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Microsoft Power BI Cookbook
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Microsoft Power BI Cookbook

by Brett Powell
September 2017
Intermediate to advanced
802 pages
37h 6m
English
Packt Publishing

Overview

This comprehensive guide dives deep into the Power BI platform, teaching you how to create insightful data models, reports, and dashboards that drive business decisions. With hands-on recipes and real-world examples, this book is a practical resource for mastering the full range of Power BI's capabilities.

What this Book will help me do

  • Understand and apply data cleansing and transformation using Power BI tools.
  • Create and utilize intuitive data models for business intelligence reporting.
  • Leverage DAX and M languages for advanced data analysis and custom solutions.
  • Build dynamic, user-specific dashboards and visualizations for impactful insights.
  • Integrate Power BI with Microsoft Excel, SQL Server, and cloud services for extended functionality.

Author(s)

None Powell is an experienced data analyst and Microsoft BI solution architect with extensive expertise in Power BI. He has worked on numerous BI projects, providing practical solutions using Microsoft's data platform technologies. Through detailed, scenario-based writing, he shares his knowledge to help readers excel in their BI endeavors.

Who is it for?

This book is perfect for business intelligence professionals and analysts seeking to expand their skills in Power BI. Ideal readers may have foundational Power BI knowledge and look to master advanced techniques. If you aim to build impactful BI solutions and are motivated to handle complex data integrations, this book will be instrumental.

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781788290142