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Learn Power BI - Second Edition

By : Gregory Deckler
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Book Image

Learn Power BI - Second Edition

5 (1)
By: Gregory Deckler

Overview of this book

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.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Section 1:The Basics
4
Section 2:The Desktop
10
Section 3:The Service
15
Section 4:The Future

Installing and using data gateways

The on-premises data gateway, or simply data gateway, is a piece of software that's installed on an on-premises computer that provides a secure connection between local, on-premises data, and a variety of services that reside in Microsoft's Azure cloud, including the Power BI service. Once installed, the Power BI service can use this gateway to refresh datasets that have been published to the Power BI service, as shown in the following diagram:

Figure 11.1 – Data gateway

There are two ways the gateway can operate, as follows:

  • Standard
  • Personal

The reason to install a gateway in one mode versus the other comes down to the scenario in which you plan to use the gateway. You will want to use the standard mode if the following applies:

  • You want other users within the organization to use a single, centralized gateway.
  • You need DirectQuery, as well as import mode datasets.
  • You wish...