Power BI Training by Lai Trung Minh Duc Session 1: Orientation

1. 8th Meeting
Power BI Orientation
9:00PM - August 25th, 2018
Lai Trung Minh Duc | DucLTM@outlook.com
Microsoft Student Partners Vietnam | Vietnam BI Community
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2. Agenda
• Power BI Overview (What, When, Why, How, Pricing)
• Comparison between Power BI and its competitors
• EdX course overview and each module overview
• Demo
• Timeline
• Resources
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3. Introduction
Lai Trung Minh Duc
Former External Economics student @ FTU
Former Solution Architect @ Savills Vietnam
Information Assurance student @ FPT
Tech-writer @ Duck’s Tech Zone
Full stack Developer @ Pizitech LTD.
Tech-trainer @ Microsoft Student Partners Vietnam
Tech-love: ASPNET Core, Python, Angular, Docker, SQL
Interests: Data Visualization, Data Analytics, Finance, Marketing
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4. Power BI Overview
What is Power BI?
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5. Power BI Overview | What
• Data visualization software of Microsoft
• Founded in 2013
• Power BI is a business analytics solution that lets you visualize your
data and share insights across your organization, or embed them in
your app or website. Connect to hundreds of data sources and bring
your data to life with live dashboards and reports
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6. Power BI Overview | What
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7. Power BI Overview
When we use Power BI?
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8. Power BI Overview | When
• Want to make beautiful data dashboard with less effort
• Replacement for Microsoft Excel in Data Visualization
• Data Visualization tools at workplace (must use)
• …
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9. Power BI Overview
Why we use Power BI?
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10. Power BI Overview | Why
• Power BI Desktop is FREE and easy to install.
• Mobile App and Web services online.
• Q/A tools for data visualization
• Power BI marketplaces template
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/compare-power-bi-tableau-qlik/
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11. Power BI Overview
How to use Power BI?
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12. Power BI Overview | How
• Download Power BI Desktop (for Windows):
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/
• Brief overview about Power BI version:
• Desktop
• Web
• Mobile
• Power BI Report Server
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13. Power BI Overview
Pricing
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14. Power BI Overview | License Pricing
• Power BI Desktop (Free) – no collaboration
• Power BI Pro ($9.99/user/month) – with collaboration
• Power BI Premium ($4.995/node/month) – dedicated server
• Power BI Report Server (included in Power BI Premium) - on-premise
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15. Power BI competitors
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16. Competitors
• Tableau (from $35/user/month)
• Qlik (Free)
• Alteryx Designer ($5.194/user/year)
• Sisense (contact for price quote)
• …
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17. EdX course
- DAT207x -
Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Power BI
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18. Course overview
• Start here: Download and install
• Module 0: Overview and Demo
• Module 1-2-3: Power BI Desktop
• Module 4: Power BI Service (Online)
• Module 5: Excel to PBI (Desktop + Online)
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19. Course overview
• Module 6: Share and Collaborate (Online)
• Module 7: Connect to Data source
• Module 8: API testing (Advanced)
• Module 9: Mobile App Viewer
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20. Power BI Account signup
• Must use company email or personal domain email
• Gmail, Outlook, Hotmail, Live,… cannot use for this signup
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/landing/signin/
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21. EdX course
Module Details
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22. Note
- Setup the Lab Environment
- Pre-course survey
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23. Note
N/A
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24. Note
- Similar to Excel Data Model
- Similar to Power Query
- Similar to Import in Excel
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25. Note
DAX Language:
- Excel
- SQL Reporting Services
- Power BI
M language
- Power Query Formula
Language
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26. Note
Choosing the right chart:
https://blog.hubspot.com/
marketing/types-of-graphs-
for-data-visualization
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27. Note
- R Language
- Python language
- Power BI support Python now
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28. FOCUS Module 1 – 2 – 3
Power BI Desktop
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29. Note – N/ALai Trung Minh Duc | Aug 2018 | DucLTM@outlook.com 29

30. Note
- Learn this module for knowledge (will use
in workplace)
- We can do the LAB with FREE account
- But some content cannot implement
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31. Note
- Learn this for knowledge (will use in workplace)
- Learn for understanding the security
- Cannot be done with FREE account
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32. Note
- Connect to Data Source
- Similar to Excel Import Source
- The LAB can be done
- Learn importing SAP HANA, SSAS for workplace
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33. Note
- Learn this for understanding knowledge only if
you are not developer.
- This part is for IT Professional and Developer,
who write software for company or
marketplace
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34. Note
- Can be done with FREE account
- Download App on Mobile and evaluating it.
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35. Those modules above are
for workplace and IT
department
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36. Demo
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/sample-datasets
GitHub Dashboard in Power BI
Facebook Analysis of Duc in Power BI
Sample of Power BI
Power BI Marketplace
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37. Timeline
Module 0 – 1: Review Sept 1st
Module 2: Review Sept 8th
Module 3: Review Sept 15th
Module 4-5: Review Sept 22nd
Module 7-9: Review Sept 29th
Module 6-8: Maybe skip (for Developer and IT Admin)
Wrap-up course and Demo with R, Python, SQL in Power BI: Oct 6th
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38. Resource Link
Power BI Docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/
Power BI Guided Learning: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-
bi/guided-learning/index
Power BI Community: https://community.powerbi.com/
Power BI Vietnam Community: http://datamaker.vn/
Power BI Office 365 Blog: http://office365vn.net/?cat=146
Power BI User Group HCM:
https://www.pbiusergroup.com/communities/community-
home?CommunityKey=b044bc38-7d10-43f0-bd34-6001e3d10eb1
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39. THANK YOU
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