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You're reading from Learn Power BI A beginner's guide to developing interactive business intelligence solutions using Microsoft Power BI

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2019

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838644482

Length 362 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

DAX

Tools

Power BI

Concepts

Business Intelligence

Author (1):

Greg Deckler

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: The Basics

2. Introduction to Business Intelligence and Power BI FREE CHAPTER

3. Section 2: The Desktop

4. Up and Running with Power BI Desktop

5. Connecting and Shaping Data

6. Creating Data Models and Calculations

7. Unlocking Insights

8. Creating the Final Report

9. Section 3: The Service

10. Publishing and Sharing

11. Using Reports in the Service

12. Understanding Dashboards, Apps, and Security

13. Data Gateways and Refreshing Datasets

14. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Downloading and installing Power BI Desktop

There are actually three different versions of the Power BI Desktop application. Each version has its own method(s) for downloading and installing. The three versions of the Power BI Desktop are as follows:

Power BI Desktop (the trusted Microsoft Store app)
Power BI Desktop (MSI)
Power BI Desktop (Report Server Edition)

Power BI Desktop (the trusted Microsoft Store app)

Power BI Desktop (the trusted Microsoft Store app) is the preferred Power BI Desktop application to install and use. Microsoft recommends this version of the Power BI Desktop as it is specifically built for use on 64-bit, Windows 10 and keeps itself updated automatically.

Note that the Power BI Desktop Trusted Microsoft...

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Authors (1)

Greg Deckler

Greg Deckler is a 7-time Microsoft MVP for Data Platform and an active blogger and Power BI community member, having written over 6,000 solutions to community questions. Greg has authored many books on Power BI, including Learn Power BI 1st and 2nd Editions, DAX Cookbook, Power BI Cookbook 2nd Edition and Mastering Power BI 2nd Edition. Greg has also created several external tools for Power BI and regularly posts video content to his YouTube channels, Microsoft Hates Greg and DAX For Humans.

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