The Power BI Data Analyst Associate certification verifies your capabilities as a data science professional to leverage the Microsoft Power BI data tool. This course is part of a larger series designed to prepare you for the Microsoft PL-300 certification exam. Join instructor Joshua Rischin as he explores the skills you need to know to get ready to tackle the official exam. Learn to connect with a wide range of data sources, including Excel files, CSV flat files, databases, cloud-based data services, and more, as well as how to review and update data properties such as permissions, field properties, and storage options. Along the way, Joshua covers best practices for identifying and resolving Power BI performance issues to help you optimize data flows and outputs.

Microsoft Azure Active Directory is a cloud-based enterprise identity service that provides single sign-on, mulitifactor authentication, and guards against the vast majority of cybersecurity attacks. It can coexist with or extend your on-premises Active Directory or operate independently, and lets you manage users, apps, devices, and integrate with third-party apps, services, and clouds. In this course, Sahil Malik provides an introduction to Azure Active Directory. He shows you how to set it up, manage it, and gives you an overview of protocols that AAD supports and where you would use each. He also details the platforms, languages, and SDKs that AAD supports.

An integral part of Laravel development is testing what has been coded. Automated testing is the most reliable form of testing, and one that often causes confusion to the junior developer—especially regarding where to start. In this course, Ana Lisboa guides you through writing tests, testing a Laravel app, and understanding where to start testing and what needs to be tested. She also goes over API testing, test coverage, and more.

Web developers don't have to do everything by hand. There are many tools and frameworks that can make your workflow more productive and efficient. Christina Truong introduces browser tools for analyzing and testing your code, and text editor shortcuts and tools to help you write your code faster and cleaner than before. Plus, learn how CSS frameworks and preprocessors can improve your CSS workflow and how version control systems like Git actually help track your work, in addition to saving you from mistakes. Get an overview of the pros and cons of each tool as well as examples, tips, and guidance for evaluating which ones will work best for you.