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Mastering Microsoft Power BI

By : Brett Powell
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Book Image

Mastering Microsoft Power BI

5 (1)
By: Brett Powell

Overview of this book

This book is intended for business intelligence professionals responsible for the design and development of Power BI content as well as managers, architects and administrators who oversee Power BI projects and deployments. The chapters flow from the planning of a Power BI project through the development and distribution of content to the administration of Power BI for an organization. BI developers will learn how to create sustainable and impactful Power BI datasets, reports, and dashboards. This includes connecting to data sources, shaping and enhancing source data, and developing an analytical data model. Additionally, top report and dashboard design practices are described using features such as Bookmarks and the Power KPI visual. BI managers will learn how Power BI’s tools work together such as with the On-premises data gateway and how content can be staged and securely distributed via Apps. Additionally, both the Power BI Report Server and Power BI Premium are reviewed. By the end of this book, you will be confident in creating effective charts, tables, reports or dashboards for any kind of data using the tools and techniques in Microsoft Power BI.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Planning for the Power BI Report Server

Prior to any licensing or deployment planning, an organization should be very clear on the capabilities of the Power BI Report Server in relation to the Power BI cloud service. The Power BI Report Server does not include many of the features provided by the Power BI cloud service, such as the dashboards described in Chapter 7, Designing Power BI Dashboards and Architectures, or the apps, email subscriptions, Analyze in Excel, and data alert features reviewed in Chapter 11, Creating Power BI Apps and Content Distribution. Although new features are included with new releases of the Power BI Report Server, the Power BI Report Server is not intended or planned to support the features provided in the Power BI cloud service.

Additionally, for organizations using SSRS, it's important to understand the differences between the Power BI Report...