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Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide

You're reading from   Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide The ultimate beginner's guide to data modeling, visualization, digital storytelling, and more

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804613498
Length 330 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Mitchell Pearson Mitchell Pearson
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Devin Knight Devin Knight
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Bradley Schacht Bradley Schacht
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Erin Ostrowsky Erin Ostrowsky
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Gaining Data Literacy with Power BI 2. Connecting to Data FREE CHAPTER 3. Data Transformation Strategies 4. Building the Data Model 5. Leveraging DAX 6. Visualizing Data 7. Digital Storytelling with Power BI 8. Using a Cloud Deployment with the Power BI Service 9. Data Cleansing in the Cloud with Dataflows 10. On-Premises Solutions with Power BI Report Server 11. Other Books You May Enjoy
12. Index

Summary

Often, Power BI developers have questions concerning various data sources and what unique challenges come with each connection. The great news is once you have established a connection to your data source, regardless of which one it is, everything after that point typically follows that same pattern of steps. The point is don’t let any one data source overly intimidate you. Once you connect to it, the rest of your Power BI solution design will follow the same processes mentioned earlier in this chapter: data discovery, data modeling, data visualization, and sharing.

Power BI provides users with a variety of methods for connecting to data sources with natively built-in data connectors. The connector you choose for your solution will depend on where your data is located. Once you’ve connected to a data source, you can decide on what type of query mode best suits your needs. Some connectors allow for little to no latency in your results with options like DirectQuery...

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