APPLIED MICROSOFT POWER BI (7th Edition)
 (BRING YOUR DATA TO LIFE!)

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Applied Power BI (7th Edition)Bring your data to life today and learn how Power BI changes the way everyone gains insights from data.

  • Publication date: 1/1/2022
  • Size: 590 pages, 7.5″ x 9.25″
  • Price: $49.99
  • ISBN 10: 1-7330461-3-5
  • ISBN 13: 978-1-7330461-3-8

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Introduces information workers, data analysts, IT pros, and developers to Microsoft Power BI — a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

Power BI changes the way you gain insights from data; it brings you a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone. It does so under a simple promise: “five seconds to sign up, five minutes to wow!”

Synopsis

An insightful tour that provides an authoritative yet independent view of this exciting technology, this guide introduces Microsoft Power BI—a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

Information Workers will learn how to connect to popular cloud services to derive instant insights, create interactive reports and dashboards, and view them in the browser and on the go! Data Analysts will discover how to integrate and transform data from virtually everywhere and then implement sophisticated self-service models for descriptive and predictive analytics. The book also teaches BI and IT Pros how to establish a trustworthy environment that promotes collaboration, and they’ll implement Power BI-centric solutions for organizational BI. Developers will find out how to integrate custom applications with Power BI, to embed reports, and to implement custom visuals to effectively present any data.

Ideal for both experienced BI practitioners and beginners, this book doesn’t assume you have any prior data analytics experience. It’s designed as an easy-to-follow guide that introduces new concepts with step-by-step instructions and hands-on exercises.

What’s inside

  • Get insights from popular cloud services on any device!
  • Implement sophisticated personal BI models!
  • Enable team BI and implement descriptive, predictive, and real-time BI solutions!
  • Extend Power BI with custom visuals and report-enable custom apps!
    … and much more!

Resources

Front matterSample chapter (Chapter 1)Errata
IndexSource codeForum
Back coverFirst edition page
Second edition page
Third edition page		Fourth edition page
Fifth edition page
Sixth edition page

Reviews

“The true power in Power BI cannot be appreciated without understanding what the offering can do and how to best use it. That is why resources like this fantastic book will become instrumental for you. This book starts by providing an overview of the main components of Power BI. It introduces Power BI Desktop, data modeling concepts, building reports, publishing and designing dashboards. Readers will be up and running in no time. It then moves on to bring you up to speed on deeper dive topics such as data gateways, data re-fresh, streaming analytics, embedding and the Power BI data visualization API. Not only is Teo one of the first people in the world to learn and write about Power BI 2.0, he also brings a wealth of knowledge from deploying the first real-world implementations. Much like Teo’s previous books on Analysis Services and Reporting Services, this Power BI book will be a must read for serious Microsoft professionals. It will also empower data analysts and enthusiasts everywhere.”

Jen Underwood
Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Business Intelligence

“I’m impressed about the breadth of the topics covered by Teo Lachev in this book, I’ve just took a quick look at every chapter, and Teo covered all the topics at least at the point where you can start doing something (and in some chapter also more than just an intro). Considering the speed of Power BI releases and the effort required in writing a book, I know the huge effort behind this. My kudos to this book!”

Macro Russo
Consultant, SQLBI

 

How to purchase

Buy from Amazon

APPLIED MICROSOFT POWER BI (6th Edition)
 (BRING YOUR DATA TO LIFE!)

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Applied Power BI (6th Edition)Bring your data to life today and learn how Power BI changes the way everyone gains insights from data.

    • Publication date: 1/1/2021
    • Size: 556 pages, 7.5″ x 9.25″
    • Price: $49.99
    • ISBN 10: 1-7330461-2-7
    • ISBN 13: 978-1-7330461-2-1

Introduces information workers, data analysts, IT pros, and developers to Microsoft Power BI — a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

Power BI changes the way you gain insights from data; it brings you a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone. It does so under a simple promise: “five seconds to sign up, five minutes to wow!”

