Master Microsoft Fabric from basics to advanced architectures with expert guidance to unify, secure, and scale analytics on real-world data platforms Key Features Build a complete data analytics platform with Microsoft Fabric Apply proven architectures, governance, and security strategies Gain real-world insights from five seasoned data experts Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description Microsoft Fabric is reshaping how organizations manage, analyze, and act on data by unifying ingestion, storage, transformation, analytics, AI, and visualization in a single platform. The Definitive Guide to Microsoft Fabric takes you from your very first workspace to building a secure, scalable, and future-proof analytics environment. You’ll learn how to unify data in OneLake, design data meshes, transform and model data, implement real-time analytics, and integrate AI capabilities. The book also covers advanced topics, such as governance, security, cost optimization, and team collaboration using DevOps and DataOps principles. Drawing on the real-world expertise of five seasoned professionals who have built and advised on platforms for startups, SMEs, and Europe’s largest enterprises, this book blends strategic insight with practical guidance. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained the knowledge and skills to design, deploy, and operate a Microsoft Fabric platform that delivers sustainable business value. What you will learn Understand Microsoft Fabric architecture and concepts Unify data storage and data governance with OneLake Ingest and transform data using multiple Fabric tools Implement real-time analytics and event processing Design effective semantic models and reports Integrate AI and machine learning into data workflows Apply governance, security, and compliance controls Optimize performance and costs at scale Who this book is for This book is for data engineers, analytics engineers, architects, and data analysts moving into platform design roles. It’s also valuable for technical leaders seeking to unify analytics in their organizations. You’ll need only a basic grasp of databases, SQL, and Python.

Prepare for the CompTIA Data+ exam, as well as a new career in data science, with this effective study guide In the newly revised second edition of CompTIA Data+ Study Guide: Exam DA0-002, veteran IT professionals Mike Chapple and Sharif Nijim provide a powerful, one-stop resource for anyone planning to pursue the CompTIA Data+ certification and go on to an exciting new career in data science. The authors walk you through the info you need to succeed on the exam and in your first day at a data science-focused job. Complete with two online practice tests, this book comprehensively covers every objective tested by the updated DA0-002 exam, including databases and data acquisition, data quality, data analysis and statistics, data visualization, and data governance. You'll also find: Efficient and comprehensive content, helping you get up-to-speed as quickly as possible Bite-size chapters that break down essential topics into manageable and accessible lessons Complimentary access to Sybex' famous online learning environment, with practice questions, a complete glossary of common industry terminology, hundreds of flashcards, and more A practical and hands-on pathway to the CompTIA Data+ certification, as well as a new career in data science, the CompTIA Data+ Study Guide, Second Edition, offers the foundational knowledge, skills, and abilities you need to get started in an exciting and rewarding new career.

This comprehensive book on Tableau 2023 is your practical guide to mastering data visualization and business intelligence techniques. You will explore the latest features of Tableau, learn how to create insightful dashboards, and gain proficiency in integrating analytics and machine learning workflows. By the end, you'll have the skills to address a variety of analytics challenges using Tableau. What this Book will help me do Master the latest Tableau 2023 features and use cases to tackle analytics challenges. Develop and implement ETL workflows using Tableau Prep Builder for optimized data preparation. Integrate Tableau with programming languages such as Python and R to enhance analytics. Create engaging, visually impactful dashboards for effective data storytelling. Understand and apply data governance to ensure data quality and compliance. Author(s) Marleen Meier is an experienced data visualization expert and Tableau consultant with over a decade of experience helping organizations transform data into actionable insights. Her approach integrates her technical expertise and a keen eye for design to make analytics accessible rather than overwhelming. Her passion for teaching others to use visualization tools effectively shines through in her writing. Who is it for? This book is ideal for business analysts, BI professionals, or data analysts looking to enhance their Tableau expertise. It caters to both newcomers seeking to understand the foundations of Tableau and experienced users aiming to refine their skills in advanced analytics and data visualization. If your goal is to leverage Tableau as a strategic tool in your organization's BI projects, this book is for you.

