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Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate Certification Companion: Preparation for DP-600 Microsoft Certification

As organizations increasingly leverage Microsoft Fabric to unify their data engineering, analytics, and governance strategies, the role of the Fabric Analytics Engineer has become more crucial than ever. This book equips readers with the knowledge and hands-on skills required to excel in this domain and pass the DP-600 certification exam confidently. This book covers the entire certification syllabus with clarity and depth, beginning with an overview of Microsoft Fabric. You will gain an understanding of the platform’s architecture and how it integrates with data and AI workloads to provide a unified analytics solution. You will then delve into implementing a data warehouse in Microsoft Fabric, exploring techniques to ingest, transform, and store data efficiently. Next, you will learn how to work with semantic models in Microsoft Fabric, enabling them to create intuitive, meaningful data representations for visualization and reporting. Then, you will focus on administration and governance in Microsoft Fabric, emphasizing best practices for security, compliance, and efficient management of analytics solutions. Lastly, you will find detailed practice tests and exam strategies along with supplementary materials to reinforce key concepts. After reading the book, you will have the background and capability to learn the skills and concepts necessary both to pass the DP-600 exam and become a confident Fabric Analytics Engineer. What You Will Learn A complete understanding of all DP-600 certification exam objectives and requirements Key concepts and terminology related to Microsoft Fabric Analytics Step-by-step preparation for successfully passing the DP-600 certification exam Insights into exam structure, question patterns, and strategies for tackling challenging sections Confidence in demonstrating skills validated by the Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate credential Who This Book Is For ​​​​​​​Data engineers, analysts, and professionals with some experience in data engineering or analytics, seeking to expand their knowledge of Microsoft Fabric

DuckDB in Action

Dive into DuckDB and start processing gigabytes of data with ease—all with no data warehouse. DuckDB is a cutting-edge SQL database that makes it incredibly easy to analyze big data sets right from your laptop. In DuckDB in Action you’ll learn everything you need to know to get the most out of this awesome tool, keep your data secure on prem, and save you hundreds on your cloud bill. From data ingestion to advanced data pipelines, you’ll learn everything you need to get the most out of DuckDB—all through hands-on examples. Open up DuckDB in Action and learn how to: Read and process data from CSV, JSON and Parquet sources both locally and remote Write analytical SQL queries, including aggregations, common table expressions, window functions, special types of joins, and pivot tables Use DuckDB from Python, both with SQL and its "Relational"-API, interacting with databases but also data frames Prepare, ingest and query large datasets Build cloud data pipelines Extend DuckDB with custom functionality Pragmatic and comprehensive, DuckDB in Action introduces the DuckDB database and shows you how to use it to solve common data workflow problems. You won’t need to read through pages of documentation—you’ll learn as you work. Get to grips with DuckDB's unique SQL dialect, learning to seamlessly load, prepare, and analyze data using SQL queries. Extend DuckDB with both Python and built-in tools such as MotherDuck, and gain practical insights into building robust and automated data pipelines. About the Technology DuckDB makes data analytics fast and fun! You don’t need to set up a Spark or run a cloud data warehouse just to process a few hundred gigabytes of data. DuckDB is easily embeddable in any data analytics application, runs on a laptop, and processes data from almost any source, including JSON, CSV, Parquet, SQLite and Postgres. About the Book DuckDB in Action guides you example-by-example from setup, through your first SQL query, to advanced topics like building data pipelines and embedding DuckDB as a local data store for a Streamlit web app. You’ll explore DuckDB’s handy SQL extensions, get to grips with aggregation, analysis, and data without persistence, and use Python to customize DuckDB. A hands-on project accompanies each new topic, so you can see DuckDB in action. What's Inside Prepare, ingest and query large datasets Build cloud data pipelines Extend DuckDB with custom functionality Fast-paced SQL recap: From simple queries to advanced analytics About the Reader For data pros comfortable with Python and CLI tools. About the Authors Mark Needham is a blogger and video creator at @‌LearnDataWithMark. Michael Hunger leads product innovation for the Neo4j graph database. Michael Simons is a Java Champion, author, and Engineer at Neo4j. Quotes I use DuckDB every day, and I still learned a lot about how DuckDB makes things that are hard in most databases easy! - Jordan Tigani, Founder, MotherDuck An excellent resource! Unlocks possibilities for storing, processing, analyzing, and summarizing data at the edge using DuckDB. - Pramod Sadalage, Director, Thoughtworks Clear and accessible. A comprehensive resource for harnessing the power of DuckDB for both novices and experienced professionals. - Qiusheng Wu, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee Excellent! The book all we ducklings have been waiting for! - Gunnar Morling, Decodable

