Mastering Microsoft Power BI: Expert techniques to create interactive insights for effective data analytics and business intelligence, 2nd Edition Mastering Microsoft Power BI: Expert techniques to create interactive insights for effective data analytics and business intelligence, 2nd Edition Paperback Kindle Hardcover
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An interview with Gregg Deckler and Brett Powell
What are the key topics from your book?
A guide to mastering expert techniques and the full capabilities of Power BI for effective data analytics and business intelligence
Details dashboarding and reporting features of Microsoft Power BI
Explores how to combine data from multiple sources, develop visualizations, and publish reports across multiple platforms to support business analysis
Discusses implementation and real-world use cases to explain how to get the best out of Microsoft Power BI
How does your book differ from other books on Microsoft Power BI?
Most Power BI books tend to focus on a single topic, such as DAX or Power Query. Many others are geared toward the novice Power BI user or cover how to perform tasks, but not when or why to use them. This book has a holistic, real-world approach to the implementation of Power BI as an enterprise business intelligence platform that other books lack.
What’s new in this edition?
Most impactful features and enhancements since the first edition, such as composite models, aggregation tables, incremental refresh, deployment pipelines, paginated reports, Power Automate, and more
Covers new BI licensing and administrative features
Covers what were previously distinct enterprise BI tools in the first edition, such as Analysis Services and SQL Server Reporting Service
What kind of readership is this edition best suited for?
Like the first edition, the second edition contains content relevant to several personas in Power BI, ranging from report authors and BI developers to BI managers and architects.
What things should a reader consider when using Microsoft Power BI within their own organizations and practices?
It is important to take a holistic approach to the deployment of Power BI within an organization. Similarly, it is important to maintain a disciplined approach to Power BI projects. By keeping the big picture in mind and being systematic, the overall implementation is made efficient, effective, and provides the most value to the enterprise.
What are the key takeaways from your book?
The different roles in Power BI projects
The different tools Power BI developers and administrators utilize in their roles
The latest features and recommended practices related to Power BI roles
Planning and designing a model to take advantage of new dataset features such as composite models
Real-world planning aspects of implementation
Creating Power BI reports, dashboards, scorecards, Excel reports, and paginated reports