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BUSINE PREPARING FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION EXAM 70-778: ANALYZING AND VISUALIZING DATA WITH MICROSOFT POWER BI Late last month Microsoft released the certification exam for Power BI,  70-778: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI . The exam is currently in beta and will likely remain that way for the next eight to twelve weeks. If you were lucky enough to snag one of the 300 uses of the voucher code, you’re already registered for the exam. If not, you’ll be waiting until the certification exam’s beta period is wrapped. And then everyone will be able to complete the exam. Thankfully I was able to take the exam a couple of weeks ago but am still waiting on the results for the next few weeks. If you’re fairly new to Power BI or don’t have much experience with the Power BI ecosystem, I’d recommend starting with these helpful self paced learning options.  This will give you a pretty decent introduction to Power BI and are self-paced or free training resources.

A Technique for Architecture and Design For more details of the topics covered in this guide, see  Contents of the Guide . Contents Overview Inputs, Outputs, and Design Steps Identify Architecture Objectives Key Scenarios Application Overview Key Issues Candidate Solutions What to Do Next Reviewing Your Architecture Representing and Communicating Your Architecture Design Overview This chapter describes an iterative technique that you can use to think about and sketch out your potential architecture. It will help you to bring together the key decisions discussed in this guide; including quality attributes, architecture styles, application types, technologies, and deployment decisions. The technique includes a series of five main steps, each of which breaks down into individual considerations explained throughout the remainder of the guide. The iterative process will help you to produce candidate solutions that you can further refine by repeating the steps, fina