SQLBits encompasses everything from in-depth technical immersions to the enhancement of valuable soft skills. The full agenda will be announced in the spring; in the meantime check out the timetable and content we cover below.
2024 Training Days
Presenting 2024’s selection of training days, encompassing a deep dive into a range of subjects with some of the best data trainers in the world.
- 08:00 Registration opens and breakfast served.
- All training days run simultaneously across the venue from 09:00 – 17:00 with co-ordinated breaks.
- All training days include regular refreshment breaks and a lunch stop to rest, recharge, and chat to fellow delegates.
- No evening events planned, but if you’re staying over the night beforehand, why not join us in the Aviator on Monday night to meet the training day speakers for an informal drinks reception.
Intelligence and Analytics
Power BI - Zero To Dashboard
Description
Your boss has heard all the buzz about Power BI and wants you to start using it to make the business users happy and reduce the demands on IT staff. In this single day workshop, we review the capabilities of the Power BI suite of tools and help you realize the following objectives using demos and hands-on labs:
Objectives:
1. Understand the Power BI ecosystem and what it can and can't do for you.
2. Understand the importance of Data Cleansing.
3. Understand the importance of Data Modeling.
4. Understand data visualization principles.
5. Understand the implications of Power BI as it relates to governance.
6. Create a meaningful dashboard based on the previous objectives.
Pre-requisites
1. Bring your own laptop
2. Microsoft Power BI Desktop: you should have downloaded and installed Power BI Desktop from https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521662.
3. Microsoft Power BI Desktop requires Internet Explorer 10 or greater.
4. Signup for Power BI, it's free. If you cannot sign up for Power BI, that's okay, there is only one lab at the end that requires a Power BI account.
Feedback Link - https://sqlb.it/?6184
Objectives:
1. Understand the Power BI ecosystem and what it can and can't do for you.
2. Understand the importance of Data Cleansing.
3. Understand the importance of Data Modeling.
4. Understand data visualization principles.
5. Understand the implications of Power BI as it relates to governance.
6. Create a meaningful dashboard based on the previous objectives.
Pre-requisites
1. Bring your own laptop
2. Microsoft Power BI Desktop: you should have downloaded and installed Power BI Desktop from https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521662.
3. Microsoft Power BI Desktop requires Internet Explorer 10 or greater.
4. Signup for Power BI, it's free. If you cannot sign up for Power BI, that's okay, there is only one lab at the end that requires a Power BI account.
Feedback Link - https://sqlb.it/?6184
Learning Objectives
Previous Experience
Tech Covered
Azure, Power BI, Intelligence and Analytics, Visualising and Actioning Data, Developing, Modelling