Excel Power Suite - Business Intelligence Clinic


Book Description

If you want to learn Business Intelligence software, if you are looking for specific BI tool, or if you are trying to decide on your next new BI solution, you will love Business Intelligence Clinic. One dataset, multiple solutions: Each book is about a different BI software, and you will follow step-by-step instructions to create a professional sales dashboard with the same friendly dataset. The BI Clinic series is suitable for everyone - managers, analysts, students... - It will help you compare different Business Intelligence tools, learn the basics, and select the best for your project, company, customers, or personal needs. In this Create and Learn book, Excel Power Suite - Business Intelligence Clinic with more than 250 images Black & White, you will you go through important topics of Microsoft Excel and its Power Suite (Power Query, Data Model, and Power Pivot). You will learn how to get data, model your data, work with visuals and reports, create a sales dashboard, and share your work with others. We will not go into deep theories as the purpose of this book and all Create and Learn material is to make the most of your time and to learn by doing. You will follow step-by-step instructions to create a professional sales dashboard to help you rapidly increase your Excel Power Suite knowledge. I hope this book will help you to start your journey in the Business Intelligence world and give you the right tools to start building professional reports and dashboards using MicrosoftExcel. Thank you for creating and learning. Roger F. Silva Check the Business Intelligence Clinic series One dataset, multiple solutions: Power BI - Business Intelligence Clinic Excel Power Suite - Business Intelligence Clinic Tableau - Business Intelligence Clinic Qlik - Business Intelligence Clinic




Power Bi - Business Intelligence Clinic (Color Version): Create and Learn


Book Description

If you want to learn Business Intelligence software, if you are looking for specific BI tool, or if you are trying to decide on your next new BI solution, you will love Business Intelligence Clinic. One dataset, multiple solutions: Each book is about a different BI software, and you will follow step-by-step instructions to create a professional sales dashboard with the same friendly dataset. The BI Clinic series is suitable for everyone - managers, analysts, students... - It will help you compare different Business Intelligence tools, learn the basics, and select the best for your project, company, customers, or personal needs. In this Create and Learn book, Power BI - Business Intelligence Clinic with more than 300 images (Color Version), you will you go through important topics of Microsoft Power BI Desktop - a Free BI tool from Microsoft. You will learn how to install Power BI Desktop, get data, model your data, work with visuals and reports, create a sales dashboard, and share your work with others. We will not go into deep theories as the purpose of this book and all Create and Learn material is to make the most of your time and to learn by doing. You will follow step-by-step instructions to create a professional sales dashboard, and eight warm-up dashboards to help you rapidly increase your Power BI knowledge. I hope this book will help you to start your journey in the Business Intelligence world and give you the right tools to start building professional reports and dashboards using Microsoft Power BI. Thank you for creating and learning. Roger F. Silva For Kindle ebook, or Black & White (cheaper than color), versions use this link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J3DLBXK Check the Business Intelligence Clinic series One dataset, multiple solutions: Power BI - Business Intelligence Clinic Excel - Business Intelligence Clinic Tableau - Business Intelligence Clinic Qlik - Business Intelligence Clinic




Applied Microsoft Business Intelligence


Book Description

Leverage the integration of SQL Server and Office for more effective BI Applied Microsoft Business Intelligence shows you how to leverage the complete set of Microsoft tools—including Microsoft Office and SQL Server—to better analyze business data. This book provides best practices for building complete BI solutions using the full Microsoft toolset. You will learn how to effectively use SQL Server Analysis and Reporting Services, along with Excel, SharePoint, and other tools to provide effective and cohesive solutions for the enterprise. Coverage includes BI architecture, data queries, semantic models, multidimensional modeling, data analysis and visualization, performance monitoring, data mining, and more, to help you learn to perform practical business analysis and reporting. Written by an author team that includes a key member of the BI product team at Microsoft, this useful reference provides expert instruction for more effective use of the Microsoft BI toolset. Use Microsoft BI suite cohesively for more effective enterprise solutions Search, analyze, and visualize data more efficiently and completely Develop flexible and scalable tabular and multidimensional models Monitor performance, build a BI portal, and deploy and manage the BI Solution




Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step


Book Description

Your hands-on guide to building effective Power BI dashboards Expand your expertise–and teach yourself how to create world-class Power BI business analysis dashboards that bring data to life for better decision-making. If you’re an experienced business intelligence professional or manager, you’ll get all the guidance, examples, and code you need to succeed–even if you’ve never used Power BI before. Successfully design, architect, and implement Power BI in your organization Take full advantage of any Microsoft Power BI platform, including Power BI Premium Make upfront decisions that position your Power BI project for success Build rich, live dashboards to monitor crucial data from across your organization Aggregate data and data elements from numerous internal and external data sources Develop dynamic visualizations, including charts, maps, and graphs Bring data to life with stunning interactive reports Ensure dashboard security and compliance Drive user adoption through effective training




