Data Modeling for Power BI Video Course
Data modeling is a required skill to get the most out of Power BI, Power Pivot for Excel, and Analysis Services. This video course is aimed at users of Power BI Desktop or Power Pivot for Excel, and at Analysis Services developers who want to learn how to build the optimal data model for their reporting needs.
The goal of the video course is to teach through examples of increasing complexity how to solve business scenarios by adapting the data model, so that the required DAX code becomes easier, faster and more robust. All the demos and the exercises are based on Power BI examples. However, the very same concepts can be applied to Power Pivot and Analysis Services Tabular.
The video course is made up of over 10 hours of lectures, plus another estimated 8 hours of individual exercises. You can watch the videos at any time and the system will keep track of your progress. Within the video course you can download the material for all the exercises.
Students have access to a private discussion area where they can interact with the instructors asking questions related to the lectures and the exercises.
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- Dirk Martinschledde (Nov 3, 2020)
Very good course for data modeling in Power BI with many practical examples. Keep it up!
- Laurence Gerard (Nov 1, 2020)
Very thorough course. I have a much better understanding now of data modeling.
- Irshad Kuttoor Illam (Sep 16, 2020)
Nice.. I have to go back to each Lectures in detail again to achieve my goals. Thank you Marco Russo & Alberto Ferrari for your incredible efforts.
- Klaus Trampedach (Sep 12, 2020)
Very good course if you want to understand the importance of having the right data model. This makes your DAX-life so much easier! :)
- Jorge Daniel (Aug 28, 2020)
This is my second course with you and I learned a lot from this one as well. To me Alberto and Marco, are like the Francesco Totti and Roberto Baggio of DAX :)
- Ian Ross (Aug 20, 2020)
Excellent. I learnt a lot on first view but I suspect I could watch these videos two or three times and pick up something else each time.
- Stefaan Louette (Aug 17, 2020)
Clear and professional training. Thanks for the insights. Ready to take on the other courses.
- Vyacheslav Ilnytskyy (Aug 8, 2020)
Great course. I really enjoyed it and found plenty of things to implement or change for my situations. But I think this course as well as book (it's great that you can do both book and course in parallel) are missing the particular solutions. Meaning, it would make much more sense to include the M reference the same way it is done for the DAX course and The Definitive Guide to DAX book. Because as it is said many times in the course "Here is a DAX code, but it's the worst option - better use M or source". But there is no M in this book... This is also the reason, why I've stopped doing labs after 5th task - I don't know functions. I can't solve Labs without copying result from the Solution. And it doesn't make any sense to do it that way. So, I decided to come back to them after DAX course. Anyway, I think the best would either to add M reference, or add separate M course. Otherwise, thank you for this wonderful course. It definitely worth its money.
- – You made very good points, thanks for the feedback.
The goal of the Data Modeling class is to make people aware of the data modeling requirements.
However, there are many ways to transform the data:
- Using SQL
- Using specific ETL software (SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Informatica, ...)
- Using Power Query
- Asking for specific datasets to the IT
Many Power BI users fall in the last bucket: they can spend time learning and using Power Query (which required a completely separate course, which we do not have), but we also have seen that many users can simply forward the requirements to their IT once they understand what to ask.
For this reason, we designed the training in order to provide the information required to understand what is the proper data model required to solve a business problem. This particular topic is not covered in training about specific tools to transform data, and it is the real goal of this course.
We probably have to better clarify this goal in the course description to set the right expectations.
Thanks again for your useful feedback!
Reply by SQLBI (Aug 8, 2020)
- – You made very good points, thanks for the feedback.
The goal of the Data Modeling class is to make people aware of the data modeling requirements.
However, there are many ways to transform the data:
- Using SQL
- Using specific ETL software (SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Informatica, ...)
- Using Power Query
- Asking for specific datasets to the IT
Many Power BI users fall in the last bucket: they can spend time learning and using Power Query (which required a completely separate course, which we do not have), but we also have seen that many users can simply forward the requirements to their IT once they understand what to ask.
For this reason, we designed the training in order to provide the information required to understand what is the proper data model required to solve a business problem. This particular topic is not covered in training about specific tools to transform data, and it is the real goal of this course.
We probably have to better clarify this goal in the course description to set the right expectations.
Thanks again for your useful feedback!
- Alessandra van de Nes (Aug 7, 2020)
Very well done video course. I found it particularly useful in understanding the errors I can incur in when building my data model and how to structure it in a proper way. Some of the subtitles are wrong, maybe to be reviewed.
- Nicolai Wulff Boldsen (Jul 30, 2020)
Very pleased with the course! To the point with the concepts and hands on. Working as a Junior BI-Professional i often encounter those issues and this course showed how to 1. Think about the problem in a stuctured manner, and 2. How to solve the issue with different techniques. Honestly the best spend money i have spent on educational purposes! Well done Marco and Alberto!
- Raúl Vinuesa Arjona (Jul 25, 2020)
Amazing course! I have learned a lot during this time.
- Barnabas Toth (Jul 17, 2020)
Great course! Recommend it!
- Neeraj Pokhrel (Jun 19, 2020)
Excellent course to understand the main feature on Power BI.Learnt a lot regarding datamodeling concept more in detail. the only setback for me was wish i had done the DAX course first however both of you helped me understand the DAx used and was easy for me go through on this. i would like to have a DM based on cubes too
- Sabedin Meha (Jun 12, 2020)
Great opportunity to improve data modelling and DAX skills. Thanks!
- Douglas Chapman (May 29, 2020)
Excellent course. The DAX syntax was a little over my head, but the modelling components really taught me a great deal of how to properly structure project models. My key take away... don't use explicit tables values and always question your data to see if it "really" meets your requirements. There are tons of gotchas explained in this course. Highly recommended.
Would you prefer a classroom course?
This video course is based on a classroom course we teach all around the world. If you prefer a classroom learning experience, take a look at the dates below for a list of our upcoming classroom courses!
 Amsterdam, NL
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Dec 10-12, 2024 Amsterdam
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