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You're reading from Hands-On Business Intelligence with DAX Discover the intricacies of this powerful query language to gain valuable insights from your data

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838824303

Length 402 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

DAX

Tools

Excel

Concepts

Business Intelligence

Author (1):

Ian Horne

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Introduction to DAX for the BI Pro

2. What is DAX? FREE CHAPTER

3. Using DAX Variables and Formatting

4. Building Data Models

5. Working with DAX in Power BI, Excel, and SSAS

6. Getting It into Context

7. Section 2: Understanding DAX Functions and Syntax

8. Progressive DAX Syntax and Functions

9. Table Functions

10. Date, Time, and Time Intelligence Functions

11. Filter Functions

12. Statistical Functions

13. Working with DAX Patterns

14. Section 3: Taking DAX to the Next Level

15. Optimizing Your Data Model

16. Optimizing Your DAX Queries

17. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Section 3: Taking DAX to the Next Level

This section comprises some more advanced DAX topics, including a more in-depth look at data model optimization. You'll also take the hood off DAX by looking at the storage engine and how you can use this knowledge to optimize your DAX queries:

Chapter 12, Optimizing Your Data Model
Chapter 13, Optimizing Your DAX Queries

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Authors (1)

Horne

Ian Horne is head of data services with a global organization. He is a business intelligence (BI) professional with over 30 years of experience and specializes in the design, development, and maintenance of corporate databases, data warehouses, associated ETL processes, and end user reporting. He has extensive knowledge of the Microsoft BI stack, including SQL Server, SSRS, SSAS, Power BI, and, of course, DAX. Ian holds a diploma in computing and a Bachelor of Science degree from the Open University. In his spare time, he creates training videos on Power BI, DAX, and other data-related matters, which he shares through his YouTube channel, Data World TV.

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