by Drew Mery | Released May 2017 | ISBN: 9781788291217

Discover the world of business analytics using Power BIAbout This VideoGet ahead of the curve when it comes to transforming your data into valuable business insights using Microsoft Power BIConnect your data sources to create stunning interactive reports—this video covers it allGet tips and workarounds to accomplish the trickiest of BI tasks with Microsoft Power BIIn DetailMicrosoft Power BI is a suite of tools to analyze your data and extract business insights from it through building interactive dashboards. This video course is your guide to getting the most out of Power BI and will help you solve any problems you might come across while using it.This tutorial contains practical recipes on the various tasks that you can do with Microsoft Power BI—from gathering your data to analyzing it.You will start with the basic installation and configuration of Power BI Desktop, and go on to connect your data sources with it. You'll transform and get your data ready for analysis, and create effective data views using it. Then, you will see how you can create stunning reports and dashboards in Power BI.Finally, the course also contains some handy recipes on troubleshooting various issues in Power BI. We'll ensure that you have the tricks of the trade in mastering Power BI to get effective visual analytics. Show and hide more

1. Chapter 1 : Get and Prep Data like a Super Nerd
   • Course Overview 00:03:17
   • Desktop Layout, Features, and Views 00:05:41
   • Connecting to Common Data sources 00:11:32
   • Query Editor Layout and Functionality 00:14:43
   • Creating Relationships in Your Data Model 00:06:11
2. Chapter 2 : Develop Your Data Nerd Prowess
   • Built-in Aggregations 00:05:55
   • Calculated Columns and Measures 00:10:51
   • A Visual Demonstration 00:12:50
   • Some Slightly Advanced Measures 00:12:41
3. Chapter 3 : Developing Reports and Dashboards
   • Data Visualization Best Practices 00:14:33
   • Report and Dashboard Layout 00:08:00
   • Creating a Sales Analysis Report 00:12:35
   • Creating a Project Management Report 00:10:15
4. Chapter 4 : Tips, Tricks, and Capstone Project
   • Telling the Story of Your Data 00:14:55
   • Thinking Outside the Visual Box 00:22:37
   • Theme-ing It Up 00:06:28
   • Capstone Project 00:04:39
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