QuickSight beginners
You’ve never used Amazon QuickSight (or never even heard of it) and want a guided, low-friction way to get oriented and start producing real analyses quickly.
Amazon (AWS) QuickSight - Getting Started
Get started with Amazon QuickSight - AWS' Business Intelligence (BI) answer to Tableau and Power BI
Course Overview
About This Course
You’ve tried a few BI tools, but you’re still missing that “this actually fits” feeling—especially when your data lives across cloud services and you just want answers fast. If you’re curious about Amazon QuickSight, it can be hard to know where to start and what the workflow really looks like.
In this course, you’ll get a clear first overview of Amazon QuickSight and how it sits inside AWS. You’ll follow the real QuickSight workflow—connecting data, shaping it, and turning it into visuals—so you’re not just clicking around, you’re building confidence with the tool’s core functions.
By the end, you’ll be able to connect QuickSight to multiple data sources (inside and outside AWS), create your own analyses, and present results in a way others can actually use. You’ll also know how to share what you build, manage users, and even access your work from the iOS app when you’re away from your desk.
What You'll Learn
You’ll cover the end-to-end QuickSight workflow: from connecting data sources to sharing dashboards, stories, and results across your organization and beyond.
Navigate QuickSight confidently
Work comfortably with QuickSight’s main functions and understand how the tool is positioned within AWS, so you can choose it intentionally for cloud-based analytics and visualization.
Connect diverse data sources
Set up connections to data sources within AWS and outside of it, so your analyses can pull from the systems you already use instead of forcing a single-source setup.
Prepare data for analysis
Shape your datasets directly in QuickSight by adding filters and creating calculated fields, so your visuals reflect the metrics and slices your stakeholders actually ask for.
Build multi-visual analyses
Create an analysis by combining multiple visuals, letting you explore patterns from different angles and move from a single chart to a coherent analytical view.
Publish dashboards and stories
Turn your analysis into dashboards and stories that communicate results clearly, so your work is ready for consumption—not just exploration.
Share and manage access
Share your results with people inside and outside your organization, understand QuickSight user management, and use the iOS mobile app to access insights on the go.
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Prerequisites
A credit card is required to create an AWS account.
A basic understanding of data analysis is helpful, but not required.
Who Is This Course For?
BI tool explorers
You’ve worked with other Business Intelligence tools, but you want to evaluate a cloud-based option and see how QuickSight feels for day-to-day analysis and visualization.
AWS practitioners
You already spend time in the AWS ecosystem and want a practical next step: analyzing and visualizing data using a service that’s built to integrate with AWS.
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