Wow, Power BI is a tidal wave in the BI industry. New features are being released regularly, blog posts are flying across Twitter (and Instagram), and tutorials published last year are out-of-date! How can you keep up? In this full day session, we will explain and demonstrate how to begin using Power BI effectively within your organization. This will include preparing your organization for Power BI, deciding if you need to build a Semantic Model (using SSAS) or if the Power BI desktop will work as an alternative. In addition, there will be a few hands-on labs that will help each attendee get started working with both the Power BI Desktop and the Power BI Service. Bring your laptop, grab a cup of coffee (or beverage of choice) and get ready to learn.

• Getting and shaping data
• Working with your data model
• A look at DAX
• Visuals and your report
• Tips and tricks you may not have known about
• Taking your report to the next level
• Publishing
• Power BI service features
• Connecting to and Refreshing Data

And more…

FAQs

What should I bring to the conference?

Bring your laptop. Prior to the conference, download Power BI Desktop (it's free!) from https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/desktop/ or from the Microsoft Store (https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NTXR16HNW1T).

SQL Saturday Atlanta - Saturday May 18, 2019

Registration for a pre-conference session does NOT include registration for SQL Saturday 845 on May 18, 2019. Please register for SQL Saturday 845 online at https://www.sqlsaturday.com/845/eventhome.aspx