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Score 7.9 out of 10

Based on 33 reviews and ratings

Score 8.4 out of 10

Based on 977 reviews and ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

I think it's really well suited for training up a team from beginner level to competence with new technologies. It looks to align well to certifications which can provide confidence in the skill level of the team.I'm not sure how it will play out long-term once we have people who come in with a high skill level in an area as it can be difficult to figure out how to plug gaps in general knowledge with the platform.It doesn't work as well for those learners who prefer to just read the man pages and get hands on with a home lab (apart from the cloud playgrounds, but the platform is expensive if that's all a learner will use).

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Manager in Professional Services

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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I would definately recommend [Microsoft] Power BI, its an amazing product, despite of the cons, the product is still remarkable and unique in the values that it provides.If you have scattered data left undiscovered, or need solid reporting and analytics, or even just simply want to impress your management with detailed, beautiful and organized reports that are automatically refreshed with fresh content, Power BI is absolutely the tool to go for.It can import data from an overwhelming amount of sources, such as Excel, SQL Server, Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Sales Force, MySQL, Amazon Redshift and many others, and it allows you to quickly and easily build and publish beautiful reports that always impresses the executives and management.[Microsoft] Power BI is one of a few products that I would recommend to literally anyone who uses a computer, there is always a use case for Power BI, especially the desktop version, the moment you create your first report you realize how much time and effort it saves and how much insights it gives on your data, personally, Power BI is an essential part of my work and I truly enjoy building reports and gathering/transforming data using it.

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C-Level Executive in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

Microsoft Power BI

Pixel Perfect reports

Customizable dashboards

Report Formatting Templates

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

Microsoft Power BI

Drill-down analysis

Formatting capabilities

Integration with R or other statistical packages

Report sharing and collaboration

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

Microsoft Power BI

Publish to Web

Publish to PDF

Report Versioning

Report Delivery Scheduling

Delivery to Remote Servers

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

Microsoft Power BI

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

Predictive Analytics

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

Microsoft Power BI

Multi-User Support (named login)

Role-Based Security Model

Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

Single Sign-On (SSO)

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

Microsoft Power BI

Responsive Design for Web Access

Dedicated iOS Application

Dedicated Android Application

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

Microsoft Power BI

REST API

Javascript API

iFrames

Java API

Themeable User Interface (UI)

Customizable Platform (Open Source)

Pros

The team at A Cloud Guru is excellent at responding to user feedback that is submitted through their website.
The content created is well organized and aligns to certification paths.
The content is accessible on mobile and web platforms, which is great for learning on the go.

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Executive in Information Technology

Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 10,001+ employees

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Using features like Power Query, which is in itself like a tool like Excel, you can clean and preview data before using it for analysis purposes. If you have used Excel in the past, Power Query will, for the most part, be a cakewalk for you.
The predominant feature one comes to Power BI is the ability to create automated formidable dashboards that everyone refers to before or during meetings to encourage and substantiate decision-making.
If required, based on specific data points, reports are triggered automatically to certain people as well.

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Marketing Associate

Mercer-MettlInformation Technology and Services, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

The merger with A Cloud Guru has confused things a bit. They're slowly replacing the Linux academy branded training with ACG training (which is fine) but if we found ourselves losing access to training videos while we were in the midst of watching them
A more robust community would be nice. There's the Slack channel, but I wish there was more robust community features
It would be nice to be able to download videos locally on desktops and laptops. This helps greatly with rewinding the video to reiterate key learning points

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Anthony Tutrone

Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer

WWEMedia Production, 1001-5000 employees

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Since it's a complex system, need a technical team or administrator to manage.
I don't like being locked out. Make it easier to stay log[ged] in and not fill in password.
SSO login would be huge! This would save a lot of time and improve security.

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Senior Customer Success Manager (Strategic Accounts)

TipaltiFinancial Services, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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Microsoft Power BI 10.0

Based on 1 answer

I find it helpful and easy to use

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Freelance Photographer

j. paroly photoGraphic Design, 1-10 employees

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Usability

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) 6.0

Based on 1 answer

The site can have some issues. It can be difficult to return to the training module you were viewing after some time away from the site and you have to relogin. We've also had issues where the session will time out at random points, which makes it frustrating to move on to the next videos in the module when you have to re-login and try and find which one you left off on.

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Anthony Tutrone

Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer

WWEMedia Production, 1001-5000 employees

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Microsoft Power BI 8.4

Based on 60 answers

I think using Microsoft Power BI can be somewhat intimidating as you kind of get everything in one go and with lack of good tutorials or trainings within the system it could be difficult to navigate and that is probably a big limitations that doesn't allow more people to adopt the platform and thus improve their decision making.

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Verified User

Team Lead in Manufacturing

Semiconductors Company, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) 10.0

Based on 1 answer

I've never had to communicate with Linux Academy's customer support aside from some minor billing issues, which were easily ironed out in a very quick manner.

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Anthony Tutrone

Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer

WWEMedia Production, 1001-5000 employees

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Microsoft Power BI 8.4

Based on 56 answers

Microsoft's support is great most times, they will respond fast and make everything to come to a solution. Also, the software is very well documented, so many times there is no need to contact the support because the documentation may have a solution right away

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Nadyan Pscheidt

Developer

BPlus Tecnologia Ltda.Computer Software, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) was the only platform we evaluated for the vast majority of our cloud training, however we have found other providers are better in certain areas and use them to supplement A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy). For example, TutorialsDojo and WhizLabs both have better quiz systems in my opinion. Both of them present more difficult questions that better reflect the AWS ones as well as giving better feedback.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employees

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[Microsoft] Power BI is practical and effective, like a hammer for a nail, it is easy to use and produces very quickly the results that in most cases are urgently required by clients (nice reports to share on the web). To start using [Microsoft] Power BI you need a business email address, with that you create an account in Power BI Service and in less than 1 hour you will have installed Power BI Desktop, a report will have been created and it will have been published on the web .

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Lead Consultant - Solutions Architect - Software Engineer

Ghia & Associates Engineering and Consulting GroupComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Engagement scores around investment in L&D have increased.
There's excitement around upcoming changes to our technology instead of fear we have seen in the past.
We feel confident we will be able to deliver these new technologies - although we are at the start of our journey.

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Verified User

Manager in Professional Services

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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It helps us track and achieve company goals.
It shows us [our] performance in areas we could not previously track and allows us to see and work on how to improve their performance.
Quick easy access for executives to use in helping teams and addressing issues.

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christian Maxwell

Process Manager

Okland ConstructionConstruction, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) Editions & Modules

Edition

Free	$0.00¹
Personal Basic	$31.59 ($379.00)²
Personal Plus	$41.59 ($499.00)²
Business Basic	$41.59 ($499.00)²
Business Plus	$58.25 ($699.00)²

per month
per month (per year)

Additional Pricing Details

Contact Sales for Enterprise Pricing. https://acloudguru.com/solutions/business

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Microsoft Power BI Editions & Modules

Edition

Power BI Pro	$9.99¹
Power BI Premium	$20.00¹
Power BI Premium	$4,995.00²

Per User/Per Month
Per Capacity/Per Month

Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

Microsoft Power BI

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

Microsoft Power BI

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

Microsoft Power BI

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

Microsoft Power BI

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