Power BI Resources

The University of Maine System recommends the following Power BI resources to help you get started in learning and using Microsoft Power BI for data reporting and visualization.

Detailed Information

Get Started

• Power BI Desktop Overview from Microsoft -What is Power BI Desktop? Find out here!
• Installing Power BI Desktop -UMS Step-by-step instructions for properly installing Microsoft Power BI Desktop.

Beginners

• Microsoft Power BI Guided Learning - Microsoft's official online training site, where you can follow along with and take at your own pace.  
• Dashboard in a Day -The training was created by Microsoft Power BI engineering team and offered by Microsoft Partner Network partners. Registration is free, and course materials can be downloaded from the site.
• Power BI FAQs -Answers to some of your burning Power BI questions for the UMS community. This page will continually expand as we receive questions from users.

Advanced

• Microsoft Power BI YouTube Channel -You can search videos by topic.
• Power BI Blogs & websites:
  • Microsoft Power BI Blog -Microsoft announces monthly updates, changes, and preview features
  • Excelerator BI
  • PowerBI.tips
  • Chris Webb’s BI Blog
• DAX
  • DAX Guide
  • DAX Patterns (SQLBI Blog)
  • DAX Formatter
• Power BI Paginated Reports in a Day -Free online course empowers you as a report author with the technical knowledge required to create, publish, and distribute Power BI paginated reports. 

Get Involved

• UMS Power BI Users Group - Our own UMS community of peers learning Power BI on our data. Just ask to join.
• Microsoft Fabric Ideas -Submit ideas to Microsoft Team for the improvement of Power BI functions
• Microsoft Power BI Forum -Connect with Power BI experts and peers.
• Microsoft Power BI Users Group -PowerBI UG offers online and in-person communities where you can share best practices, take part in exclusive training opportunities, and connect with other passionate Power BI users from various professions and industries.