Synopsis

An insightful tour that provides an authoritative yet independent view of this exciting technology, this guide introduces Microsoft Power BI—a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

Information Workers will learn how to connect to popular cloud services to derive instant insights, create interactive reports and dashboards, and view them in the browser and on the go! Data Analysts will discover how to integrate and transform data from virtually everywhere and then implement sophisticated self-service models for descriptive and predictive analytics. The book also teaches BI and IT Pros how to establish a trustworthy environment that promotes collaboration, and they’ll implement Power BI-centric solutions for organizational BI. Developers will find out how to integrate custom applications with Power BI, to embed reports, and to implement custom visuals to effectively present any data.

Ideal for both experienced BI practitioners and beginners, this book doesn’t assume you have any prior data analytics experience. It’s designed as an easy-to-follow guide that introduces new concepts with step-by-step instructions and hands-on exercises.

What’s inside

  • Get insights from popular cloud services on any device!
  • Implement sophisticated personal BI models!
  • Enable team BI and implement descriptive, predictive, and real-time BI solutions!
  • Extend Power BI with custom visuals and report-enable custom apps!
    … and much more!

Resources

Front matterSample chapter (Chapter 1)Errata
IndexSource codeForum
Back coverFirst edition page
Second edition page
Third edition page		Fourth edition page
Fifth edition page

Reviews

“The true power in Power BI cannot be appreciated without understanding what the offering can do and how to best use it. That is why resources like this fantastic book will become instrumental for you. This book starts by providing an overview of the main components of Power BI. It introduces Power BI Desktop, data modeling concepts, building reports, publishing and designing dashboards. Readers will be up and running in no time. It then moves on to bring you up to speed on deeper dive topics such as data gateways, data re-fresh, streaming analytics, embedding and the Power BI data visualization API. Not only is Teo one of the first people in the world to learn and write about Power BI 2.0, he also brings a wealth of knowledge from deploying the first real-world implementations. Much like Teo’s previous books on Analysis Services and Reporting Services, this Power BI book will be a must read for serious Microsoft professionals. It will also empower data analysts and enthusiasts everywhere.”

Jen Underwood
Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Business Intelligence

“I’m impressed about the breadth of the topics covered by Teo Lachev in this book, I’ve just took a quick look at every chapter, and Teo covered all the topics at least at the point where you can start doing something (and in some chapter also more than just an intro). Considering the speed of Power BI releases and the effort required in writing a book, I know the huge effort behind this. My kudos to this book!”

Macro Russo
Consultant, SQLBI

 

How to purchase

Buy the paper copy from Amazon
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APPLIED MICROSOFT POWER BI (5th Edition)
 (BRING YOUR DATA TO LIFE!)

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Applied Power BI (5th Edition)Bring your data to life today and learn how Power BI changes the way everyone gains insights from data.

    • Publication date: 1/1/2020
    • Size: 528 pages, 7.5″ x 9.25″
    • Price: $49.99
    • ISBN 10: 1-7330461-1-9
    • ISBN 13: 978-1-7330461-1-4

Introduces information workers, data analysts, IT pros, and developers to Microsoft Power BI — a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

Power BI changes the way you gain insights from data; it brings you a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone. It does so under a simple promise: “five seconds to sign up, five minutes to wow!”

Synopsis

An insightful tour that provides an authoritative yet independent view of this exciting technology, this guide introduces Microsoft Power BI—a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

Information Workers will learn how to connect to popular cloud services to derive instant insights, create interactive reports and dashboards, and view them in the browser and on the go! Data Analysts will discover how to integrate and transform data from virtually everywhere and then implement sophisticated self-service models for deccriptive and predictive analytics. The book also teaches BI and IT Pros how to establish a trustworthy environment that promotes collaboration, and they’ll implement Power BI-centric solutions for organizational BI. Developers will find out how to integrate custom applications with Power BI, to embed reports, and to implement custom visuals to effectively present any data.

Ideal for both experienced BI practitioners and beginners, this book doesn’t assume you have any prior data analytics experience. It’s designed as an easy-to-follow guide that introduces new concepts with step-by-step instructions and hands-on exercises.

What’s inside

  • Get insights from popular cloud services on any device!
  • Implement sophisticated personal BI models!
  • Enable team BI and implement descriptive, predictive, and real-time BI solutions!
  • Extend Power BI with custom visuals and report-enable custom apps!
    …and much more!

