTube with lots of "how to's" for Power BI. I've learned a lot from them.

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The bulk of what I have learned has been from trial and error working with my own data on my own projects and searching for help if/when I get stumped on something. Following tutorials was generally a waste of time for me. The one source I will say is useful is if you can find samples of PBI reports and dashboards that others have produced so you can copy some of their formatting ideas. Other than that, you really have to roll up your sleeves and try out some things on your own. Oh, and above all else, make sure you know what you are doing with your data sources. If you know SQL, great. If you know where the flaws are in your data, even better. Preparing and loading the data is 1/3 the battle, creating DAX measures is another 1/3 of the battle, and the final 1/3 is layout and design.

Find elsewhere

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reddit.com › r/powerbi › best way to learn powerbi?

r/PowerBI on Reddit: Best way to learn PowerBI?

July 27, 2022 -

Are there any YouTubers/service providers that can really teach PowerBI well?

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bunches - some i've looked at: Guy in a Cube Radacad SQLBI Even after using pbi since 2015 i get things from them i havent seen before

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Microsoft has partners that put on "Dashboard in a Day" workshops...they are free and pretty good! https://events.microsoft.com/en-us/allevents/?search=Dashboard%20in%20a%20Day&clientTimeZone=1

reddit.com › r/powerbi › best step by step power bi course recommendations please.

r/PowerBI on Reddit: Best step by step Power BI course recommendations please.

July 17, 2023 -

Hello everyone! I have just started learning power BI tool at my internship and would love to expand my knowledge and gain advanced learning in DAX.

Currently i am just updating the pre-made visuals at work and trying to modify the dashboard with whatever limited knowledge i have and by googling the queries here and there. But I want to be expert in this and know the tool inside out.

Please suggest some resources that I can follow along and learn everything in power BI up to date.

Thank you :)

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For Dax have a look at SQLbi.com free courses and a number of free resources

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Hi. I am a business analyst working at BlinkIt India. I was faced with the task of learning PowerBI during my work. I came across this amazing course by CrookshanksAcademy.com . It is not a very long course but has everything that is required to make you a PowerBI expert - no more no less. It's compeletely ***FREE*** of cost. So, I recommend you do check out their certified PowerBI course here: https://www.crookshanksacademy.com/challenge-page/powerbicourse

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r/PowerBI on Reddit: Is there any Power BI course which is valuable but less expensive??

June 4, 2024 -

Is there any PowerBI course that is reputed & worldwide accepted? I've noticed it's essential for Business Analyst jobs..
Please recommend a good course that will add value to my CV & my budget is <3k INR. Thanks!

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If you are getting into DAX then shout out for Elements of DAX by Brian Grant . Its free, breaks down DAX into great conceptual chunks, introduces functions at an appropriate pace, and builds upon itself gradually until you can think in DAX (which is a different skill from thinking in either Excel formulas or SQL queries). We've put my team (8 data/dashboard devs) through it for learning DAX and consider it better than what is generally available on Udemy, Datacamp, Enterprise DNA, and maybe even SQLBI (controversial opinion I know), all of which we've tried before. Note that if you want worldwide acceptance then the other best option is Power BI on Microsoft Learn . Its free and you only pay if you want to get certified.

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Dashboard in a day is free and held by Microsoft. It’s a good starting point

reddit.com › r/powerbi › i've seen the recommended courses to learn power bi, but does anyone have any further recommendations?

r/PowerBI on Reddit: I've seen the recommended courses to learn power bi, but does anyone have any further recommendations?

June 14, 2020 -

Perhaps paid courses or otherwise? I want to further my knowledge of the system and my company has offered to pay for my development. Any recommendations for courses?

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I like to learn from Books. I don't think anyone would argue the important of DAX for power BI. This is the book I read: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1615470522/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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I'm really happy with Power BI Master Classes, available on Udemy and taught by Ian Littlejohn. Very reasonably priced, just wait for a sale (which seems pretty frequent). I paid around $11-12 per course. I started with the Data Models and DAX Formulas 2020 course a few weeks ago, since I specifically wanted to get better at DAX. However, it was such a thorough course, I went back and also purchased Query Editor [2020 Edition] and Dashboards and Power BI Service 2020.

reddit.com › r/powerbi › are there any in depth free courses that you recommend?

r/PowerBI on Reddit: Are there any in depth free courses that you recommend?

