Microsoft Power BI Cookbook: Convert raw data into business insights with updated techniques, use cases, and best practices

Now in color, this edition helps you unlock the full potential of Power BI with new recipes and comprehensive techniques on advanced data tools and AI

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Key Features

• Dive into Microsoft Data Fabric for deeper insights and robust data strategies
• Implement Hybrid tables, create comprehensive scorecards, and establish shared cloud connections effortlessly
• Uncover new and updated data visualization tools that turn complex data into clear, actionable charts and reports
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format

Book Description

Since its first edition the Power BI Cookbook has been a best-selling resource for BI developers and data analysts to produce impactful, quality BI solutions. This new and updated edition retains the rigorous details and concepts readers of prior editions have enjoyed while also demonstrating powerful new capabilities and updated guidance aligned to the current state of the platform.

In this book, with step-by-step instructions, you will learn to navigate the complexities of data integration and visualization in Power BI. From creating robust data models to implementing sophisticated reporting techniques, this Power BI book empowers you to make informed decisions based on actionable insights. It also introduces you to new capabilities such as Hybrid tables and scorecards, enhancing your ability to communicate and analyze business performance. It also expands and improvises on the core of the previous edition like parameterizing Power BI solutions, authoring reports, data intelligence, and integrating advanced analytics. This edition highlights the latest features and upcoming AI enhancements in Power BI.

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What you will learn

• Analyze and integrate business data using Microsoft Data Fabric
• Create impactful visualizations and manage Hybrid tables
• Develop shared cloud connections and advanced scorecards
• Enhance report accuracy and dynamics using real-time data processing
• Implement efficient data governance and security measures within Power BI

Who this book is for

This book is designed for data analysts, business intelligence professionals, and anyone involved in data processing or analytics who seeks to enhance their skills with Power BI’s latest features and prepare for future advancements in the field

Table of Contents

1. Installing and Licensing Power BI Tools
2. Accessing, Retrieving, and Transforming Data
3. Building a Power BI Semantic Model
4. Authoring Power BI Reports
5. Working in the Power BI Service
6. Getting Serious About Date Intelligence
7. Parameterizing Power BI Solutions
8. Implementing Dynamic User-Based Visibility in Power BI
9. Applying Advanced Analytics and Custom Visuals
10. Enhancing and Optimizing Existing Power BI Solutions
11. Deploying and Distributing Power BI Content
12. Integrating Power BI with Other Applications
13. Working with Premium and Microsoft Fabric

Greg Deckler is a 7-time Microsoft MVP for Data Platform and an active blogger and Power BI community member, having written over 6,000 solutions to community questions. Greg has authored many books on Power BI, including Learn Power BI 1st and 2nd Editions, DAX Cookbook, Power BI Cookbook 2nd Edition and Mastering Power BI 2nd Edition. Greg has also created several external tools for Power BI and regularly posts video content to his YouTube channels, Microsoft Hates Greg and DAX For Humans.

Brett Powell is the owner of and business intelligence consultant at Frontline Analytics LLC, a data and analytics research and consulting firm and Microsoft Power BI partner. He has worked with Power BI technologies since they were first introduced as the PowerPivot add-in for Excel 2010 and has been a Power BI architect and lead BI consultant for organizations across the retail, manufacturing, and financial services industries. Additionally, Brett has led Boston's Power BI User Group, delivered presentations at technology events such as Power BI World Tour, and maintains the popular Insight Quest Microsoft BI blog.