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ISBN10: 126045861X | ISBN13: 9781260458619

ISBN10: 126045861X
ISBN13: 9781260458619
By Brian Larson

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Explore, create, and manage highly interactive data visualizations using Microsoft Power BI

Extract meaningful business insights from your disparate enterprise data using the detailed information contained in this practical guide. Written by a recognized BI expert and bestselling author, Data Analysis with Microsoft Power BI teaches you the skills you need to interact with, author, and maintain robust visualizations and custom data models. Hands-on exercises based on real-life business scenarios clearly demonstrate each technique. Publishing your results to the Power BI Service (PowerBI.com) and Power BI Report Server are also fully covered.

Inside, you will discover how to:


Understand Business Intelligence and self-service analytics
Explore the tools and features of Microsoft Power BI
Create and format effective data visualizations
Incorporate advanced interactivity and custom graphics
Build and populate accurate data models
Transform data using the Power BI Query Editor
Work with measures, calculated columns, and tabular models
Write powerful DAX language scripts
Share content on the PowerBI Service (PowerBI.com)
Store your visualizations on the Power BI Report Server



PART 1:Understanding Business Intelligence and Power BI
Chapter 1: Using this Book
Chapter 2: Successful Self-Service Analytics

PART 2: Interacting with Power BI
Chapter 3: Power BI Architecture
Chapter 4: Using Power BI Visualizations
Chapter 5: Using the Power BI Service (PowerBI.com)

PART 3: Creating Visualizations
Chapter 6: Basic Data Visualization
Chapter 7: Visualization Formatting
Chapter 8: Controlling interactivity Features and Publishing

PART 4: Building Data Models
Chapter 9: Loading Data with Power BI
Chapter 10: Power BI Transformations Reference
Chapter 11: Creating a Tabular Model in Power BI
Chapter 12: Measures and Calculated Columns
Chapter 13: DAX Function Reference
Chapter 14: Additional Model Features

PART 5: Sharing Content
Chapter 15: Publishing to the Power BI Service (PowerBI.com)
Chapter 16: Saving to the Power BI Report Server

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