Beginning Microsoft Power BI : A Practical Guide to Self-Service Data Analytics / by Dan Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Dan, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Power BI (Computer file).

Microsoft software.

Microsoft .NET Framework.

Big data.

Microsoft and .NET.

Big Data/Analytics.

Local Subjects:

Microsoft and .NET.

Big Data/Analytics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XV, 411 p. 392 illus.)

Edition:

3rd ed. 2020.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Analyze company data quickly and easily using Microsoft’s powerful data tools. Learn to build scalable and robust data models, clean and combine different data sources effectively, and create compelling and professional visuals. Beginning Power BI is a hands-on, activity-based guide that takes you through the process of analyzing your data using the tools that that encompass the core of Microsoft’s self-service BI offering. Starting with Power Query, you will learn how to get data from a variety of sources, and see just how easy it is to clean and shape the data prior to importing it into a data model. Using Power BI tabular and the Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), you will learn to create robust scalable data models which will serve as the foundation of your data analysis. From there you will enter the world of compelling interactive visualizations to analyze and gain insight into your data. You will wrap up your Power BI journey by learning how to package and share your reports and dashboards with your colleagues. Author Dan Clark takes you through each topic using step-by-step activities and plenty of screen shots to help familiarize you with the tools. This third edition covers the new and evolving features in the Power BI platform and new chapters on data flows and composite models. This book is your hands-on guide to quick, reliable, and valuable data insight. What You Will Learn: Simplify data discovery, association, and cleansing Build solid analytical data models Create robust interactive data presentations Combine analytical and geographic data in map-based visualizations Publish and share dashboards and reports Dan Clark is a senior business intelligence (BI) and programming consultant specializing in Microsoft technologies. He is focused on learning new BI and data technologies and training others on how to best implement the technology. Dan has published several books and numerous articles on .NET programming and BI development. He is a regular speaker at various developer and database conferences and user group meetings and enjoys interacting with the Microsoft communities. In a previous life, Dan was a physics teacher. He is still inspired by the wonder and awe of studying the universe and figuring out why things behave the way they do. .

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introducing Power BI

Chapter 2: Importing Data into Power BI Desktop

Chapter 3: Data Munging with Power Query

Chapter 4: Creating the Data Model

Chapter 5: Creating Calculations with DAX

Chapter 6: Creating Measures with DAX

Chapter 7: Incorporating Time Intelligence

Chapter 8: Creating Reports with Power BI Desktop

Chapter 9: Publishing Reports and Creating Dashboards in the Power BI Portal

Chapter 10: Introducing Power Pivot in Excel. Chapter 11: Data Analysis with Pivot Tables and Charts

Chapter 12: Creating a Complete Solution

Chapter 13: Advanced Topics in Power Query

Chapter 14: Advanced Topics in Power BI Desktop

Chapter 15: Advanced Topics in Power BI Data Modeling.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781484256206

1484256204

OCLC:

1179144120