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Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference

You're reading from   Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference Bring your data to life with the powerful features of Microsoft Power BI

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Published in Dec 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789950045
Length 794 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Brett Powell Brett Powell
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Mitchell Pearson Mitchell Pearson
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Brian Knight Brian Knight
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Devin Knight Devin Knight
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Manuel Quintana Manuel Quintana
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Table of Contents (25) Chapters Close

Title Page
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
1. Getting Started with Importing Data Options FREE CHAPTER 2. Data Transformation Strategies 3. Building the Data Model 4. Leveraging DAX 5. Visualizing Data 6. Using a Cloud Deployment with the Power BI Service 7. Planning Power BI Projects 8. Connecting to Sources and Transforming Data with M 9. Designing Import and DirectQuery Data Models 10. Developing DAX Measures and Security Roles 11. Creating and Formatting Power BI Reports 12. Applying Custom Visuals, Animation, and Analytics 13. Designing Power BI Dashboards and Architectures 14. Managing Application Workspaces and Content 15. Managing the On-Premises Data Gateway 16. Deploying the Power BI Report Server 17. Creating Power BI Apps and Content Distribution 18. Administering Power BI for an Organization 19. Scaling with Premium and Analysis Services 1. Other Books You May Enjoy Index

Summary


Power BI provides users 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 connect to a data source, you can decide on the  type of query mode that best suits your needs. Some connectors allow for zero latency in your results with the options of Direct Query or Live Connection. In this chapter, you learned about the benefits and disadvantages of each query mode, and you were given a method for weighting these options using a decision matrix. In the next chapter, you will learn more about how data transformations may be applied to your data import process so that incoming data will be properly cleansed.

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