Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide
Devin Knight, Erin Ostrowsky, Mitchell Pearson, Bradley Schacht
- 330 pages
- English
- ePUB (adapté aux mobiles)
- Disponible sur iOS et Android
Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide
Devin Knight, Erin Ostrowsky, Mitchell Pearson, Bradley Schacht
Ă propos de ce livre
Bring your data to life with this accessible yet fast-paced introduction to Power BI, now in color.Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format.Key Featuresâą Learn faster with practical examples of the latest features of Power BI, including navigator buttons, column-level security, visualizing goals, and moreâą Migrate your existing Excel and data analysis skills to Power BIâą Build accurate analytical models, reports, and dashboards, now in full colorBook DescriptionUpdated 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 learnâą Connect to data sources using import, DirectQuery, and live connection optionsâą 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 cloudâą Design effective reports with built-in and custom visuals to optimize user experienceâą Implement row-level and column-level security in your dashboardsâą Administer a Power BI cloud tenant for your organizationâą Use built-in AI capabilities to enhance Power BI data transformation techniquesâą Deploy your Power BI Desktop files into Power BI Report ServerWho this book is forThis 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.