Data Modeling with Microsoft Power BI

Data modeling is the single most overlooked feature in Power BI Desktop, yet it's what sets Power BI apart from other tools on the market. This practical book serves as your fast-forward button for data modeling with Power BI, Analysis Services tabular, and SQL databases. It serves as a starting point for data modeling, as well as a handy refresher. Author Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen, founder of Savory Data, shows you the basic concepts of Power BI's semantic model with hands-on examples in DAX, Power Query, and T-SQL. If you're looking to build a data warehouse layer, chapters with T-SQL examples will get you started. You'll begin with simple steps and gradually solve more complex problems. This book shows you how to: Normalize and denormalize with DAX, Power Query, and T-SQL Apply best practices for calculations, flags and indicators, time and date, role-playing dimensions and slowly changing dimensions Solve challenges such as binning, budget, localized models, composite models, and key value with DAX, Power Query, and T-SQL Discover and tackle performance issues by applying solutions in DAX, Power Query, and T-SQL Work with tables, relations, set operations, normal forms, dimensional modeling, and ETL

Mastering Microsoft Fabric: SAASification of Analytics

Learn and explore the capabilities of Microsoft Fabric, the latest evolution in cloud analytics suites. This book will help you understand how users can leverage Microsoft Office equivalent experience for performing data management and advanced analytics activity. The book starts with an overview of the analytics evolution from on premises to cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and now software as a service (SaaS version) and provides an introduction to Microsoft Fabric. You will learn how to provision Microsoft Fabric in your tenant along with the key capabilities of SaaS analytics products and the advantage of using Fabric in the enterprise analytics platform. OneLake and Lakehouse for data engineering is discussed as well as OneLake for data science. Author Ghosh teaches you about data warehouse offerings inside Microsoft Fabric and the new data integration experience which brings Azure Data Factory and Power Query Editor of Power BI together in a single platform. Also demonstrated is Real-Time Analytics in Fabric, including capabilities such as Kusto query and database. You will understand how the new event stream feature integrates with OneLake and other computations. You also will know how to configure the real-time alert capability in a zero code manner and go through the Power BI experience in the Fabric workspace. Fabric pricing and its licensing is also covered. After reading this book, you will understand the capabilities of Microsoft Fabric and its Integration with current and upcoming Azure OpenAI capabilities. What You Will Learn Build OneLake for all data like OneDrive for Microsoft Office Leverage shortcuts for cross-cloud data virtualization in Azure and AWS Understand upcoming OpenAI integration Discover new event streaming and Kusto query inside Fabric real-time analytics Utilize seamless tooling for machine learning and data science Who This Book Is For Citizen users and experts in the data engineering and data science fields, along with chief AI officers

Pro Power BI Architecture: Development, Deployment, Sharing, and Security for Microsoft Power BI Solutions

This book provides detailed guidance around architecting and deploying Power BI reporting solutions, including help and best practices for sharing and security. You’ll find chapters on dataflows, shared datasets, composite model and DirectQuery connections to Power BI datasets, deployment pipelines, XMLA endpoints, and many other important features related to the overall Power BI architecture that are new since the first edition. You will gain an understanding of what functionality each of the Power BI components provide (such as Dataflow, Shared Dataset, Datamart, thin reports, and paginated reports), so that you can make an informed decision about what components to use in your solution. You will get to know the pros and cons of each component, and how they all work together within the larger Power BI architecture. Commonly encountered problems you will learn to handle include content unexpectedly changing while users are in the process of creating reports and building analyses, methods of sharing analyses that don’t cover all the requirements of your business or organization, and inconsistent security models. Detailed examples help you to understand and choose from among the different methods available for sharing and securing Power BI content so that only intended recipients can see it. The knowledge provided in this book will allow you to choose an architecture and deployment model that suits the needs of your organization. It will also help ensure that you do not spend your time maintaining your solution, but on using it for its intended purpose: gaining business value from mining and analyzing your organization’s data. What You Will Learn Architect Power BI solutions that are reliable and easy to maintain Create development templates and structures in support of reusability Set up and configure the Power BI gateway as a bridge between on-premises data sourcesand the Power BI cloud service Select a suitable connection type—Live Connection, DirectQuery, Scheduled Refresh, or Composite Model—for your use case Choose the right sharing method for how you are using Power BI in your organization Create and manage environments for development, testing, and production Secure your data using row-level and object-level security Save money by choosing the right licensing plan Who This Book Is For Data analysts and developers who are building reporting solutions around Power BI, as well as architects and managers who are responsible for the big picture of how Power BI meshes with an organization’s other systems, including database and data warehouse systems.

Mastering SAS Programming for Data Warehousing

"Mastering SAS Programming for Data Warehousing" dives into the effective use of SAS for handling large-scale data environments like data warehouses and data lakes. You will learn to design and manage ETL processes using SAS, standardize workflows with macros and arrays, and connect SAS to other systems to enhance reporting and data visualization. What this Book will help me do Master efficient data input/output management in SAS environments. Design and maintain robust ETL pipelines using SAS macros and arrays. Identify and address data warehouse user requirements. Utilize Output Delivery System (ODS) to create professional reports. Integrate SAS with external systems for optimized data processing. Author(s) Monika Wahi brings extensive SAS programming experience coupled with a strong background in data warehousing and data analysis. Her insightful approach demystifies complex topics, focusing on equipping readers with practical skills. Her collaborative writing style makes advanced concepts accessible and applicable to real-world scenarios. Who is it for? This book is designed for data professionals such as architects, managers leading data-intensive projects, and SAS programmers or developers. It's ideal for those with foundational SAS experience who aspire to manage, maintain, or develop data lakes, marts, or warehouses effectively. The book offers a logical progression from basic concepts to advanced implementations, tailored for ambitious learners.

