Clark D. Beginning Power BI: A Practical Guide to Self-Service Data Analytics with Excel 2016 and Power BI Desktop

Apress, 2017. - 348p. - ISBN: 1484225767Second Edition (+Code files)Analyze your company’s data quickly and easily using Microsoft’s latest tools. Build scalable and robust data models to work from. Learn to clean and combine different data sources effectively. Create compelling visualizations and share them with your colleagues.Author Dan Clark takes you through each topic using step-by-step activities and plenty of screen shots to help familiarize you with the tools. This second edition includes new material on advanced uses of Power Query, along with the latest user guidance on the evolving Power BI platform. Beginning Power BI is your hands-on guide to quick, reliable, and valuable data insight.What You Will LearnSimplify data discovery, association, and cleansing
Create solid analytical data models
Create robust interactive data presentations
Combine analytical and geographic data in map-based visualizations
Publish and share dashboards and reportsWho This Book Is ForBusiness analysts, database administrators, developers, and other professionals looking to better understand and communicate with data.—