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

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  • 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

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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.

Who is this book 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.

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

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Table of Contents

18 Chapters
Section 1:The Basics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 1: Understanding Business Intelligence and Power BI Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Planning Projects with Power BI Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 2:The Desktop Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: Up and Running with Power BI Desktop Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Connecting to and Transforming Data Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Creating Data Models and Calculations Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Unlocking Insights Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Creating the Final Report Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 3:The Service Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Publishing and Sharing Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Using Reports in the Power BI Service Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Understanding Dashboards, Apps, Goals, and Security Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Refreshing Content Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 4:The Future Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 12: Deploying, Governing, and Adopting Power BI Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 13: Putting Your Knowledge to Use Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Bhavik Merchant Feb 28, 2022
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Great piece of work updated with newer content and capabilities. This book definitely hits the mark for its stated target audience who are not BI professionals. Greg does a good job introducing BI and projects, especially the point that the technology can change but most fundamental processes and techniques should not (e.g. Data modelling).I liked that it had a single use case that is built out over the course of the book. The problems chosen were realistic and steps required to solve them were not overly complex. I also liked the order in which the chapters flowed, for example getting a fully working simple report by Chapter 3 without loading any external data.Coverage of Power BI Desktop and Service was detailed and pretty thorough. The reader will definitely get experience with all important areas and more.The final section on taking up a career in BI is very good, complete with interview tips and salary negotiation advice!I only have one suggested improvement - I wish that best practices and other nuggets throughout the book were highlighted more obviously because they are so useful!Disclosure: I received a free copy of the book in return for my review.
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Jason Ramsey Feb 18, 2022
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Excellent read for someone new to Power BI or someone looking for a refresher or reference for specfic topics. The book covers a lot of ground and has a good balance of narrative and code samples. Chapter 12 on deployment models, governance, and adoption were of particular interest to me.
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karl Y. Vieux Feb 28, 2022
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This is definitely the book to have if you want to learn Power BI. As a BI developer I used this book to help enhance my skill in this space. Definitely recommend this one to Anyone looking to enter the BI space.
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Pragati Jain Feb 18, 2022
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Learn Power BI by Greg Deckler is an amazing book for every Power BI enthusiast who want to start their learning journey on this business intelligence tool. The book is a step-by-step guide that helps learning the real-world intelligence.The first key highlight for me in this book is that - Ever chapter ends with 3 concluding sections:Summary, Questions, Further ReadingEvery section has it's importance here and in my suggestion should not to be missed by the reader.Second key highlight for me is the references to the relevant resources used to explain every topic in the book. The reader can basically download sample data and get some practical hands-on while reading the book. So just not theoretical, it is practical hands-on hat makes you learn concepts. Coming from a Maths/Science background, this is something I really look in every book.Overall this is a well-written book with enough examples for one to try. Worth buying for a beginner learner. Great job be Greg on assembling Power BI topics in a single book.
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Laura Mahoney Feb 24, 2022
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This book provides a thorough end-to-end coverage of Power BI that should help anyone get started or get better. Along with core topics like data transformation, modeling, analysis, and visualization, it also covers other important topics like sharing/permissions, licenses, row-level security (RLS), goals, dashboards, and more.
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