Tableau - Business Intelligence Clinic


Book Description

If you want to learn Business Intelligence software, if you are looking for specific BI tool, or if you are trying to decide on your next new BI solution, you will love the Business Intelligence Clinic. One dataset, multiple solutions: Each book is about a different BI software, and you will follow step-by-step instructions to create a professional sales dashboard with the same friendly dataset. The BI Clinic series is suitable for everyone - managers, analysts, students... - It will help you compare different Business Intelligence tools, learn the basics, and select the best for your project, company, customers, or personal needs. In this Create and Learn book, Tableau - Business Intelligence Clinic with more than 300 images Black & White, you will you go through important topics of Tableau Desktop. You will learn how to install Tableau Desktop, get data, model your data, work with visuals and reports, create a sales dashboard, and share your work with others. We will not go into deep theories as to the purpose of this book and all Create and Learn material is to make the most of your time and to learn by doing. I hope this book will help you to start your journey in the Business Intelligence world and give you the right tools to start building professional reports and dashboards using Tableau. Thank you for creating and learning. Roger F. Silva If you want to acquire the color version, use this link: Check the Business Intelligence Clinic series One dataset, multiple solutions: Power BI - Business Intelligence Clinic Excel - Business Intelligence Clinic Tableau - Business Intelligence Clinic




Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide


Book Description

Bring your data to life with Power BI Key Features Get to grips with the fundamentals of Microsoft Power BI and its Business Intelligence capabilities Build accurate analytical models, reports and dashboards Get faster and more intuitive insights from your data using Microsoft Power BI Book DescriptionMicrosoft Power BI is a cloud-based service that helps you easily visualize and share insights using your organization's data.This book will get you started with business intelligence using the Power BI toolset, covering essential concepts such as installation,designing effective data models, as well as building basic dashboards and visualizations to make your data come to life You will learn how to get your data the way you want – connecting to data sources sources and how to clean your data with the Power BI Query Editor. You will next learn how to properly design your data model to make your data easier to work with.. You will next learn how to properly design your data model to navigate table relationships and build DAX formulas to make your data easier to work with. Visualizing your data is another key element of this book, and you will learn how to follow proper data visualization styles and enhanced digital storytelling techniques. By the end of this book, you will understand how to administer your organization's Power BI environment so deployment can be made seamless, data refreshes can run properly, and security can be fully implementedWhat you will learn Connect to data sources using both import and DirectQuery options Use the Query Editor to apply data transformations and data cleansing processes, including learning how to write M and R scripts Design optimized data models by designing relationships and DAX calculations Leverage built-in and custom visuals to design effective reports Use the Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service to implement Row Level Security on your model Administer a Power BI cloud tenant for your organization Deploy your Power BI Desktop files into the Power BI Report Server Who this book is for This book is for aspiring Business Intelligence professionals who want to get up and running with Microsoft Power BI. If you have a basic understanding of BI concepts and want to learn how to apply them using Microsoft Power BI, this book is for you.




Power BI Academy - Healthcare


Book Description

"Excellent hands-on introduction to Power Bi" "Great way to learn Power BI" Power BI Academy is a series of short books that help students and professionals improve their Power Business Intelligence (BI) knowledge by creating professional dashboards through easy step-by-step instructions. Through this series, you will have the opportunity to work with datasets, metrics, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) from a wide range of industries, helping you become a valuable resource to any team and industry. In this book, Power BI Academy vol.2 - Healthcare, which has over 200 images, you will learn to create a unique Dashboard for the Healthcare Industry. You go through important topics of Microsoft Power BI Desktop, a Free BI tool from Microsoft. You will learn how to install Power BI Desktop, get data from Excel, model your Data, work with visuals and reports, create a Patient Overview Dashboard, and share your work. We will not go into deep theories as to the purpose of this book, and all Create and Learn material is to make the most of your time and learn by doing. You will follow step-by-step instructions to create a professional Healthcare Dashboard to help you rapidly increase your knowledge. I also hope this book will help start your journey in the Business Intelligence world and provide the necessary tools to create professional reports and dashboards using Microsoft Power BI. Check my other books: Power BI - Business Intelligence Clinic Excel - Business Intelligence Clinic Tableau - Business Intelligence Clinic




