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Learn Power BI

You're reading from   Learn Power BI A beginner's guide to developing interactive business intelligence solutions using Microsoft Power BI

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838644482
Length 362 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Greg Deckler Greg Deckler
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: The Basics FREE CHAPTER
2. Introduction to Business Intelligence and Power BI 3. Section 2: The Desktop
4. Up and Running with Power BI Desktop 5. Connecting and Shaping Data 6. Creating Data Models and Calculations 7. Unlocking Insights 8. Creating the Final Report 9. Section 3: The Service
10. Publishing and Sharing 11. Using Reports in the Service 12. Understanding Dashboards, Apps, and Security 13. Data Gateways and Refreshing Datasets 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Power BI Desktop and Service

After learning about the entire breadth and depth of the Power BI ecosystem and licensing, you may be wondering how on earth a single book can possibly cover everything there is to know about Power BI. The short answer is that it isn't possible. Entire books exist dedicated to just a single topic, including Power Query, DAX, and Power BI Embedded, alone. Even books that claim to be complete references to Power BI inevitably leave out some components of the entire Power BI ecosystem. Thus, this book is intended for those who wish to learn the basic, core components of the Power BI ecosystem, namely the following:

  • Power BI Desktop:
    • Power Query
    • DAX
  • Power BI Service:
    • On-premises data gateway

Learning about these core technologies and, while doing so, learning how to build and share reports with meaningful business intelligence insights means...

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