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 Description:
To 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:
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Get up and running quickly with Power BI
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Understand and plan your business intelligence projects
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Connect to and transform data using Power Query
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Create data models optimized for analysis and reporting
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Perform simple and complex DAX calculations to enhance analysis
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Discover business insights and create professional reports
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Collaborate via Power BI dashboards, apps, goals, and scorecards
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Deploy and govern Power BI, including using deployment pipelines
Who this book is for:
If 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.