Power BI, Excel and Tableau - Business Intelligence Clinic


Book Description

"Excellent hands-on introduction" "A very excellent book" "Great way to learn" If you want to learn Business Intelligence software, if you are looking for specific BI tool, or if you are trying to decide on your next new BI solution, you will love Business Intelligence Clinic. One dataset, multiple solutions Each part of this book is about a different BI software, and you will follow step-by-step instructions to create a professional sales dashboard with the same friendly dataset using Power BI Desktop, Excel Power Suite and Tableau Desktop. The BI Clinic series is suitable for everyone - managers, analysts, students... - It will help you compare different Business Intelligence tools, learn the basics, and select the best for your project, company, customers, or personal needs. In this Create and Learn book, with more than 500 images Black and White, you will you go through important topics of each tool. You will learn how to install , get data, model your data, work with visuals and reports, create a sales dashboard, and share your work with others. We will not go into deep theories as the purpose of this book and all Create and Learn material is to make the most of your time and to learn by doing. You will follow step-by-step instructions to create a professional sales dashboard, and eight warm-up dashboards to help you rapidly increase your knowledge. I hope this book will help you to start your journey in the Business Intelligence world and give you the right tools to start building professional reports and dashboards. Thank you for creating and learning. Roger F. Silva />Check the Business Intelligence Clinic series (books and ebooks) One dataset, multiple solutions Power BI - Business Intelligence Clinic Excel - Business Intelligence Clinic Tableau - Business Intelligence Clinic




The Big Book of Dashboards


Book Description

The definitive reference book with real-world solutions you won't find anywhere else The Big Book of Dashboards presents a comprehensive reference for those tasked with building or overseeing the development of business dashboards. Comprising dozens of examples that address different industries and departments (healthcare, transportation, finance, human resources, marketing, customer service, sports, etc.) and different platforms (print, desktop, tablet, smartphone, and conference room display) The Big Book of Dashboards is the only book that matches great dashboards with real-world business scenarios. By organizing the book based on these scenarios and offering practical and effective visualization examples, The Big Book of Dashboards will be the trusted resource that you open when you need to build an effective business dashboard. In addition to the scenarios there's an entire section of the book that is devoted to addressing many practical and psychological factors you will encounter in your work. It's great to have theory and evidenced-based research at your disposal, but what will you do when somebody asks you to make your dashboard 'cooler' by adding packed bubbles and donut charts? The expert authors have a combined 30-plus years of hands-on experience helping people in hundreds of organizations build effective visualizations. They have fought many 'best practices' battles and having endured bring an uncommon empathy to help you, the reader of this book, survive and thrive in the data visualization world. A well-designed dashboard can point out risks, opportunities, and more; but common challenges and misconceptions can make your dashboard useless at best, and misleading at worst. The Big Book of Dashboards gives you the tools, guidance, and models you need to produce great dashboards that inform, enlighten, and engage.




Microsoft Power BI Cookbook


Book Description

Publisher's note: This edition from 2017 is outdated and does not make use of the most recent Power BI updates. A new third edition, updated to the latest release is now available in color Key Features From connecting to your data sources to developing and deploying immersive, mobile-ready dashboards and visualizations, this book covers it all Over 90 hands-on, technical recipes, tips, and use cases from across the Power BI platform including the Power BI Service and Mobile Applications Proven development techniques and guidance for implementing custom solutions with DAX and M languages Book DescriptionMicrosoft Power BI is a business intelligence and analytics platform consisting of applications and services designed to provide coherent, visual and interactive insights of data. This book will provide thorough, technical examples of using all primary Power BI tools and features as well as demonstrate high impact end-to-end solutions that leverage and integrate these technologies and services. Get familiar with Power BI development tools and services, go deep into the data connectivity and transformation, modeling, visualization and analytical capabilities of Power BI, and see Power BI’s functional programming languages of DAX and M come alive to deliver powerful solutions to address common, challenging scenarios in business intelligence. This book will excite and empower you to get more out of Power BI via detailed recipes, advanced design and development tips, and guidance on enhancing existing Power BI projects.What you will learn Cleanse, stage, and integrate your data sources with Power BI Abstract data complexities and provide users with intuitive, self-service BI capabilities Build business logic and analysis into your solutions via the DAX programming language and dynamic, dashboard-ready calculations Take advantage of the analytics and predictive capabilities of Power BI Make your solutions more dynamic and user specific and/or defined including use cases of parameters, functions, and row level security Understand the differences and implications of DirectQuery, Live Connections, and Import-Mode Power BI datasets and how to deploy content to the Power BI Service and schedule refreshes Integrate other Microsoft data tools such as Excel and SQL Server Reporting Services into your Power BI solution Who this book is for This book is for BI professionals who wish to enhance their knowledge of Power BI beyond and to enhance the value of the Power BI solutions they deliver to business users. Those who are looking at quick solutions to common problems while using Power BI will also find this book to be a very useful resource .Some experience with Power BI will be useful.




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