BI fundamentals
Plain-English explanations of business intelligence, reporting, dashboards, data models and analytics concepts.
About Learn BI Online
Practical business intelligence learning without the jargon.
Learn BI Online exists to help people understand business intelligence, analytics, reporting, dashboards and data careers in a practical, down-to-earth way.
Who is behind it?
Hi, I’m Adam Finer.
I’ve worked in business intelligence, analytics and data for many years, both inside companies and as an independent consultant. Learn BI Online started as a way to explain BI concepts clearly, share practical tutorials, and help people understand what actually matters when building reports, dashboards and analytics systems.
My aim is not to make business intelligence sound more complicated than it is. It is to make it easier to understand, easier to practise, and easier to connect to real work.
What you’ll find here
Articles, tutorials and career guidance for learning BI.
Practical tutorials
Guides covering SQL, dashboards, reporting tools, data analysis workflows and common BI tasks.
Career advice
Advice for people trying to get into BI, build a project portfolio, understand analyst roles and prepare for interviews.
Want the structured path?
Learn BI Online is the free resource. Learn BI Academy is the full training path.
If you want to go beyond individual articles and follow a structured route through SQL, dashboards, data modelling, real projects and portfolio building, the BI Analyst Starter Program is the best place to start.
Start exploring
Browse the articles for practical BI tutorials and career guidance, or visit Learn BI Academy if you’re ready for a more structured learning path.