Introduction to Data Modeling for Power BI Video Course

Introduction to Data Modeling for Power BI is an introductory video course about data modeling, which is a required skill to get the best out of Power BI, Power Pivot for Excel, and Analysis Services. The training is aimed at users that do not have a background knowledge in data modeling for analytical systems and reporting.

The goal of the course is introduce the primary concepts of dimensional modeling, using practical examples and demos to illustrate how to obtain the desired result without having to write complex DAX expressions. Creating a proper data model simplifies the code to write and improves the performance. The course is made of 100 minutes of lectures. You can watch the videos at any time and the system will keep track of your advances. Within the course you can download the slides and the Power BI files used in the demos.

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  • Presentation of Introduction to Data Modeling for Power BI

    • Presentation of Introduction to Data Modeling for Power BI
  • Slides and demos

    • How to download and use demo files
    • Demos download
    • Slides of the video course
  • Introduction to data modeling

    • Introduction to data modeling
    • Introduction
    • Scattered information
    • Business entities
  • Normalization and denormalization

    • Normalization and denormalization
    • Introducing normalization and denormalization
  • Star schemas

    • Star schemas
    • Introducing star schemas
    • Placing tables in a diagram
    • If you don't have a star schema
  • Why data modeling is useful

    • Why data modeling is useful
    • What is the role of a data model
  • Data modeling scenarios

    • Data modeling scenarios
    • Common scenarios
    • Header / detail tables
    • Back to a star schema
    • Multiple fact tables
    • Building a star schema
    • Handling multiple dates
    • Multiple relationships with date
    • Events with different durations
    • Precompute the values
  • Conclusion

    • Conclusion
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  • ODIN EFREN DEL TORO REYNA (Jan 3, 2021)

    I'd been working with Power BI for some years and learn through practice. It's always a good practice to review basics which normally leads to improve productivity. From my point of view, courses from SQLBI are the best at the moment by having well-structured knowledge. If you want to be the best, learn from the best!

  • Leandro Rocha (Jan 3, 2021)

    This course is very good, and helped me to understand how to designer the best model.

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  • Jennifer Harrison (Dec 31, 2020)

    Excellent introduction to data modelling.

  • Aditya Deo (Dec 26, 2020)

    Before watching this free series, didn't know that, data model can be a problem & also learnt how to resolve some simple problems.

  • PRADEEP MISHRA (Dec 24, 2020)

    It was too good, Thank you so much.

  • Vincent Donovan (Dec 23, 2020)

    Awesome. Very clear and detailed, and really leads the student carefully through the data modelling problem.

  • Svetlana Dolgopolova (Dec 22, 2020)

    Great intro and very good examples.

  • Sanjar Abdurazakov (Dec 21, 2020)

    Very good course, it saved me a lot of time! Thank you, guys!!!

  • Felipe García (Dec 16, 2020)

    Excellent course, thank you guys!

  • ROBERT MJOR (Dec 11, 2020)

    This was very informative. Thank you, Robert Major

  • Igor Busel (Dec 3, 2020)

    Thanks Marco and Alberto for your great work! May be for me it is nothing new, but it is always a great plasure to hear from Professionals who are speaking realized knowledge. It goes directly in mind. I will continue my Data Modelling jorney with a next course. Best Regards Igor

  • Israel E. Gutierrez Jr. (Dec 1, 2020)

    Awesome!!!

  • Damian Skipiol (Dec 1, 2020)

    Great introduction to Power BI. Thank you so much for both of you Guys. Till couple months ago I was a big fan of Qlik Sense, but now after couple months with PBI and your books and Patterns I'm a big fan of PBI. Once again, thank you so much.

  • Fiorella del Carmen Mosquera Villalobos (Nov 30, 2020)

    Excellent, I will continue with the next course!!.