October 20, 2024 -

I’m currently the lead on a project in work to use power bi to understand our data better. I’m struggling a bit, as the title suggests, do any of you know of free in depth courses or YouTube I can do?

Thanks for all your help

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Microsoft learn is the primary resource, its free. Work through the pl300 learning path and top up with YT on topics that are a bit tricky to see more in depth explanations with more real world examples. "DAX guide" is also one of the best resources. If you are coming from Excel you will be very frustrated initially. Things "that just take 2 seconds" seem very hard in PBI. For a while you will wonder what the point is, until one day you will have the "ah hah" moment and from that point on you will understand. The first major difference is the data has to formatted correctly and (mostly) only has column context which is wierd when you come from spreadsheets where everything is row and column context A1, B6 etc. Master Power Query to clean and tidy your data and load it into Power BI. That's right there are basically two separate programs within PBI desktop. That confuses people. When your data is in PBI from Power query the next whole new world is data modelling, joining tables together with relationships. This is an entire skill in itself. Then DAX for calculated columns just like excel formulas in tables. Although familiar, with experience you understand they should only be used as last resort. Measures, the secret sauce that turbocharges your content. Little variables that can be used almost anywhere to bring hugely powerful insight into data. Visuals and thier formatting with hundreds of options on each one. Play with the ones from the store but 90% of work is achieved with just the standard visuals but there is a massive, deep rabbit hole of custom visuals Finally, the top tier of "I understand this" is filter context. Which is how all these elements work together to create incredible depth of analysis on a single page. Good luck.

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Alex the Analyst https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUaB-1hjhk8HqnmK0gQhfmIdCbxwoAoys&si=JGdwZ38bORWcnfvT 2. Chandoo https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmejDGrsgFyDMME3o2CamamZ8w9NxSWWo&si=2_r7rWbQV3R-BhaI 3. Analytics with Nag https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjNd3r1KLjQt0xN_y8F6BSIOVNvdQmq4d&si=gsH-QjS1zlZhh023

reddit.com › r/powerbi › i'm already a bi developer. which course can i take to be among the best?

r/PowerBI on Reddit: I'm already a BI Developer. Which course can I take to be among the best?

March 28, 2025 -

I've done the free SQL BI courses, and the advanced DAX Maven Analytics course. The only option I know of are the SQL BI paid courses, but if I'm putting that much money on something, I need to know my options. Thank you.

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You should definitely continue learning and absorbing information, but I don’t think you necessarily need to do this through paid courses. I continue learning by reading and trying to help with questions here, subscribing to YouTubers, and following or connecting with Microsoft MVPs and employees on LinkedIn. What is your motivation for wanting to be among the best? I don’t think I’m in the top 3% in the world but I think it would be fair to say I’m in n the top 5% in my organisation and possibly top 10% in my country (Australia) and I’ve taken no formal training. I have 5 years of experience with Power BI and 2 more years of experience with Excel Power Query before that and now I teach a paid course on intro to Power BI. From what I’ve seen the most capable Power BI Developers are not valued only for their knowledge and expertise on the tools but what they bring in terms of the soft skills like gathering requirements, working together with stakeholders, upskilling junior team members, gaining the confidence to present to senior leaders, and also being able to effectively articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences. There is no course for this. You hone these skills over time. If you are seeking more hard skills from courses though, I would stick with SQL BI. I know that Microsoft employees take those courses (e.g. Adam and Patrick from the Cube) and probably others too. I would love to take their courses, and I hope to one day when I can justify the expense or make the business case to my employer for them to reimburse me, but I know I’m not there yet and I might never get there and I’m ok with that. Learning Power BI skills is not a sprint. It’s not even a marathon. It’s a lifestyle. Enjoy the ride. 🕶️

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Course won't make you the best. Real-world experience will.

