Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide - Third Edition: The ultimate beginner's guide to data modeling, visualization, digital storytelling, and more

Name: Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide - Third Edition: The ultimate beginner's guide to data modeling, visualization, digital storytelling, and more
Brand: Packt Publishing
SKU: 1804613495
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ISBN: 9781804613498

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25 Nov, 2022

By Devin Knight (Author), Erin Ostrowsky (Author), Mitchell Pearson (Author)

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ISBN-10:

1804613495

ISBN-13:

9781804613498

Edition

3rd Edition

Publisher

Packt Publishing

No.of Pages

330

Dimensions

9.25 X 7.50 X 0.69 inches

Description

Bring your data to life with this accessible yet fast-paced introduction to MS Power BI, now in color

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format

Key Features:

Learn faster with practical examples of the latest features of Power BI, including navigator buttons, column-level security, visualizing goals, and more
Migrate your existing Excel and data analysis skills to Power BI
Build accurate analytical models, reports, and dashboards, now in color

Book Description:

Updated with the latest features and improvements in Power BI, this fast-paced yet comprehensive guide will help you master the core concepts of data visualization quickly. You'll learn how to install Power BI, design effective data models, and build basic dashboards and visualizations to help you make better business decisions. This new edition will also help you bridge the gap between MS Excel and Power BI.

Throughout this book, you'll learn how to obtain data from a variety of sources and clean it using the Power Query Editor. You'll also start designing data models to navigate and explore relationships within your data and building DAX formulas to make data easier to work with. Visualizing data is a key element of this book, so there's an emphasis on helping you get to grips with data visualization styles and enhanced digital storytelling.

As you progress, you'll start building your own dataflows, gain an understanding of the Common Data Model, and automate dataflow refreshes to eradicate data cleaning inefficiency. You'll learn how to administer your organization's Power BI environment so that deployment can be made seamless, data refreshes can run properly, and security can be fully implemented.

By the end of this Power BI book, you'll know how to get the most out of Power BI for better business intelligence.

What You Will Learn:

Connect to data sources using import and DirectQuery options
Use Power Query Editor for data transformation and data cleansing processes, and write M and R scripts and dataflows to do the same in the cloud
Design effective reports with built-in and custom visuals to optimize user experience
Implement row-level and column-level security in your dashboards
Administer a Power BI cloud tenant for your organization
Use built-in artificial intelligence capabilities to enhance Power BI data transformation techniques
Deploy your Power BI Desktop files into Power BI Report Server

Who this book is for:

This book is for aspiring business intelligence and data professionals with a basic understanding of BI concepts, who want to learn Power BI quickly. Complete beginners with no BI background can also get plenty of useful information from this book.

Product Details

ISBN-10

: 1804613495

ISBN-13

: 9781804613498

Publisher

: Packt Publishing

Publication date

: 25 Nov, 2022

Edition

: 3rd Edition

About the Author

Mitchell Pearson - Mitchell Pearson has worked as a Data Platform Consultant and Trainer for the last 8 years. Mitchell has authored books on SQL Server, Power BI and the Power Platform. Data Platform experience includes designing and implementing enterprise level Business Intelligence solutions with the Microsoft SQL Server stack (T
Erin Ostrowsky - Erin Ostrowsky is a creative and passionate lifelong learner. She began her career as a business journalist and researcher and found herself drawn to the power of beautifully visualized data analysis. After living overseas, Erin returned to the USA looking to marry her communication background with a technical focus and found a life changing opportunity to work as a trainer for Pragmatic Works where she focused on creating new educational materials and delivering Power BI training around the country. Erin focuses on the Power Platform tools and loves working on teams to build business intelligence solutions that businesses use and enjoy.
Devin Knight - Devin Knight a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and the President at Pragmatic Works Training. At Pragmatic Works, Devin determines which courses are created, delivered, and updated for customers, including 15+ Power BI courses. This is the tenth SQL Server and Business Intelligence book that he has authored. Devin often speaks at conferences such as PASS Summit, PASS Business Analytics Conference, SQL Saturdays, and Code Camps. He is also a contributing member to several PASS Virtual Chapters. Making his home in Jacksonville, FL, Devin is a contributor at the local Power BI User Group.