Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks

Brian Christian

A sweeping narrative on the evolution and impact of global information networks

Why Machines Learn

Anil Ananthaswamy

A deep dive into the elegant mathematical principles behind machine learning

Enterprise DNA Blog

Tutorials and case studies focused on practical Power BI usage, advanced DAX, and visualization techniques.

Naval War College ? Wargaming Department

Department page describing applied gaming, methods, and how wargaming supports leadership education and analysis.

RADACAD Power BI Blog

Practical tutorials and tips on Power BI modeling, DAX, Power Query, and real-world scenarios written by MVPs.

PAXsims (Conflict Simulation & Wargaming)

Long-running blog on serious games and wargaming for policy, education, and analysis with news, methods, and reviews.

SQLBI

Extensive library of free articles, guides, and videos on DAX, data modeling, and BI concepts by expert consultants Alberto Ferrari and Marco Russo.

StatQuest with Josh Starmer (YouTube)

Clear and approachable explanations of statistics and data analysis, breaking down complex concepts into simple steps.

Coursera

Offers beginner-friendly courses from top institutions like IBM and Duke. You can audit many courses for free, including topics like Excel, SQL, Python, and data visualization.

Connections Wargaming Conference

Annual international conference linking defense, industry, and academia to advance professional wargaming practice.

Marine Corps Warfighting Lab ? Wargaming Division

USMC wargaming division supporting concept development and force design through iterative gaming and analysis.

Google Data Analytics Certificate (Audit Free)

Comprehensive beginner-to-intermediate program covering spreadsheets, SQL, R, visualization, and analytics workflows; free in audit mode.

The Carpentries - Data Carpentry

Community-driven lessons for researchers covering data organization, cleaning, visualization, and analysis in R, Python, and SQL.

MySQL Tutorial

Extensive resource for learning MySQL with examples, from installation and schema design to joins and triggers.

Power BI Guided Learning (Microsoft)

Step-by-step tutorials directly from Microsoft, teaching data connection, modeling, visualization, and publishing dashboards.

CS50?s Introduction to Python

Harvard?s free course introducing programming using Python, with video lectures, notes, and problem sets.

EDX ? Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Power BI (Audit Free)

University of Illinois & Microsoft course teaching Power BI for analytics and reporting, free in audit mode.

PostgreSQL Tutorial

Free tutorials covering PostgreSQL features, SQL basics, stored procedures, and advanced database functions.

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

A free online book teaching Python through practical examples like automating tasks, web scraping, and file management.

Kaggle Learn - Data Analysis

Hands-on mini-courses for Python, R, SQL, and visualization with Jupyter notebooks that run directly in the browser.