How can you maximize data collaboration across your organization without having to build integrations between individual applications, systems, and other data sources? Data collaboration architectures that don't depend on integrations aren't a new idea, but they've assumed greater urgency as organizations increasingly struggle to manage the ever-growing numbers of data sources that exist inside their IT estates. In this report, Cinchy cofounders Dan DeMers and Karanjot Jaswal show CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and other IT leaders how to rethink their organization's approach to data architectures, data management, and data governance. You'll learn about different approaches to creating data platforms that liberate and autonomize data, enable agile data management, apply consistent data access controls, and maximize visibility without requiring application-specific integrations. With this report, you'll discover: Why data integration is often handled piecemeal—combining one app with another rather than integrating all apps together How data collaboration platforms enable data sharing across all apps, systems, and sources without application-specific integrations Four major platforms you can use to make data available to all applications and services: Cinchy, K2View, Microsoft Dataverse, and The Modern Data Company Principles and practices for deploying the data collaboration platform of your choice Dan DeMers is the CEO and cofounder of Cinchy. Karanjot Jaswal is cofounder and CTO of Cinchy.

Over the past 10 years, data analytics and data visualization have become essential components of an enterprise information strategy. And yet, the adoption of data analytics has remained remarkably static, reaching no more than 30% of potential users. This book explores the most important techniques for taking that adoption further: embedding analytics into the workflow of our everyday operations. Authors Donald Farmer and Jim Horbury show business users how to improve decision making without becoming analytics specialists. You'll explore different techniques for exchanging data, insights, and events between analytics platforms and hosting applications. You'll also examine issues including data governance and regulatory compliance and learn best practices for deploying and managing embedded analytics at scale. Learn how data analytics improves business decision making and performance Explore advantages and disadvantages of different embedded analytics platforms Develop a strategy for embedded analytics in an organization or product Define the architecture of an embedded solution Select vendors, platforms, and tools to implement your architecture Hire or train developers and architects to build the embedded solutions you need Understand how embedded analytics interacts with traditional analytics

CompTIA® Data+ DA0-001 Exam Cram is an all-inclusive study guide designed to help you pass the CompTIA Data+ DA0-001 exam. Prepare for test day success with complete coverage of exam objectives and topics, plus hundreds of realistic practice questions. Extensive prep tools include quizzes, Exam Alerts, and our essential last-minute review CramSheet. The powerful Pearson Test Prep practice software provides real-time assessment and feedback with two complete exams. Covers the critical information needed to score higher on your Data+ DA0-001 exam! Understand data concepts, environments, mining, analysis, visualization, governance, quality, and controls Work with databases, data warehouses, database schemas, dimensions, data types, structures, and file formats Acquire data and understand how it can be monetized Clean and profile data so it;s more accurate, consistent, and useful Review essential techniques for manipulating and querying data Explore essential tools and techniques of modern data analytics Understand both descriptive and inferential statistical methods Get started with data visualization, reporting, and dashboards Leverage charts, graphs, and reports for data-driven decision-making Learn important data governance concepts ...

The "CompTIA Data+: DAO-001 Certification Guide" is your complete resource to approaching and passing the CompTIA Data+ certification exam. This book offers clear explanations, step-by-step exercises, and practical examples designed to help you master the domain concepts essential for the DAO-001 exam. Prepare confidently and expand your career opportunities in data analytics. What this Book will help me do Understand and apply the five domains covered in the DAO-001 certification exam. Learn data preparation techniques such as collection, cleaning, and wrangling. Master descriptive statistical methods and hypothesis testing to analyze data. Create insightful visualizations and professional reports for stakeholders. Grasp the fundamentals of data governance, including data quality standards. Author(s) Cameron Dodd is an experienced data analyst and educator passionate about breaking down complex concepts. With years of teaching and hands-on analytics expertise, he has developed a student-centric approach to helping professionals achieve certification and career advancement. His structured yet relatable writing style makes learning intuitive. Who is it for? The ideal readers of this book are data professionals aiming to achieve CompTIA Data+ certification (DAO-001 exam), individuals entering the growing field of data analytics, and professionals looking to validate or expand their skills. Whether you're starting from scratch or solidifying your knowledge, this book is designed for all levels.