Resources

Front matterSample chapter (Chapter 1)Errata
IndexSource codeForum
Back coverFirst edition page
Second edition page
Third edition page
Fourth edition page

Reviews

“The true power in Power BI cannot be appreciated without understanding what the offering can do and how to best use it. That is why resources like this fantastic book will become instrumental for you. This book starts by providing an overview of the main components of Power BI. It introduces Power BI Desktop, data modeling concepts, building reports, publishing and designing dashboards. Readers will be up and running in no time. It then moves on to bring you up to speed on deeper dive topics such as data gateways, data re-fresh, streaming analytics, embedding and the Power BI data visualization API. Not only is Teo one of the first people in the world to learn and write about Power BI 2.0, he also brings a wealth of knowledge from deploying the first real-world implementations. Much like Teo’s previous books on Analysis Services and Reporting Services, this Power BI book will be a must read for serious Microsoft professionals. It will also empower data analysts and enthusiasts everywhere.”

Jen Underwood
Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Business Intelligence

“I’m impressed about the breadth of the topics covered by Teo Lachev in this book, I’ve just took a quick look at every chapter, and Teo covered all the topics at least at the point where you can start doing something (and in some chapter also more than just an intro). Considering the speed of Power BI releases and the effort required in writing a book, I know the huge effort behind this. My kudos to this book!”

Macro Russo
Consultant, SQLBI

 

How to purchase

Buy the paper copy from Amazon
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APPLIED DAX WITH POWER BI
 (From zero to hero with 15-minute lessons)

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Applied DAX with Power BIStart your self-paced DAX study today and get from zero to hero in a month!

    • Publication date: May 10, 2019
    • Size: 220 pages, 7.5″ x 9.25″
    • Price: $34.99
    • ISBN 10: 1-7330461-0-0
    • ISBN 13: 978-1-7330461-0-7

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Introduces data analysts and developers to Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) — the programming language Microsoft Power BI, Power Pivot, and Analysis Services Tabular.

You won’t get far with Microsoft BI without DAX. However, DAX has been perceived as difficult to learn. Not anymore! This guide will help you master the major DAX concepts and get you from zero to hero in no time!

Synopsis

As its name suggests, the main objective of this book is to teach you the practical skills to take the most out of DAX from whatever angle you’d like to approach it. It’s written for data analysts using Power BI or Power Pivot, BI developers targeting Analysis Services Tabular, and in general, anyone who’s interested in DAX. You’ll learn DAX methodically, with self-paced lessons that build upon your previous knowledge and introduce more challenging concepts progressively. Each lesson starts with providing the necessary theoretical background, followed by step-by-step exercises. Most lessons are five to six pages long, and it should take you no more than 15 minutes to complete the practices. Do one lesson per day and become a DAX expert in a month!

This page provides sample chapters, source code, and a discussion forum where the author welcomes your feedback and questions.

What’s inside

  • Extend your models with custom columns
  • Implement important business metrics and key performance indicators
  • Create custom queries to explore data and test measures
  • Apply advanced relationships and data security
    …and much more!

Resources

Front matterSample chapterForum
IndexSource code
Back coverErrata

Reviews

“This book fills a gap for the new users of Power BI (or Power Pivot) who’ve taken a stab at writing DAX (either via Power Pivot or Power BI) and are now ready to fill in some beginner-blanks and learn the correct mindset for how and when to use DAX along with some common business calculation patterns.”

Bill Anton
SSAS / Power BI Consultant

How to purchase

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APPLIED MICROSOFT POWER BI (4th Edition)
 (BRING YOUR DATA TO LIFE!)

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Applied Power BI (4th Edition)Bring your data to life today and learn how Power BI changes the way everyone gains insights from data.

    • Publication date: 1/1/2019
    • Size: 474 pages, 7.5″ x 9.25″
    • Price: $49.99
    • ISBN 10: 0-9766353-9-9
    • ISBN 13: 978-0-9766353-9-0

 

 

 

Introduces information workers, data analysts, IT pros, and developers to Microsoft Power BI — a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

Power BI changes the way you gain insights from data; it brings you a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone. It does so under a simple promise: “five seconds to sign up, five minutes to wow!”

