Learn to Master Data
Intro to IT: Business Intelligence
Data is everywhere. It’s generated by every company. It holds the secret to better versions of existing products. It is the instruction a business owner can follow to make a better service. It will tell you anything you want to know and how to do it. These are not exaggerations. We’ve become an automated society, and we generate tons of data that we can use.
Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? Those used to be the questions asked and answered by reporters. In today’s world, we have the power to answer those questions with off-the-shelf tools and relatively basic knowledge.
You are not going to believe how exciting data can be. Knox is an amazing trainer and is infectious with his passion. This training is available free of charge. If you’d like to see more Business Intelligence training, please visit CBT Nuggets.
Video 1: Intro (4:57)
Data Scientist? Business Intelligence Developer? Have you heard of these jobs? They are some of the highest paying jobs in the world.
Video 2: Business Intelligence Career Path (5:42)
Nothing is more important to the functioning of a modern business than the ability to understand and use data. We base our content, strategies, and plans for improving the learning experience on the data our learners give us.
— Dan Charbonneau, CEO and Owner, CBT Nuggets
Video 3: Business Intelligence Certifications (5:28)
The data science education you’ll receive at a university is important, but tends to focus on theoretical concepts. BI certifications and the training associated with them focus on ways you can be useful to the business you’re working for. You’ll learn to use tools, and get results for business leaders. Both forms of learning are important.
Video 4: BI Terms and Acronyms (5:16)
Before you can walk the walk, you can start to talk the talk.
Video 5: Business Intelligence Tools (4:28)
Learn what software you’ll be working with on your learning journey.
Video 6: Dimensions and Measurements (3:28)
It’s critical to know the difference.
Video 7: Data Types (3:12)
You’re going to crush BI! But first you’ll need to understand data types. Grab a cup of coffee and dig in.
Video 8: Data Sources (5:20)
This is where BI can turn you into a detective. Finding and making use of all the data a business collects is a challenge.
Video 9: The Structured Query Language (4:16)
When IBM created SQL in the 70’s, they changed the world for the better. SQL is extremely simple but also extremely powerful and flexible.
Video 10: Tableau or PowerBI? (5:19)
Two great tools that go about the task in a different way. See which one might be your future choice.
Video 11: BI in the Real World (3:44)
You can’t swing a dead cathode ray tube without hitting a real-world implementation of BI on the Internet. Knox will show you where.
Video 12: Next Steps and how to get Started (2:45)
It’s easier than you think to get started now on your journey to learning data science.
OK, now you have three things on your to-do list:
- Validate to yourself that you learned the material from this page, take the quiz, and download the certificate of completion.
- Sign up at CBT Nuggets for a monthly or annual subscription (The first seven days are free, and you don’t have to continue. Even if you don’t continue, you’ll still get seven days of high-end training that you won’t pay anything for. Use those seven days to start your 30 minute/day habit.)
- Commit to 30 minutes a day, five days a week of training
Now close your eyes, smile, and imagine your life in five or ten years. You’re a superstar. When you talk, everyone in the room quiets down so they can hear what you have to say. You’re happy. Now set that 30 minute habit in concrete.
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