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Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference
Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference

Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference: Bring your data to life with the powerful features of Microsoft Power BI

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  • Get to grips with the fundamentals of Microsoft Power BI
  • Combine data from multiple sources, create visuals, and publish reports across platforms
  • Understand Power BI concepts with real-world use cases

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Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference Guide gets you started with business intelligence by showing you how to install the Power BI toolset, design effective data models, and build basic dashboards and visualizations that make your data come to life. In this Learning Path, you will learn to create powerful interactive reports by visualizing your data and learn visualization styles, tips and tricks to bring your data to life. You will be able to administer your organization's Power BI environment to create and share dashboards. You will also be able to streamline deployment by implementing security and regular data refreshes. Next, you will delve deeper into the nuances of Power BI and handling projects. You will get acquainted with planning a Power BI project, development, and distribution of content, and deployment. You will learn to connect and extract data from various sources to create robust datasets, reports, and dashboards. Additionally, you will learn how to format reports and apply custom visuals, animation and analytics to further refine your data. By the end of this Learning Path, you will learn to implement the various Power BI tools such as on-premises gateway together along with staging and securely distributing content via apps. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: • Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide by Devin Knight et al. • Mastering Microsoft Power BI by Brett Powell

What you will learn

  • Connect to data sources using both import and DirectQuery options
  • Leverage built-in and custom visuals to design effective reports
  • Administer a Power BI cloud tenant for your organization
  • Deploy your Power BI Desktop files into the Power BI Report Server
  • Build efficient data retrieval and transformation processes

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Table of Contents

25 Chapters
Title Page Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
About Packt Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Contributors Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Preface Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. Getting Started with Importing Data Options Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Data Transformation Strategies Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Building the Data Model Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Leveraging DAX Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Visualizing Data Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Using a Cloud Deployment with the Power BI Service Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Planning Power BI Projects Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Connecting to Sources and Transforming Data with M Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Designing Import and DirectQuery Data Models Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Developing DAX Measures and Security Roles Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
11. Creating and Formatting Power BI Reports Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
12. Applying Custom Visuals, Animation, and Analytics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
13. Designing Power BI Dashboards and Architectures Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
14. Managing Application Workspaces and Content Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
15. Managing the On-Premises Data Gateway Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
16. Deploying the Power BI Report Server Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
17. Creating Power BI Apps and Content Distribution Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
18. Administering Power BI for an Organization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
19. Scaling with Premium and Analysis Services Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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