Create compelling business infographics with SAS and familiar office productivity tools. A picture is worth a thousand words, but what if there are a billion words? When analyzing big data, you need a picture that cuts through the noise. This is where infographics come in. Infographics are a representation of information in a graphic format designed to make the data easily understandable. With infographics, you don’t need deep knowledge of the data. The infographic combines story telling with data and provides the user with an approachable entry point into business data. Infographics Powered by SAS : Data Visualization Techniques for Business Reporting shows you how to create graphics to communicate information and insight from big data in the boardroom and on social media. Learn how to create business infographics for all occasions with SAS and learn how to build a workflow that lets you get the most from your SAS system without having to code anything, unless you want to! This book combines the perfect blend of creative freedom and data governance that comes from leveraging the power of SAS and the familiarity of Microsoft Office. Topics covered in this book include: SAS Visual Analytics SAS Office Analytics SAS/GRAPH software (SAS code examples) Data visualization with SAS Creating reports with SAS Using reports and graphs from SAS to create business presentations Using SAS within Microsoft Office

The Data and Analytics Playbook: Proven Methods for Governed Data and Analytic Quality explores the way in which data continues to dominate budgets, along with the varying efforts made across a variety of business enablement projects, including applications, web and mobile computing, big data analytics, and traditional data integration. The book teaches readers how to use proven methods and accelerators to break through data obstacles to provide faster, higher quality delivery of mission critical programs. Drawing upon years of practical experience, and using numerous examples and an easy to understand playbook, Lowell Fryman, Gregory Lampshire, and Dan Meers discuss a simple, proven approach to the execution of multiple data oriented activities. In addition, they present a clear set of methods to provide reliable governance, controls, risk, and exposure management for enterprise data and the programs that rely upon it. In addition, they discuss a cost-effective approach to providing sustainable governance and quality outcomes that enhance project delivery, while also ensuring ongoing controls. Example activities, templates, outputs, resources, and roles are explored, along with different organizational models in common use today and the ways they can be mapped to leverage playbook data governance throughout the organization. Provides a mature and proven playbook approach (methodology) to enabling data governance that supports agile implementation Features specific examples of current industry challenges in enterprise risk management, including anti-money laundering and fraud prevention Describes business benefit measures and funding approaches using exposure based cost models that augment risk models for cost avoidance analysis and accelerated delivery approaches using data integration sprints for application, integration, and information delivery success

Today's Complete, Focused, Up-to-Date Guide to Analytics for Ecommerce Profit from analytics throughout the entire customer experience and lifecycle Make the most of all the fast-changing data sources now available to you For all ecommerce executives, strategists, entrepreneurs, marketers, analysts, and data scientists Ecommerce Analytics is the only complete single-source guide to analytics for your ecommerce business. It brings together all the knowledge and skills you need to solve your unique problems, and transform your data into better decisions and customer experiences. Judah Phillips shows how to use analysis to improve ecommerce marketing and advertising, understand customer behavior, increase conversion rates, strengthen loyalty, optimize merchandising and product mix, streamline transactions, optimize product mix, and accurately attribute sales. Drawing on extensive experience leading large-scale analytics programs, he also offers expert guidance on building successful analytical teams; surfacing high-value insights via dashboards and visualization; and managing data governance, security, and privacy. Here are the answers you need to make the most of analytics in ecommerce: throughout your organization, across your entire customer lifecycle.