Greg Deckler

Broschiertes Buch

Learn Power BI - Second Edition

A comprehensive, step-by-step guide for beginners to learn real-world business intelligence

Beschreibung

Learn how to use Power BI to deliver the insights needed to help your enterprise survive and thrive Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format. 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 - Get up and running quickly with Power BI - Understand and plan your business intelligence projects - Connect to and transform data using Power Query - Create data models optimized for analysis and reporting - Perform simple and complex DAX calculations to enhance analysis - Discover business insights and create professional reports - Collaborate via Power BI dashboards, apps, goals, and scorecards - 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. Table of Contents - Understanding Business Intelligence and Power BI - Planning Projects with Power BI - Up and Running with Power BI Desktop - Connecting to and Transforming Data - Creating Data Models and Calculations - Unlocking Insights - Creating the Final Report - Publishing and Sharing - Using Reports in the Power BI Service - Understanding Dashboards, Apps, Goals, and Security - Refreshing Content - Deploying, Governing, and Adopting Power BI - Putting Your Knowledge to Use

Autor

Greg Deckler is a seven-time Microsoft MVP for Data Platform and an active member of the Columbus Ohio IT community, having founded the Columbus Azure ML and Power BI User Group (CAMLPUG) and presented at many conferences and events throughout the country. An active blogger and community member interested in helping new users of Power BI, Greg actively participates in the Power BI community, having authored over 200 Power BI Quick Measures Gallery submissions and over 7,500 authored solutions to community questions. Greg is also vice president at a global consulting firm.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Packt Publishing Limited
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 458
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 812g
• ISBN-13: 9781801811958
• ISBN-10: 1801811954
• Artikelnr.: 63499860