diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3841865..b482505 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,86 @@ # udemy-power-bi-service +I'm going to run this course on Power BI service: + +## Notes + +### Setting expectations + +- The course goes along with Power BI Desktop course. It is recommended to run that first. Hehe. +- Focus on the core parts of Power BI Service. + +### Intro to PBI Service + +#### Ecosystem + +- The cloud environment to share reports and data. +- It connects to data directly. +- You can also build reports here, not just on PBI Desktop. +- Main environment for sharing and publishing. +- There is also PBI Mobile, but well, who cares about that. + +Desktop vs Service + +- Desktop can connect to more Databases than Service. +- Data Models can only be built in Desktop. +- DAX is only present in Desktop. +- Role level security can only be created in Desktop. +- Service has Gateways and Dataflows +- Service can package stuff into Workspaces and Apps. +- Both have Power Query. + +#### Account Tiers + +There are three individual accounts: + +- Free +- Pro + - This is what report builders need. + - Around $9/month + - Can create workspaces + - Can create Email Subscriptions + - Can share reports with other Pro or Premium users + - Can create apps +- Premium per user + - All of Pro + - AI fancy thingies + - Advanced Dataflows + - Deployment Pipelines + - Other stuff nobody cares about + +You can also buy a big, Premium org license. It pretty much means you buy it for the entire org. You still need to pay Pro licenses for report builders. + +![Alt text](image.png) + +I have Pro in Superhog. + +#### User Personas + +- Creator: build stuff +- Analyzer: consumes stuff to answer business questions and creates his own stuff on the representation layer to some extent +- Collaborator: publishes stuff and manages workspaces/apps + +#### UI + +Fluffy stuff. Dear god, this UI is confusing and bloaty. + +#### Workspaces + +`My Workspace` is your personal folder for your own stuff. + +All other workspaces are `Shared workspaces`. + +The personal one doesn't have data flows (Power Query) + +Content objects: +- Workbook, report or dashboard -> Visualize stuff + +Data objects: +- Datasets and Dataflows + +#### Building Blocks of Workspaces + +- Datasets and workbooks: build from datasources +- Reports: pages with visuals and filters. Can use one or more datasets +- Dashboard: a collection of visuals that come from one or more reports + diff --git a/images/license_comparison_table.png b/images/license_comparison_table.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a18357b Binary files /dev/null and b/images/license_comparison_table.png differ