Synopsis

An insightful tour that provides an authoritative yet independent view of this exciting technology, this guide introduces Microsoft Power BI—a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

Information Workers will learn how to connect to popular cloud services to derive instant insights, create interactive reports and dashboards, and view them in the browser and on the go! Data Analysts will discover how to integrate and transform data from virtually everywhere and then implement sophisticated self-service models. The book also teaches BI and IT Pros how to establish a trustworthy environment that promotes collaboration, and they’ll implement Power BI-centric solutions for descriptive, real-time, and predictive analytics. Developers will find out how to integrate custom applications with Power BI, to embed reports, and to implement custom visuals to effectively present any data.

Ideal for both experienced BI practitioners and beginners, this book doesn’t assume you have any prior data analytics experience. It’s designed as an easy-to-follow guide that introduces new concepts with step-by-step instructions and hands-on exercises.

What’s inside

  • Get insights from popular cloud services on any device!
  • Implement sophisticated personal BI models!
  • Enable team BI and implement descriptive, predictive, and real-time BI solutions!
  • Extend Power BI with custom visuals and report-enable custom apps!
    …and much more!

Resources

Front matterSample chapter (Chapter 1)Errata
IndexSource codeForum
Back coverFirst edition page
Second edition page
Third edition page

Reviews

“The true power in Power BI cannot be appreciated without understanding what the offering can do and how to best use it. That is why resources like this fantastic book will become instrumental for you. This book starts by providing an overview of the foundational components of Power BI. It introduces Power BI Desktop, data modeling concepts, building reports, publishing and designing dashboards. Readers will be up and running in no time. It then moves on to bring you up to speed on deeper dive topics such as data gateways, data re-fresh, streaming analytics, embedding and the Power BI data visualization API. Not only is Teo one of the first people in the world to learn and write about Power BI 2.0, he also brings a wealth of knowledge from deploying the first real-world implementations. Much like Teo’s previous books on Analysis Services and Reporting Services, this Power BI book will be a must read for serious Microsoft professionals. It will also empower data analysts and enthusiasts everywhere.”

Jen Underwood
Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Business Intelligence

“I’m impressed about the breadth of the topics covered by Teo Lachev in this book, I’ve just took a quick look at every chapter, and Teo covered all the topics at least at the point where you can start doing something (and in some chapter also more than just an intro). Considering the speed of Power BI releases and the effort required in writing a book, I know the huge effort behind this. My kudos to this book!”

Macro Russo
Consultant, SQLBI

 

How to purchase

Buy the paper copy from Amazon
Buy the Kindle ebook from Amazon

 

APPLIED MICROSOFT POWER BI (3rd Edition)
 (BRING YOUR DATA TO LIFE!)

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Applied Power BI (3rd Edition)Bring your data to life today and learn how Power BI changes the way everyone gains insights from data.

    • Publication date: 1/1/2018
    • Size: 426 pages, 7.5″ x 9.25″
    • Price: $49.99
    • ISBN 10: 0-9766353-8-0
    • ISBN 13: 978-0-9766353-8-3

 

 

 

There is a newer edition of this book

Introduces information workers, data analysts, IT pros, and developers to Microsoft Power BI — a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

Power BI changes the way you gain insights from data; it brings you a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone. It does so under a simple promise: “five seconds to sign up, five minutes to wow!”

“That is why resources like this fantastic book will become instrumental for you!”
Jen Underwood
Principal Program Manager
Microsoft Business Intelligence

Synopsis

An insightful tour that provides an authoritative yet independent view of this exciting technology, this guide introduces Microsoft Power BI—a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

Information Workers will learn how to connect to popular cloud services to derive instant insights, create interactive reports and dashboards, and view them in the browser and on the go! Data Analysts will discover how to integrate and transform data from virtually everywhere and then implement sophisticated self-service models. The book also teaches BI and IT Pros how to establish a trustworthy environment that promotes collaboration, and they’ll implement Power BI-centric solutions for descriptive, real-time, and predictive analytics. Developers will find out how to integrate custom applications with Power BI, to embed reports, and to implement custom visuals to effectively present any data.

