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Plan, design, develop, and manage robust Power BI solutions to
generate meaningful insights and make data-driven decisions.
Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the
PDF format. Key Features Master the latest dashboarding and
reporting features of Microsoft Power BI Combine data from multiple
sources, create stunning visualizations and publish Power BI apps
to thousands of users Get the most out of Microsoft Power BI with
real-world use cases and examples Book DescriptionMastering
Microsoft Power BI, Second Edition, provides an advanced
understanding of Power BI to get the most out of your data and
maximize business intelligence. This updated edition walks through
each essential phase and component of Power BI, and explores the
latest, most impactful Power BI features. Using best practices and
working code examples, you will connect to data sources, shape and
enhance source data, and develop analytical data models. You will
also learn how to apply custom visuals, implement new DAX commands
and paginated SSRS-style reports, manage application workspaces and
metadata, and understand how content can be staged and securely
distributed via Power BI apps. Furthermore, you will explore top
report and interactive dashboard design practices using features
such as bookmarks and the Power KPI visual, alongside the latest
capabilities of Power BI mobile applications and self-service BI
techniques. Additionally, important management and administration
topics are covered, including application lifecycle management via
Power BI pipelines, the on-premises data gateway, and Power BI
Premium capacity. By the end of this Power BI book, you will be
confident in creating sustainable and impactful charts, tables,
reports, and dashboards with any kind of data using Microsoft Power
BI. What you will learn Build efficient data retrieval and
transformation processes with the Power Query M language and
dataflows Design scalable, user-friendly DirectQuery, import, and
composite data models Create basic and advanced DAX measures Add
ArcGIS Maps to create interesting data stories Build pixel-perfect
paginated reports Discover the capabilities of Power BI mobile
applications Manage and monitor a Power BI environment as a Power
BI administrator Scale up a Power BI solution for an enterprise via
Power BI Premium capacity Who this book is forBusiness Intelligence
professionals and intermediate Power BI users looking to master
Power BI for all their data visualization and dashboarding needs
will find this book useful. An understanding of basic BI concepts
is required and some familiarity with Microsoft Power BI will be
helpful to make the most out of this book.
Learn how to use Power BI to deliver the insights needed to help
your enterprise survive and thrive Key Features Learn simple
through to advanced Power BI features in a clear, concise way using
real-world examples Develop powerful analytical models and reports
that extract key business insights Publish, share and collaborate
on impressive reports, dashboards, apps, and goals Book
DescriptionTo succeed in today's transforming business world,
organizations need business intelligence capabilities to make
smarter decisions faster than ever before. This updated second
edition of Learn Power BI takes you on a journey of data
exploration and discovery, using Microsoft Power BI to ingest,
cleanse, and organize data in order to unlock key business insights
that can then be shared with others. This newly revised and
expanded edition of Learn Power BI covers all of the latest
features and interface changes and takes you through the
fundamentals of business intelligence projects, how to deploy,
adopt, and govern Power BI within your organization, and how to
leverage your knowledge in the marketplace and broader ecosystem
that is Power BI. As you progress, you will learn how to ingest,
cleanse, and transform your data into stunning visualizations,
reports, and dashboards that speak to business decision-makers. By
the end of this Power BI book, you will be fully prepared to be the
data analysis hero of your organization - or even start a new
career as a business intelligence professional. What you will learn
Get up and running quickly with Power BI Understand and plan your
business intelligence projects Connect to and transform data using
Power Query Create data models optimized for analysis and reporting
Perform simple and complex DAX calculations to enhance analysis
Discover business insights and create professional reports
Collaborate via Power BI dashboards, apps, goals, and scorecards
Deploy and govern Power BI, including using deployment pipelines
Who this book is forIf you're an IT manager, data analyst, or BI
user new to using Power BI for solving business intelligence
problems, this book is for you. You'll also find this book helpful
if you want to migrate from other BI tools to create powerful and
interactive dashboards. No experience of working with Power BI is
expected.
Build effective analytical data models, reports, and dashboards
using the advanced features of Power BI. Purchase of the print or
Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format. Key Features
Update your knowledge with new recipes for query optimization,
aggregation tables, Power BI API, and paginated reports Work with
recipes across diverse Power BI platforms including the Power BI
Service and Mobile Applications Implement custom solutions with M
and DAX languages through actionable guidance and proven
development techniques Book DescriptionThe complete everyday
reference guide to Power BI, written by an internationally
recognized Power BI expert duo, is back with a new and updated
edition. Packed with revised practical recipes, Microsoft Power BI
Cookbook, Second Edition, helps you navigate Power BI tools and
advanced features. It also demonstrates the use of end-to-end
solutions that integrate those features to get the most out of
Power BI. With the help of the recipes in this book, you'll gain
advanced design and development insight, practical tips, and
guidance on enhancing existing Power BI projects. The updated
recipes will equip you with everything you need to know to
implement evergreen frameworks that will stay relevant as Power BI
updates. You'll familiarize yourself with Power BI development
tools and services by going deep into the data connectivity,
transformation, modeling, visualization, and analytical
capabilities of Power BI. By the end of this book, you'll make the
most of Power BI's functional programming languages of DAX and M
and deliver powerful solutions to common business intelligence
challenges. What you will learn Cleanse, stage, and integrate your
data sources with Power Query (M) Remove data complexities and
provide users with intuitive, self-service BI capabilities Build
business logic and analysis into your solutions via the DAX
programming language and dashboard-ready calculations Implement
aggregation tables to accelerate query performance over large data
sources Create and integrate paginated reports Understand the
differences and implications of DirectQuery, live connections,
Import, and Composite model datasets Integrate other Microsoft data
tools into your Power BI solution Who this book is forIf you're a
BI professional who wants to up their knowledge of Power BI and
offer more value to their organization, then this book is for you.
