This is the fifth episode of a six part series called ‘A developers guide to Power Platform’

The Power Platform School in partnership with Microsoft Reactor presents a series of introductory workshops aimed at introducing attendees to the different products which make up the Power Platform. Each week from 12 to 1, learn about the functionality, benefits and get additional training materials to take your knowledge of the Power Platform to the next level.

Making Sense of Data with Power BI

What is the session about?
Discover the capabilitiies of Power BI in this one hour session designed to give an introduction and over of the functionality available. Learn how to create your first report and where to get the resources to carry on your journey.

Who is it aimed at?
This is aimed at those with an interest in understanding the Power Platform as well as those with an interest in how each component can be used alongside traditional development techniques to deliver business solutions.

Why should you attend?
More businesses than every have started to adopt the Power Platform. This has a wide reaching impact on not only job seekers with an interest in technology but also existing developers, consultants and architects. Each session will take attendees further along on with their understanding of the Power Platform and provide resources and opportunities for additional self learning.

Speaker Bio:

Joe Griffin, Microsoft MVP, CEO at proMX UK Limited

My name’s Joe Griffin, and I’m Director & Principal Consultant at SOLO Cloud Solutions. I hold various Microsoft certifications in Dynamics CRM/365 Customer Engagement, Azure, Power BI and SQL Server and am also a PRINCE2 Project Manager and Agile Practitioner. I have a broad knowledge of working with and managing projects involving Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement, Azure, Power BI, .NET and other technologies within the Microsoft cloud stack. During this time, I’ve developed a keen interest in coding, and love working with Transact-SQL, JScript, PowerShell, DAX & C#. Thanks to my previous experience, I have practical knowledge operating within the energy efficiency, managed services, retail, print & direct mail and utility sectors. I love getting involved as part of the Business Applications technical community and was very fortunate to receive the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award from Microsoft in 2020, in recognition of my contributions in this area. When I’m not blogging or tinkering, I enjoy reading, catching up on the latest films/TVs and also enjoy learning about and studying history.

Connect with Joe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joejgriffin/