Learn Power BI & Tableau Free

Start with Power BI for Data Analytics - Full Course for Beginners (505 min, Luke Barousse), then Power BI from ZERO to Your First Dashboard (in 20 Minutes) (23 min, Leila Gharani). All 407 lessons here are free, from the teachers' own official uploads. You'll need laptop stand, noise-cancelling headphones, second monitor and a few more basics (about $270 of kit). The book to keep beside you: Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic.

What you'll need

Laptop stand: Screen at eye level for long study sessions.
Noise-cancelling headphones: Focus through long video lessons.
Second monitor: Video on one screen, practice on the other.
Wireless keyboard and mouse: Comfortable for hours of typing.

Lessons

Power BI for Data Analytics - Full Course for Beginners (505 min, Luke Barousse, Beginner)
Power BI from ZERO to Your First Dashboard (in 20 Minutes) (23 min, Leila Gharani, Beginner)
End to End Data Analytics Project | Power BI Project | Hospitality Domain (97 min, codebasics, Intermediate)
How to use Microsoft Power BI - Tutorial for Beginners (28 min, Kevin Stratvert, Beginner)
Learn Power BI in Under 3 Hours | Formatting, Visualizations, Dashboards + Full Project (125 min, Alex The Analyst, Intermediate)
10 Power BI Tips for Better Dashboards | Are you using these in your Power BI reports? (13 min, Leila Gharani, Intermediate)
📊 How to Build Excel Interactive Dashboards (19 min, Kevin Stratvert, Intermediate)
How to Install Tableau and Create First Visualization (17 min, Alex The Analyst, Intermediate)
📊 How to use Power BI DAX - Tutorial (37 min, Kevin Stratvert, Intermediate)
Full Power BI Guided Project | Microsoft Power BI for Beginners (43 min, Alex The Analyst, Beginner)
How To Create these useful Power Bi Visuals that Excel Lacks (11 min, Leila Gharani, Intermediate)
Learn Tableau in Under 2 hours | Dashboards, Relationships, Visualizations + Mini Project (90 min, Alex The Analyst, Intermediate)
Full Beginner Project in Tableau (44 min, Alex The Analyst, Beginner)
Microsoft Power Tools for Data Analysis: Dashboards & Reports. Class Introduction Video. MSPTDA #01. (12 min, ExcelIsFun, Beginner)
Power BI Tutorial for Beginners (12 min, Kevin Stratvert, Beginner)
E-DAB 04: PivotTables & Slicers Create Dashboards & Summary Reports (29 min, ExcelIsFun, Intermediate)
End to End Data Analysis Project | HR Analytics Power BI Project 🚀 (96 min, codebasics, Intermediate)
Excel Data Visualization Course – Guide to Charts & Dashboards (70 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Intermediate)
How to Install Power BI | Building First Visualization | Microsoft Power BI for Beginners (13 min, Alex The Analyst, Beginner)
How to use Joins in Tableau (14 min, Alex The Analyst, Intermediate)
Power BI vs Tableau - Best BI Tool (18 min, Luke Barousse, Intermediate)
Smart Excel Pivot Table Trick - Choose Your KPI from Slicer (Excel Dashboard with DAX) (13 min, Leila Gharani, Intermediate)
E-DAB 08: Power Pivot: Big Data, Data Modeling, DAX & Dashboards (45 min, ExcelIsFun, Intermediate)
MSPTDA 15: Comprehensive Introduction to Excel Power Pivot, DAX Formulas and DAX Functions (124 min, ExcelIsFun, Beginner)
Power BI Data Analytics Project: Personal Finance Dashboard (88 min, codebasics, Intermediate)
Power BI Project For Beginners | Sales Insights Data Analysis Project - 3 - Data Analysis Using SQL (20 min, codebasics, Beginner)
Visual Calculations vs DAX Measures: When to Use Each in Power BI (12 min, Guy in a Cube, Intermediate)
Data Analyst Portfolio Project | Tableau Visualization | Project 2/4 (52 min, Alex The Analyst, Intermediate)
Debug DAX Measures Using Variables in Power BI (16 min, Guy in a Cube, Intermediate)
