Brett Powell Books

Build effective analytical data models, reports, and dashboards using the advanced features of Power BI. This updated edition includes new recipes on query optimization, aggregation tables, Power BI API, and paginated reports, while covering diverse platforms like the Power BI Service and Mobile Applications. It offers actionable guidance for implementing custom solutions with M and DAX languages through proven development techniques. Microsoft Power BI is a leading business intelligence and data analytics platform, and this cookbook helps you navigate its advanced features with practical recipes. It demonstrates end-to-end solutions that maximize Power BI's capabilities, providing advanced design and development tips to enhance existing projects. The updated content ensures you can implement frameworks that remain relevant as Power BI evolves. Learn to cleanse, stage, and integrate data sources with Power Query (M), simplify data complexities for intuitive self-service BI, and build business logic using the DAX programming language. Discover how to implement aggregation tables for improved query performance, create paginated reports, and understand the implications of various dataset types. This resource is ideal for BI professionals seeking to enhance their Power BI knowledge and deliver greater value to business users. Familiarity with Power BI and datasets is essential, making this book unsuitable for beginners.

From planning a Power BI solution to building scalable Power BI datasets and rich, interactive reports and dashboards, this comprehensive book is an end-to-end guide to Power BI.

Design, create, and manage robust Power BI solutions to gain meaningful business insights. This comprehensive guide covers all dashboarding and reporting features of Microsoft Power BI, enabling users to combine data from various sources, create stunning visualizations, and publish reports across multiple platforms. Aimed at business intelligence professionals, managers, architects, and administrators, the book guides readers through the entire process—from planning a Power BI project to content development and administration. BI developers will learn to create impactful datasets, reports, and dashboards, including connecting to data sources, enhancing data, and developing analytical models. Best practices for report and dashboard design are also covered, utilizing features like Bookmarks and the Power KPI visual. BI managers will discover how to integrate Power BI tools, manage secure content distribution via Apps, and explore Power BI Report Server and Power BI Premium. By the end, readers will confidently create effective charts, tables, reports, and dashboards for any data type using Microsoft Power BI. This resource is ideal for business intelligence professionals and existing Power BI users aiming to master data visualization and dashboarding, with a foundational understanding of BI concepts and some exposure to Power BI being beneficial.

Enhance your Microsoft Power BI skills and transform data into actionable insights with this comprehensive guide. Covering everything from connecting to data sources to creating immersive, mobile-ready dashboards, the book features over 90 hands-on recipes, tips, and use cases across the Power BI platform, including the Power BI Service and Mobile Applications. It provides proven development techniques and guidance for implementing custom solutions using DAX and M languages. This resource is ideal for BI professionals seeking to deepen their Power BI knowledge and improve the value of their solutions for business users. Those looking for quick solutions to common challenges in Power BI will find it particularly beneficial, although some prior experience with the platform is recommended. Learn to cleanse, stage, and integrate data sources, abstract complexities for intuitive self-service BI, and build business logic through DAX programming. Explore analytics and predictive capabilities, create dynamic solutions with parameters and row-level security, and understand the implications of DirectQuery, Live Connections, and Import-Mode datasets. The book also covers integration with other Microsoft tools like Excel and SQL Server Reporting Services. With practical recipes targeting both novices and intermediate users, this guide delves into technical issues and offers real-life examples, empowering you to maximize your Power BI e