Learn Power BI: A comprehensive, step-by-step guide for beginners to learn real-world business intelligence

Learn Power BI: A comprehensive, step-by-step guide for beginners to learn real-world business intelligence

by Greg Deckler
Learn Power BI: A comprehensive, step-by-step guide for beginners to learn real-world business intelligence

Learn Power BI: A comprehensive, step-by-step guide for beginners to learn real-world business intelligence

by Greg Deckler

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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781801810074
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Publication date: 02/18/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 458
Sales rank: 758,754
File size: 20 MB
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About the Author

Greg Deckler is a 7-time Microsoft MVP for Data Platform and an active blogger and Power BI community member, having written over 6,000 solutions to community questions. Greg has authored many books on Power BI, including Learn Power BI 1st and 2nd Editions, DAX Cookbook, Power BI Cookbook 2nd Edition and Mastering Power BI 2nd Edition. Greg has also created several external tools for Power BI and regularly posts video content to his YouTube channels, Microsoft Hates Greg and DAX For Humans.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
  1. Understanding Business Intelligence and Power BI 
  2. Planning Projects with Power BI
  3. Up and Running with Power BI Desktop
  4. Connecting to and Transforming Data
  5. Creating Data Models and Calculations
  6. Unlocking Insights
  7. Creating the Final Report
  8. Publishing and Sharing
  9. Using Reports in the Power BI Service
  10. Understanding Dashboards, Apps, Goals, and Security
  11. Refreshing Content
  12. Deploying, Governing, and Adopting Power BI
  13. Putting Your Knowledge to Use
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