Ideal for both experienced BI practitioners and beginners, this book doesn’t assume you have any prior data analytics experience. It’s designed as an easy-to-follow guide that introduces new concepts with step-by-step instructions and hands-on exercises.

What’s inside

  • Get insights from popular cloud services on any device!
  • Implement sophisticated personal BI models!
  • Enable team BI and implement descriptive, predictive, and real-time BI solutions!
  • Extend Power BI with custom visuals and report-enable custom apps!
    …and much more!

Resources

Front matterSample chapter (Chapter 1)Errata
IndexSource codeForum
Back coverFirst edition page
Second edition page

Reviews

“The true power in Power BI cannot be appreciated without understanding what the offering can do and how to best use it. That is why resources like this fantastic book will become instrumental for you. This book starts by providing an overview of the foundational components of Power BI. It introduces Power BI Desktop, data modeling concepts, building reports, publishing and designing dashboards. Readers will be up and running in no time. It then moves on to bring you up to speed on deeper dive topics such as data gateways, data re-fresh, streaming analytics, embedding and the Power BI data visualization API. Not only is Teo one of the first people in the world to learn and write about Power BI 2.0, he also brings a wealth of knowledge from deploying the first real-world implementations. Much like Teo’s previous books on Analysis Services and Reporting Services, this Power BI book will be a must read for serious Microsoft professionals. It will also empower data analysts and enthusiasts everywhere.”

Jen Underwood
Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Business Intelligence

“I’m impressed about the breadth of the topics covered by Teo Lachev in this book, I’ve just took a quick look at every chapter, and Teo covered all the topics at least at the point where you can start doing something (and in some chapter also more than just an intro). Considering the speed of Power BI releases and the effort required in writing a book, I know the huge effort behind this. My kudos to this book!”

Macro Russo
Consultant, SQLBI

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How to purchase

Buy the paper copy from Amazon
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APPLIED MICROSOFT POWER BI (2nd Edition)
 (BRING YOUR DATA TO LIFE!)

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Applied Power BI (2nd Edition)Bring your data to life today and learn how Power BI changes the way everyone gains insights from data.

    • Publication date: 1/20/2017
    • Size: 380 pages, 7.5″ x 9.25″
    • Price: $49.99
    • ISBN 10: 0-9766353-7-2
    • ISBN 13: 978-0-9766353-7-6

 

 

 

There is a newer edition of this book

Introduces information workers, data analysts, IT pros, and developers to Microsoft Power BI — a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

Power BI changes the way you gain insights from data; it brings you a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone. It does so under a simple promise: “five seconds to sign up, five minutes to wow!”

“That is why resources like this fantastic book will become instrumental for you!”
Jen Underwood
Principal Program Manager
Microsoft Business Intelligence

Synopsis

An insightful tour that provides an authoritative yet independent view of this exciting technology, this guide introduces Microsoft Power BI—a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

Information Workers will learn how to connect to popular cloud services to derive instant insights, create interactive reports and dashboards, and view them in the browser and on the go! Data Analysts will discover how to integrate and transform data from virtually everywhere and then implement sophisticated self-service models. The book also teaches BI and IT Pros how to establish a trustworthy environment that promotes collaboration, and they’ll implement Power BI-centric solutions for descriptive, real-time, and predictive analytics. Developers will find out how to integrate custom applications with Power BI, to embed reports, and to implement custom visuals to effectively present any data.

Ideal for both experienced BI practitioners and beginners, this book doesn’t assume you have any prior data analytics experience. It’s designed as an easy-to-follow guide that introduces new concepts with step-by-step instructions and hands-on exercises.

What’s inside

  • Get insights from popular cloud services on any device!
  • Implement sophisticated personal BI models!
  • Enable team BI and implement descriptive, predictive, and real-time BI solutions!
  • Extend Power BI with custom visuals and report-enable custom apps!
    …and much more!