Those looking for quick solutions to common Power BI problems will
also find this book an extremely useful resource. Please be aware
that this is not a beginner's guide; you'll need a solid
understanding of Power BI and experience working with datasets
before you dive in.
Solve real-world business problems by learning how to create common
industry key performance indicators and other calculations using
DAX within Microsoft products such as Power BI, SQL Server, and
Excel. Key Features Learn to write sophisticated DAX queries to
solve business intelligence and data analytics challenges Handle
performance issues and optimization within the data model, DAX
calculations and more Solve business issues with Microsoft Excel,
Power BI, and SQL Server using DAX queries Book DescriptionDAX
provides an extra edge by extracting key information from the data
that is already present in your model. Filled with examples of
practical, real-world calculations geared toward business metrics
and key performance indicators, this cookbook features solutions
that you can apply for your own business analysis needs. You'll
learn to write various DAX expressions and functions to understand
how DAX queries work. The book also covers sections on dates, time,
and duration to help you deal with working days, time zones, and
shifts. You'll then discover how to manipulate text and numbers to
create dynamic titles and ranks, and deal with measure totals.
Later, you'll explore common business metrics for finance,
customers, employees, and projects. The book will also show you how
to implement common industry metrics such as days of supply, mean
time between failure, order cycle time and overall equipment
effectiveness. In the concluding chapters, you'll learn to apply
statistical formulas for covariance, kurtosis, and skewness.
Finally, you'll explore advanced DAX patterns for interpolation,
inverse aggregators, inverse slicers, and even forecasting with a
deseasonalized correlation coefficient. By the end of this book,
you'll have the skills you need to use DAX's functionality and
flexibility in business intelligence and data analytics. What you
will learn Understand how to create common calculations for dates,
time, and duration Create key performance indicators (KPIs) and
other business calculations Develop general DAX calculations that
deal with text and numbers Discover new ideas and time-saving
techniques for better calculations and models Perform advanced DAX
calculations for solving statistical measures and other
mathematical formulas Handle errors in DAX and learn how to debug
DAX calculations Understand how to optimize your data models Who
this book is forBusiness users, BI developers, data analysts, and
SQL users who are looking for solutions to the challenges faced
while solving analytical operations using DAX techniques and
patterns will find this book useful. Basic knowledge of the DAX
language and Microsoft services is mandatory.
Solve business challenges with Microsoft Power BI's advanced
visualization and data analysis techniques Key Features Create
effective storytelling reports by implementing
simple-to-intermediate Power BI features Develop powerful
analytical models to extract key insights for changing business
needs Build, publish, and share impressive dashboards for your
organization Book DescriptionTo succeed in today's transforming
business world, organizations need business intelligence
capabilities to make smarter decisions faster than ever before.
This Power BI book is an entry-level guide that will get you up and
running with data modeling, visualization, and analytical
techniques from scratch. You'll find this book handy if you want to
get well-versed with the extensive Power BI ecosystem. You'll start
by covering the basics of business intelligence and installing
Power BI. You'll then learn the wide range of Power BI features to
unlock business insights. As you progress, the book will take you
through how to use Power Query to ingest, cleanse, and shape your
data, and use Power BI DAX to create simple to complex
calculations. You'll also be able to add a variety of interactive
visualizations to your reports to bring your data to life. Finally,
you'll gain hands-on experience in creating visually stunning
reports that speak to business decision makers, and see how you can
securely share these reports and collaborate with others. By the
end of this book, you'll be ready to create simple, yet effective,
BI reports and dashboards using the latest features of Power BI.
What you will learn Explore the different features of Power BI to
create interactive dashboards Use the Query Editor to import and
transform data Perform simple and complex DAX calculations to
enhance analysis Discover business insights and tell a story with
your data using Power BI Explore data and learn to manage datasets,
dataflows, and data gateways Use workspaces to collaborate with
others and publish your reports Who this book is forIf you're an IT
manager, data analyst, or BI user new to using Power BI for solving
business intelligence problems, this book is for you. You'll also
find this book useful if you want to migrate from other BI tools to
create powerful and interactive dashboards. No experience of
working with Power BI is expected.
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