About me

Welcome to BI Insight.

My name is Soheil Bakhshi. I am originally from Iran and now live in Aotearoa (New Zealand).

I am passionate about knowledge sharing. Over the years, I have learned a great deal from others, many of whom I may never meet, and I believe in paying it forward by sharing my expertise with the wider community.

In 2005, I authored my first book in Persian, a step-by-step guide to using multimedia software on PC, which was published in 2006. Unfortunately, it is not available online.

In 2013, I began writing a technical blog on biinsight.com, focusing on data and analytics.

Between 2020 and 2021, I authored Expert Data Modelling with Power BI, which was very well received by the wider community and praised by many professionals. This success led to the publication of the book’s second edition in April 2023. I also wrote a free eBook, Power BI for Intermediates: A Step-by-Step Training Guide.

My fascination with data began as a young boy. In 1994, I learned MS-DOS 5, followed by GW-Basic, where I was captivated by the graphical outputs generated from simple lines of code.

I started my professional IT career in 2001 and have worked on diverse and exciting projects. These include programming with Delphi 5 and 6, working with Paradox databases and SQL Server 2000, and creating advanced dashboards in Tableau and Power BI.

In 2019, I achieved a significant milestone by receiving my first Microsoft Data Platform MVP award.

As a Business Intelligence Consultant, I offer the following services:

• Collaborating with clients to understand their requirements and implementing business intelligence best practices
• Conducting tailored training workshops
• Speaking at local and international events
• Providing consultancy in Microsoft business intelligence solutions, including:
  • BI strategy, policy, technical documentation, and governance
  • Self-service BI solutions with the Power BI platform
  • Data modelling and data warehousing (Kimball methodology)
  • ETL solutions using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and Power Query
  • Semantic modelling with SQL Server Analysis Services (Tabular and Multidimensional)
  • Cloud BI using Microsoft Azure technologies
  • Modern data platform solution in Microsoft Fabric

Thank you for visiting my website. I hope you find the content helpful, and I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments section of each post.

Cheers!
Soheil Bakhshi