Resources

Front matterSample chapter (Chapter 1)Errata
IndexSource codeForum
Back coverFirst edition page

Reviews

“The true power in Power BI cannot be appreciated without understanding what the offering can do and how to best use it. That is why resources like this fantastic book will become instrumental for you. This book starts by providing an overview of the foundational components of Power BI. It introduces Power BI Desktop, data modeling concepts, building reports, publishing and designing dashboards. Readers will be up and running in no time. It then moves on to bring you up to speed on deeper dive topics such as data gateways, data re-fresh, streaming analytics, embedding and the Power BI data visualization API. Not only is Teo one of the first people in the world to learn and write about Power BI 2.0, he also brings a wealth of knowledge from deploying the first real-world implementations. Much like Teo’s previous books on Analysis Services and Reporting Services, this Power BI book will be a must read for serious Microsoft professionals. It will also empower data analysts and enthusiasts everywhere.”

Jen Underwood
Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Business Intelligence

“I’m impressed about the breadth of the topics covered by Teo Lachev in this book, I’ve just took a quick look at every chapter, and Teo covered all the topics at least at the point where you can start doing something (and in some chapter also more than just an intro). Considering the speed of Power BI releases and the effort required in writing a book, I know the huge effort behind this. My kudos to this book!”

Macro Russo
Consultant, SQLBI

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How to purchase

Buy the paper copy from Amazon
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APPLIED MICROSOFT POWER BI
 (BRING YOUR DATA TO LIFE!)

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book1Bring your data to life today and learn how Power BI changes the way everyone gains insights from data.

    • Publication date: 1/1/2016
    • Size: 314 pages, 7.5″ x 9.25″
    • Price: $44.95
    • ISBN 10: 0-9766353-6-4
    • ISBN 13: 978-0-9766353-6-9

Introduces information workers, data analysts, IT pros, and developers to Microsoft Power BI — a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

There is a newer edition of this book

Power BI changes the way you gain insights from data; it brings you a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone. It does so under a simple promise: “five seconds to sign up, five minutes to wow!”

“That is why resources like this fantastic book will become instrumental for you!”
Jen Underwood
Principal Program Manager
Microsoft Business Intelligence

Synopsis

An insightful tour that provides an authoritative yet independent view of this exciting technology, this guide introduces Microsoft Power BI—a cloud-hosted, business intelligence and analytics platform that democratizes and opens BI to everyone, making it free to get started!

Information Workers will learn how to connect to popular cloud services to derive instant insights, create interactive reports and dashboards, and view them in the browser and on the go! Data Analysts will discover how to integrate and transform data from virtually everywhere and then implement sophisticated self-service models. The book also teaches BI and IT Pros how to establish a trustworthy environment that promotes collaboration, and they’ll implement Power BI-centric solutions for descriptive, real-time, and predictive analytics. Developers will find out how to integrate custom applications with Power BI, to embed reports, and to implement custom visuals to effectively present any data.

Ideal for both experienced BI practitioners and beginners, this book doesn’t assume you have any prior data analytics experience. It’s designed as an easy-to-follow guide that introduces new concepts with step-by-step instructions and hands-on exercises.

What’s inside

  • Get insights from popular cloud services on any device!
  • Implement sophisticated personal BI models!
  • Enable team BI and implement descriptive, predictive, and real-time BI solutions!
  • Extend Power BI with custom visuals and report-enable custom apps!
    …and much more!

Resources

Front matterSample chapter (Chapter 1)Errata
IndexSource codeForum
Back cover

Reviews

“The true power in Power BI cannot be appreciated without understanding what the offering can do and how to best use it. That is why resources like this fantastic book will become instrumental for you. This book starts by providing an overview of the foundational components of Power BI. It introduces Power BI Desktop, data modeling concepts, building reports, publishing and designing dashboards. Readers will be up and running in no time. It then moves on to bring you up to speed on deeper dive topics such as data gateways, data re-fresh, streaming analytics, embedding and the Power BI data visualization API. Not only is Teo one of the first people in the world to learn and write about Power BI 2.0, he also brings a wealth of knowledge from deploying the first real-world implementations. Much like Teo’s previous books on Analysis Services and Reporting Services, this Power BI book will be a must read for serious Microsoft professionals. It will also empower data analysts and enthusiasts everywhere.”

Jen Underwood
Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Business Intelligence

“I’m impressed about the breadth of the topics covered by Teo Lachev in this book, I’ve just took a quick look at every chapter, and Teo covered all the topics at least at the point where you can start doing something (and in some chapter also more than just an intro). Considering the speed of Power BI releases and the effort required in writing a book, I know the huge effort behind this. My kudos to this book!”

