Microsoft Power Bi for Dummies - by Jack A Hyman (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Reveal the insights behind your company's data with Microsoft Power BI

Microsoft Power BI allows intuitive access to data that can power intelligent business decisions and insightful strategies. The question is, do you have the Power BI skills to make your organization's numbers spill their secrets?

In Microsoft Power BI For Dummies, expert lecturer, consultant, and author Jack Hyman delivers a start-to-finish guide to applying the Power BI platform to your own firm's data. You'll discover how to start exploring your data sources, build data models, visualize your results, and create compelling reports that motivate decisive action.

• Tackle the basics of Microsoft Power BI and, when you're done with that, move on to advanced functions like accessing data with DAX and app integrations
• Guide your organization's direction and decisions with rock-solid conclusions based on real-world data
• Impress your bosses and confidently lead your direct reports with exciting insights drawn from Power BI's useful visualization tools

It's one thing for your company to have data at its disposal. It's another thing entirely to know what to do with it. Microsoft Power BI For Dummies is the straightforward blueprint you need to apply one of the most powerful business intelligence tools on the market to your firm's existing data.

From the Back Cover

Unlock your data's potential with Power BI

Does your organization have more data than you know what to do with but no way to make sense of it? Microsoft Power BI is a powerful and intuitive platform that transforms raw data into actionable insights without the need for extensive training or coding. In Microsoft Power BI For Dummies, you'll discover how to explore your data sources, build data models, crunch the numbers, visualize your results, and craft compelling reports that motivate change. Start guiding your company with hard data today!

Inside...

• Connect to your data sources
• Organize and wrangle your data
• Build coherent data models
• Create attractive charts and graphs
• Draw powerful conclusions
• Master DAX, Power BI's own language
• Create compelling reports
• Integrate Power BI with OneDrive and SharePoint

About the Author

Jack Hyman is Chief Executive Officer of HyerTek, an IT consulting firm specializing in Microsoft's business platforms. He is Associate Professor in the Computer Information Sciences department at the University of the Cumberlands. He has written several books in the For Dummies series, as well as certification study guides for the Microsoft Azure technology.