Get Started with Power BI Desktop in 4 Easy Steps | Essential SQL

This is the first in a series of articles on Microsoft Power BI. For those of you unaware, Microsoft Power BI is an analytics tool you can use to create interactive visual reports. The best part is it’s free! In this guide I’ll show you how to get started using Power BI. We’ll then get some sample data and use it to build a simple project. The idea is to get you up and running using Power BI today! In this guide I’ll take you through four steps: 1. Install Power BI Desktop 2. Get Project Data 3. Load and Model Project Data 4. Visualize Data. So, either follow in this video or continue reading. Either way, you have put together your first Power BI report in four easy steps!