Full Free DAX Class: Fundamentals of DAX in Power BI & Power Pivot. 365 MECS Class 17 (146 min, ExcelIsFun, Beginner)
How to use DAX in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI for Beginners (16 min, Alex The Analyst, Beginner)
How to use Drill Through in Power BI. 👆 ONE click from chart to details (10 min, Leila Gharani, Intermediate)
How to use Power Query in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI for Beginners (13 min, Alex The Analyst, Beginner)
MSPTDA 16: Power BI Desktop Comprehensive Introduction: Power Query, DAX, Dashboards, Publishing (80 min, ExcelIsFun, Beginner)
TAME the Beast that is DAX in Power BI: Learn DAX with Practical Examples (14 min, Guy in a Cube, Intermediate)
The Secret to Interactive Power BI Dashboards in PowerPoint (10 min, Leila Gharani, Intermediate)
E-DAB 09: Power BI Desktop: Data Modeling & Interactive Visualizations (38 min, ExcelIsFun, Intermediate)
Excel Data Analysis Class 02: Power Pivot, DAX Formulas, Relationships, Data Modeling & Much More! (76 min, ExcelIsFun, Intermediate)
How to Create Visualizations in Tableau (14 min, Alex The Analyst, Intermediate)
Popular Visualizations in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI for Beginners (14 min, Alex The Analyst, Beginner)
Power BI Project For Beginners | Sales Insights Data Analysis Project - 4 - Data Cleaning & ETL (22 min, codebasics, Beginner)
Power BI Tutorial | From Flat File To Data Model (10 min, Guy in a Cube, Intermediate)
11 Power BI Tips (16 min, Guy in a Cube, Intermediate)
5 IDEAS to take Power BI reports to the NEXT LEVEL (10 min, Guy in a Cube, Advanced)
DAME 07: How to Make Effective Dashboard. Three Examples in Power BI (32 min, ExcelIsFun, Intermediate)
Data Modeling Best Practices in Power BI: Avoid Wide Tables & Use Star Schemas (10 min, Guy in a Cube, Intermediate)
DAX CALCULATE Trick to Pass Filters from Many to One Side of Relationship (10 min, Leila Gharani, Intermediate)
Excel Data Analysis Class 03: Power BI Desktop, DAX Formulas, Relationships, Data Modeling& Visuals (76 min, ExcelIsFun, Intermediate)
MSPTDA 19: CALCULATE DAX Function & Filter Context & ALLSELECTED & KEEPFILTERS (50 Examples) (108 min, ExcelIsFun, Intermediate)
STOP publishing your Power BI report until you do these 5 things! (10 min, Guy in a Cube, Intermediate)
Taking Buttons in Power BI Desktop to the Next Level (11 min, Guy in a Cube, Advanced)
DAX CALCULATE Function Made Easy to Understand (just one word) (9 min, Leila Gharani, Beginner)
Dynamic Power BI reports using Parameters (12 min, Guy in a Cube, Intermediate)
Guided Portfolio Projects on Coursera | Python, SQL, Excel, Power BI, and Tableau (8 min, Alex The Analyst, Intermediate)
How to Create and Manage Relationships in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI for Beginners (9 min, Alex The Analyst, Beginner)
MSPTDA 18: DAX Iterators, Table Functions, Grain, Cardinality, Materializing Tables Excel & Power BI (67 min, ExcelIsFun, Intermediate)
MSPTDA 22: DAX Data Modeling to Create Date & Time Dimension Tables, Server Downtime Visualizations (20 min, ExcelIsFun, Intermediate)
Power BI Project For Beginners | Sales Insights Data Analysis Project - 1 - Problem Statement (8 min, codebasics, Beginner)
Power BI Tips and Tricks (16 min, Kevin Stratvert, Intermediate)
Reduce Your Measure Count with Power BI Calculation Groups (9 min, Guy in a Cube, Intermediate)

Books on Power BI & Tableau

Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic - View on Amazon
The Big Book of Dashboards by Steve Wexler - View on Amazon
Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide by Devin Knight - View on Amazon
Information Dashboard Design by Stephen Few - View on Amazon