learn to build a house (data model)

So, I listen to these virtual meetup sessions while I am washing the dishes. I seriously do, no kidding. In the following meetup, hosted by the Power BI Portugal group, you will learn another wise advice by Alberto Ferrari and Marco Russo on where to hone your skills with Power BI. Let’s see:

And there you have it:

1. 1. 1. Focus on data modeling, read Kimball’s book. (Alberto)
      2. Learn about the star schema. (Alberto)
      3. Business intelligence is not about learning new features, it’s about learning to build the proper data model. (Alberto)
      4. You need to build a data model to turn a pile of data into insights. (Alberto)
      5. If you have to describe your problem through a star schema, then you are forced to think about what you need. You are forced to think about the result you want to achieve. (Marco)
      6. The star schema is a model providing answers to questions. (Marco)
      7.  If you want to build a house, you need bricks but more importantly you need a structure, a project (you need a plan). (Alberto on minute 59:49)

And that’s it for today. See you tomorrow!