Macro Russo
Consultant, SQLBI

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How to purchase

Buy the paper copy from Amazon
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APPLIED MICROSOFT SQL SERVER 2012 ANALYSIS SERVICES
 (TABULAR MODELING)

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book2Learn how to implement rapid solutions for personal, team, and organizational BI.

  • Publication date: 3/1/2012
  • Size: 416 pages, 7″ x 9 1/4″
  • Price: $49.95
  • ISBN 10: 0-9766353-5-6
  • ISBN 13: 978-0-9766353-5-2

Introduces the Tabular side of the innovative Business Intelligence Semantic Model (BISM) that promotes rapid professional and self-service BI application development.

Business analysts and power users will learn how to integrate data from multiple data sources, implement self-service BI applications with Excel, and deploy them to SharePoint. Business intelligence professionals and database administrators will discover how to build corporate solutions powered by BISM Tabular, delivering supreme performance with large data volumes, and how to implement a wide range of solutions for the entire spectrum of personal-team-organizational BI needs.

Synopsis

An insightful tour that provides an authoritative yet independent view of this exciting technology, this guide introduces the Tabular side of the innovative Business Intelligence Semantic Model (BISM) that promotes rapid professional and self-service BI application development. Business analysts and power users will learn how to integrate data from multiple data sources, implement self-service BI applications with Excel, and deploy them to SharePoint. Business intelligence professionals and database administrators will discover how to build corporate solutions powered by BISM Tabular, delivering supreme performance with large data volumes, and how to implement a wide range of solutions for the entire spectrum of personal-team-organizational BI needs.

Ideal for experienced BI professionals or beginners, this book features step-by-step instructions and demos for building reports and dashboards, deploying and managing tabular models, and integrating data from various sources. The online video tutorials include over 3 hours of recorded content that demonstrates selected book exercises.

What’s inside

  • Implement personal BI models with PowerPivot for Excel
  • Share PowerPivot models and gain insights with PowerPivot for SharePoint
  • Implement scalable and secure organizational models with Analysis Services Tabular

Resources

Front matterSample chapter (Chapter 1)Errata
IndexSource codeOld Forum
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Reviews

“This is a great book for getting up and running quickly with the new tabular data model available in SQL Server Analysis Services 2012. I was able to read this book fairly quickly, good for a busy IT Professional. The book covers PowerPivot, PowerView, and the various ways to create the new tabular projects. If you are looking for something that will cover all aspects of the new tabular abilities in SSAS 2012, I’d recommend this book without hesitation.”

Robert Cain
SQL Server MVP

“Many IT Professionals getting started with PowerPivot for Excel , PowerPivot for SharePoint or Analysis Services in Tabular mode will find this is the only book they need to launch their first successful Tabular project.”

Rob Kerr
SQL Server MVP

“I have had the chance to read Teo’s books over the years, and they happen to be insightful, detailed and more than anything, absolutely helpful. This one is no exception, and keeps the bar on tradition with the high quality you expect. Teo is one of those authors that I use to reference when after, one of my conferences, someone asks me for a good comprehensive book on Microsoft’s BI stack. Mix this one with Alberto and marco on DAX and you will be ready for some fun.”

Alejandro Leguizamo
SQL Server MVP

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MCTS SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT
 (EXAM 70-448)

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book3Your 2-in-1 Self-Paced Training Kit features official exam prep and practice for the skills measured by Exam 70-448.

  • Published: 4/5/2009
  • Size: 688 pages, 7″ x 9 1/4″
  • Price: $69.99
  • ISBN 13: 9780735626362

features official exam prep and practice for the skills measured by Exam 70-448. Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-448—and on the job.Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time. Assess your skills with the practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs.

Synopsis

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-448—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

Assess your skills with the practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.

What’s inside

  • Create SSIS packages; troubleshoot data flow and control flow
  • Configure, debug, and deploy SSIS solutions
  • Develop SSAS cubes for OLAP and data mining services
  • Implement custom logic with MDX
  • Optimize storage design and query performance
  • Create SSRS reports; enable interactivity; write custom code

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