Thoughts on Passing DA-100 and Why I Sat It the Second Time

I am thrilled to have just passed the DA-100 but thought I would share why I sat it, the resources I used and importantly what it means to me. A little background about me, I work with Power BI every day and already had passed the MCSA BI Reporting certification, I’m a Microsoft Certified Trainer […]
Microsoft Excel – KPIs

As a Microsoft Excel Trainer and PowerBI developer I have to stay current. Fortunately for me, I love to learn and then share my knowledge with my customers. There is a real joy in teaching Excel and seeing the lightbulb moment occur, usually within minutes and usually several times! I’m following a Udemy course with […]
Microsoft Excel stops the computer saying no….

When you know that it should work and it doesn’t, it drives you crazy… or is that just me? So the challenge was to take a data export from a time management software tool and convert it to a Power BI dashboard. This particular piece of software is used to measure the time spent by […]
Should I buy Microsoft Office 365 or buy Excel 2019?

There are two ways to purchase Microsoft Excel. You can occur a one off purchase (a perpetual licence) of Office 2019 or you can choose to have a monthly subscription for Office 365. The one off purchase will enable you to buy Office 2019 and use it for however long you like. However, it will […]