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Learn Power BI

Learn Power BI

By : Greg Deckler
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Learn Power BI

Learn Power BI

3.5 (8)
By: Greg Deckler
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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 Power BI book is an entry-level guide that will get you up and running with data modeling, visualization, and analytical techniques from scratch. You'll find this book handy if you want to get well-versed with the extensive Power BI ecosystem. You'll start by covering the basics of business intelligence and installing Power BI. You'll then learn the wide range of Power BI features to unlock business insights. As you progress, the book will take you through how to use Power Query to ingest, cleanse, and shape your data, and use Power BI DAX to create simple to complex calculations. You'll also be able to add a variety of interactive visualizations to your reports to bring your data to life. Finally, you'll gain hands-on experience in creating visually stunning reports that speak to business decision makers, and see how you can securely share these reports and collaborate with others. By the end of this book, you'll be ready to create simple, yet effective, BI reports and dashboards using the latest features of Power BI.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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Who this book is for
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What this book covers
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Section 1: The Basics
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Section 1: The Basics
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Introduction to Business Intelligence and Power BI
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Introduction to Business Intelligence and Power BI
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Key concepts of business intelligence
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The Power BI ecosystem
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Power BI licensing
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Power BI Desktop and Service
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Summary
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Questions
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Further reading
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Section 2: The Desktop
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Section 2: The Desktop
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Up and Running with Power BI Desktop
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Up and Running with Power BI Desktop
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Technical requirements
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Downloading and installing Power BI Desktop
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Touring the Desktop
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Generating data
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Creating visualizations
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Connecting and Shaping Data
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Connecting and Shaping Data
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Technical requirements
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Getting data
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Transforming data
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Merging, copying, and appending queries
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Verifying and loading data
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Creating Data Models and Calculations
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Creating Data Models and Calculations
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Technical requirements
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Creating a data model
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Creating calculations
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Checking and troubleshooting calculations
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Unlocking Insights
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Unlocking Insights
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Technical requirements
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Segmenting data
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Using report navigation features
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Advanced visualization techniques
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Summary
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Creating the Final Report
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Creating the Final Report
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Technical requirements
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Preparing the final report
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Creating the final report pages
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Finishing up
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Section 3: The Service
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Section 3: The Service
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Publishing and Sharing
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Publishing and Sharing
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Technical requirements
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Getting an account
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Introducing the Service
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Publishing and sharing
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Using Reports in the Service
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Using Reports in the Service
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Technical requirements
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Viewing reports
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Exporting reports
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Embedding reports
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Editing and creating reports
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Understanding Dashboards, Apps, and Security
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Understanding Dashboards, Apps, and Security
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Technical requirements
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Understanding dashboards
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Understanding apps
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Understanding security and permissions
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Data Gateways and Refreshing Datasets
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Data Gateways and Refreshing Datasets
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Installing and using data gateways
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Refreshing datasets
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Section 3: The Service

Now that you have created reports in Power BI Desktop, you will publish your work to the Power BI service and learn about how to share your work and collaborate with others.

This section comprises of the following chapters:

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