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r/PowerBI on Reddit: How to learn everything in powerBI from scratch?

November 17, 2024 -

As the title suggests, I am looking to learn everything there is in powerBI. I want to learn right from data modelling, to learning advanced DAX to being good at creating aesthetic designs. I am decent at powerBI, but struggle with understanding complex DAX, or understanding how to arrange data in the most optimised way(star schema, one single fact table etc.) Currently I am working on a survey data, and the person helping me suggested that I unpivot the rows to make my job easier and it never even struck me that it could be done. So how do I reach that level and where do I start? I want to know what all to cover so that I know I have covered the basics of all topics. Thanks in advance!!

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I purchased the udemy course and follow it. Good start for building the first dashboard and explore the function I had experience in Power Query so very quickly understand the concept of data cleaning and transform For visualization, it is easy. But the hardest part is to choose the “right” chart to deliver your information. video from youtube can give you on tips Dax is tough and hard for excel user. Measure and filter concept is quiet blur because the result is not a table, not a row, not a value, but it will change bases on filter. Fortunate, dax built on power pivot so a old book on power pivot can help u with dax. Reading that and follow that book so you can understand how to write the dax fomular and because it use power pivot and excel so the outcome is very easy to catch up

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Start by using the Microsoft Learn path and the resources provided by the sub's sidebar.

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r/PowerBI on Reddit: Best free online courses for power bi?

January 2, 2022 -

I'm a beginner in data management and reporting work, I have been working with excel and power point for the last 3 years, since I graduated college.

I see great opportunities in this area in the report automation sector, especially in power bi, but I have found that it is more difficult to learn than excel, in excel, most of the information you can find on the internet, but in power bi you have to devise it yourself.

Could you recommend me some online free courses to learn the use of this tool?

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The Guy in a Cube series on YouTube is a great series for beginner to advanced. Though their show is about topics versus a full on class.

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I’d start with the official Microsoft content https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/powerplatform/power-bi

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r/PowerBI on Reddit: Which is the best course in udemy for PowerBi which covers all the aspects? I'm planning to take Microsoft - PowerBi certification

February 11, 2024 -

Please suggest free ones or low cost courses

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Might be ridiculed for saying this but I have started a Datacamp subscription for 30£ a month, which gives a 50% off exam fees if you complete the course. So my math suggests that if I complete the course within the next two months I will break even when sitting the exam (:

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I think Maven stuff is great but also Microsoft Learn and their learning paths are great too. Free and you can take practice tests. The exam and Microsoft Learn and very well aligned, additionally during the exam you are allowed to use Microsoft learn as a quick resource. So can’t hurt to get familiar with navigating it.

reddit.com › r/powerbi › give me your best powerbi training resource

r/PowerBI on Reddit: Give me your best PowerBI training resource

January 5, 2024 -

I'm an experienced analyst but only recently getting introduced as we transition our reporting off other platforms like MicroStrategy. I've used Tableau on & off for almost a decade and am really experienced with SQL. Have a bit of DAX experience going back to the introduction of PowerPivot and what little I've done exploring PowerBI.

What's your go to courses for learning PowerBI? Bonus, if you've got any great suggestions for data modeling for Power BI

If I don't have access to PowerBI platform/server via work, it's it possible to get a trial/free license with a personal email account?

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Maven Analytics Also available on Udemy if your company has Udemy license, but I paid for it directly with Maven

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Super biased but as far as DAX goes, none other than SQLBI's Mastering DAX Video Course or in person training.

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r/PowerBI on Reddit: Datacamp Power BI courses worth it?

June 7, 2024 - I subscribed for yearly last year, paid around 65$. I also took SQL courses there, which is really needed in my job. And now I'm trying to finish DA Analyst with Python. DataCamp is good but like everyone says you cannot rely on one source. Continue this thread Continue this thread ... I think they are good. Also, I'm a seasoned Power BI instructor and I happen to be doing some frees sessions upcoming.