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




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




Introducing Microsoft Power BI


Book Description

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Introducing Microsoft Power BI enables you to evaluate when and how to use Power BI. Get inspired to improve business processes in your company by leveraging the available analytical and collaborative features of this environment. Be sure to watch for the publication of Alberto Ferrari and Marco Russo's upcoming retail book, Analyzing Data with Power BI and Power Pivot for Excel (ISBN 9781509302765). Go to the book's page at the Microsoft Press Store here for more details:http://aka.ms/analyzingdata/details. Learn more about Power BI at https://powerbi.microsoft.com/.




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




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




Tableau Your Data!


Book Description

Transform your organization's data into actionable insights with Tableau Tableau is designed specifically to provide fast and easy visual analytics. The intuitive drag-and-drop interface helps you create interactive reports, dashboards, and visualizations, all without any special or advanced training. This all new edition of Tableau Your Data! is your Tableau companion, helping you get the most out of this invaluable business toolset. Tableau Your Data! shows you how to build dynamic, best of breed visualizations using the Tableau Software toolset. This comprehensive guide covers the core feature set for data analytics, and provides clear step-by-step guidance toward best practices and advanced techniques that go way beyond the user manual. You'll learn how Tableau is different from traditional business information analysis tools, and how to navigate your way around the Tableau 9.0 desktop before delving into functions and calculations, as well as sharing with the Tableau Server. Analyze data more effectively with Tableau Desktop Customize Tableau's settings for your organization's needs with detailed real-world examples on data security, scaling, syntax, and more Deploy visualizations to consumers throughout the enterprise - from sales to marketing, operations to finance, and beyond Understand Tableau functions and calculations and leverage Tableau across every link in the value chain Learn from actual working models of the book's visualizations and other web-based resources via a companion website Tableau helps you unlock the stories within the numbers, and Tableau Your Data! puts the software's full functionality right at your fingertips.




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.




Learning Tableau 2019


Book Description

Create powerful data visualizations and unlock intelligent business insights with Tableau Key FeaturesExplore all the latest Tableau 2019 features and redefine business analytics for your organizationCreate impressive data visualizations and interactive dashboards to get insights from your dataLearn effective data storytelling to transform how your business leverages data and makes decisionsBook Description Tableau is the gold standard of business intelligence and visual analytics tools in every industry. It enables rapid data visualization and interpretation with charts, graphs, dashboards, and much more. Updated with the latest features of Tableau, this book takes you from the foundations of the Tableau 2019 paradigm through to advanced topics. This third edition of the bestselling guide by Tableau Zen Master, Joshua Milligan, will help you come to grips with updated features, such as set actions and transparent views. Beginning with installation, you'll create your first visualizations with Tableau and then explore practical examples and advanced techniques. You'll create bar charts, tree maps, scatterplots, time series, and a variety of other visualizations. Next, you'll discover techniques to overcome challenges presented by data structure and quality and engage in effective data storytelling and decision making with business critical information. Finally, you'll be introduced to Tableau Prep, and learn how to use it to integrate and shape data for analysis. By the end of this book, you will be equipped to leverage the powerful features of Tableau 2019 for decision making. What you will learnDevelop stunning visualizations that explain complexity with clarityExplore the exciting new features of Tableau Desktop and Tableau PrepConnect to various data sources to bring all your data togetherUncover techniques to prep and structure your data for easy analysisCreate and use calculations to solve problems and enrich analyticsMaster advanced topics such as sets, LOD calcs, and much moreEnable smart decisions with clustering, distribution, and forecastingShare your data stories to build a culture of trust and actionWho this book is for This Tableau book is for anyone who wants to understand data. If you’re new to Tableau, don’t worry. This book builds on the foundations to help you understand how Tableau really works and then builds on that knowledge with practical examples before moving on to advanced techniques. Working experience with databases will be useful but is not necessary to get the most out of this book.




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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