August 2021

Microsoft Data Analyst Learning Pathway

Getting Started Doing More with Power BI Role Based Certification Additional Study
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Analyst

Candidates for this certification should have subject Microsoft Power BI DA-100: Analysing Data with Microsoft Power BI Getting Started:
matter expertise helping businesses to maximize • Explore Power BI • Nine Trends Shaping the Future of Big Data Analytics
the value of their data assets using Microsoft Power • Power BI: Get started >>> Download Exam Skills Outline <<< • Microsoft Power BI YouTube channel
BI. Responsibilities for this role include designing • Sign up for the Power BI service as an individual • How to Become an Insights-Driven Business
and building scalable data models, cleaning and • Get started with Power BI Desktop Skills Measured: • Three Ways AI Is Changing BI
transforming data, and enabling advanced analytics • Connect to data • Prepare the data (20-25%) • Power BI and the Future of Modern and Enterprise BI
• Model the data (25-30%)
capabilities that provide meaningful business value • Transform , Shape and Model Data
• Visualize the data (20-25%)
through easy-to-understand data visualizations • Create reports and dashboards Best Practices:
• Analyse the data (10-15%)
• Collaborate and share • Strengthen Your Data Modelling Skills with Power BI
• Deploy and maintain deliverables (10-15%)
This certification is a good fit if your • Power BI for consumers • Power Tricks, Tips and Tools from the owners of PowerBI.Tips
responsibilities include: • Power BI in the mobile apps • Get started with Microsoft data analytics
• Getting started with the Azure Maps Power BI • Prepare data for analysis Dashboards:
• Designing and building scalable data models. visual • Model data in Power BI • Developing in Power BI with Streaming Datasets and Real-time Dashboards
• Cleaning and transforming data. • Administer Power BI • Visualize data in Power BI • Zero to Dashboard in an Hour
• Enabling advanced analytics capabilities that • Best practices guidance • Data analysis in Power BI
• provide meaningful business value through • Develop in Power BI • Manage workspaces and datasets in Power BI Visualisations:
• easy-to-understand data visualizations. Data Preparation & Profiling: • Simply Compelling—Tips for Better Visualization Design
• Connect to Analysis Services tabular data • Make Your Power BI Data Visual: Core Chart Types and How to Use Them
Microsoft Learn: • Storage Modes • Visualize public or private datasets with the new Power BI and data.world
Doing More
• New to the Cloud or Azure? Start with Azure • Performance / Optimisation connector
Fundamentals • Power Query | Shaping Data Microsoft Learn & Docs • Get actionable insights using real-world visualizations in your Power BI dashboard
• New to data solutions on Azure? Build your Model:
knowledge with Data Fundamentals • Model relationships | Modeling View • Power BI documentation More:
• Introduction to Power BI • DAX - Time Intelligence • Create and use analytics reports with Power BI • DAX
• How to build a simple dashboard • Restrict data access with row-level security • Governance and Deployment • For Report Creators
• Consume data with Power BI
• Take your first steps with Python (RLS) • Integration • For Developers
• Prepare data for analysis
• Microsoft Power BI Blog • Many-to-many relationship guidance • Security • For Solution Architects
• Use DAX in Power BI Desktop
• Power BI Community Forum Visualise/Analyse: • For Administrators
• Introduction to creating measures using DAX in Power BI
• Power BI Samples • Conditional Formatting in Tables • Optimize a model for performance in Power BI • Power BI Performance Tuning Workflow – Part 1
• Design Power BI reports for accessibility • Optimize Azure costs with data analysis in Power BI • Power BI Performance Tuning Workflow – Part 2
• Data Alerts • Build reports using Power BI within Azure Synapse
DA-100: Analyzing Data with Microsoft • Quick Insights | Analytics Pane Analytics
Power BI Microsoft Official Practice Test Deploy/Maintain: • Administer Power BI, Part 1 - Tenants, governance,
• Introduction to Datasets and Parameters collaboration
• Data Refresh in Power BI • Administer Power BI, Part 2 - Tenants, governance, Microsoft Power BI
• Monitor Usage and Performance
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