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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

Downloading and running Power BI Desktop

There are actually three different versions of the Power BI Desktop application. Each version has its own methods for downloading and installing. The three versions of the Power BI Desktop are as follows:

  • Power BI Desktop (the trusted Microsoft Store app)
  • Power BI Desktop (MSI)
  • Power BI Desktop (Report Server edition)

Downloading Power BI Desktop

Downloading and installing Power BI Desktop varies slightly based upon the version being downloaded.

Power BI Desktop (the trusted Microsoft Store app)

Power BI Desktop (the trusted Microsoft Store app) is the preferred Power BI Desktop application to install and use. Microsoft recommends this version of the Power BI Desktop as it is specifically built for use on 64-bit, Windows 10 and keeps itself updated automatically. This version of the desktop has the additional requirement of running Windows 10 version 14393 or later.

This version of the desktop works like other...