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MCSA BI Reporting Certification Prep
Hi! It is my intention to earn the MCSA BI Reporting certification. I've already passed the 70-779 (PBI Excel) exam. Working on preparing for the 70-778 exam. The exam covers three areas: comsuming and transforming data in PBI Desktop, Modeling and Visualizing Data and Dashboards, Reports and Apps in the PBI Service. Resources I've used:
- The MS Press 70-778 exam prep book
- Three courses from Udemy: Power BI Master Class - Consume and Transform Data, Power BI Master Class - Data Modeling and DAX Formulas, and Power BI Master Class - Dashboards and Power BI Service
- Another course from edX (still in progress): Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Power BI
I tried including links to each of these resources, but apparently linking to them is invalid, but if you Google you'll probably find them.
I use Power BI extensively at work, and I feel very comfortable with the first two topics. But I've never had responsibility for administering the PBI service so I feel very uncomfortable with the third section. The online courses don't seem to cover these topics in great detail either. Plus throw in how rapidly Microsoft is developing Power BI, I wonder if these materials might be somewhat dated.
Can anyone recommend any resources to prepare, especially for the third section of the exam? Any advice - especially from those who have earned the certification - would be most appreciated! Thank you!
Hey,
the book from Reza Rad
covers a lot of the things that are necessary to administer the Power BI Service.
Regards,
Tom
2 Replies
- TomMartensSuper User
Hey,
the book from Reza Rad
covers a lot of the things that are necessary to administer the Power BI Service.
Regards,
Tom
- littlemojopuppyCommunity Champion
Thank you! I took a look at the table of contents and it looks pretty good!