Intelligent Data Analysis
  This book focuses on methods and tools for intelligent data analysis, aimed at narrowing the increasing gap between data gathering and data comprehension, and emphasis will also be given to solving of problems which result from automated data collection, such as analysis of computer-based patient records, data warehousing tools, intelligent alarming, effective and efficient monitoring, and so on. This book aims to describe the different approaches of Intelligent Data Analysis from a practical point of view: solving common life problems with data analysis tools.
Intelligent Data Analysis for Biomedical Applications

Intelligent Data Analysis for Biomedical Applications: Challenges and Solutions presents specialized statistical, pattern recognition, machine learning, data abstraction and visualization tools for the analysis of data and discovery of mechanisms that create data. It provides computational methods and tools for intelligent data analysis, with an emphasis on problem-solving relating to automated data collection, such as computer-based patient records, data warehousing tools, intelligent alarming, effective and efficient monitoring, and more. This book provides useful references for educational institutions, industry professionals, researchers, scientists, engineers and practitioners interested in intelligent data analysis, knowledge discovery, and decision support in databases. Provides the methods and tools necessary for intelligent data analysis and gives solutions to problems resulting from automated data collection Contains an analysis of medical databases to provide diagnostic expert systems Addresses the integration of intelligent data analysis techniques within biomedical information systems

Learning Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE - Third Edition

"Learning Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE" is your comprehensive guide to mastering data manipulation and integration using Pentaho Data Integration (PDI) 8 Community Edition. Through step-by-step instructions and practical examples, you'll learn to explore, transform, validate, and integrate data from multiple sources, equipping you to handle real-world data challenges efficiently. What this Book will help me do Effectively install and understand the foundational concepts of Pentaho Data Integration 8 Community Edition. Efficiently organize, clean, and transform raw data from various sources into useful formats. Perform advanced data operations like metadata injection, managing relational databases, and implementing ETL solutions. Design, create, and deploy comprehensive data warehouse solutions using modern best practices. Streamline daily data processing tasks with flexibility and accuracy while handling errors gracefully. Author(s) The author, Carina Roldán, is an experienced professional in the field of data science and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) development. Her expertise in leveraging tools like Pentaho Data Integration has allowed her to contribute significantly to BI and data management projects. Her approach in writing this book reflects her commitment to simplifying complex topics for aspiring professionals. Who is it for? This book is ideal for software developers, data analysts, business intelligence professionals, and IT students aiming to enhance their skills in ETL processes using Pentaho Data Integration. Beginners who wish to learn PDI comprehensively and professionals looking to deepen their expertise will both find value in this resource. It's also suitable for individuals involved in data warehouse design and implementation. This book will equip you with the skills to handle diverse data transformation tasks effectively.

Learning Informatica PowerCenter 10.x - Second Edition

Dive into the world of Informatica PowerCenter 10.x, where enterprise data warehousing meets cutting-edge data management solutions. This comprehensive guide walks you through mastering ETL processes and optimizing performance, helping you become proficient in this powerful data integration tool. With step-by-step instructions, you'll build your knowledge from installation to advanced techniques. What this Book will help me do Understand how to install and configure Informatica PowerCenter 10.x for enterprise-level data integration projects, ensuring readiness to start transforming data effectively. Gain hands-on experience with PowerCenter's various developer tools, including Workflow Manager, Workflow Monitor, Designer, and Repository Manager, mastering their practical utilities. Learn and apply essential data warehousing concepts, such as Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCDs) and Incremental Aggregations, to create robust data-handling workflows. Leverage advanced PowerCenter features like pushdown optimization and partitioning to optimize performance for large-scale data processing jobs. Become proficient in migrating sources, targets, and workflows between environments, enabling seamless integration of data management solutions across enterprise systems. Author(s) Rahul Malewar, a seasoned expert in ETL and data integration, brings his extensive experience with Informatica PowerCenter to the table. With years spent working alongside global enterprises to streamline their data operations, Rahul's insights transfer into a hands-on teaching style that simplifies even the most advanced concepts. Apt at bridging technical depth with accessible explanations, he has dedicated his career to empowering learners to unlock the full potential of their data warehousing tools. Who is it for? Perfect for developers and data professionals aiming to elevate their enterprise data management skills, this book is ideally suited for those new to or experienced with Informatica. Whether you're striving to become proficient in PowerCenter or seeking to implement advanced ETL concepts in your projects, this guide will equip you with the expertise to succeed. A foundational understanding of programming and data warehousing concepts is recommended for best results.

Business Analytics for Managers, 2nd Edition

The intensified used of data based on analytical models to control digitalized operational business processes in an intelligent way is a game changer that continuously disrupts more and more markets. This book exemplifies this development and shows the latest tools and advances in this field Business Analytics for Managers offers real-world guidance for organizations looking to leverage their data into a competitive advantage. This new second edition covers the advances that have revolutionized the field since the first edition's release; big data and real-time digitalized decision making have become major components of any analytics strategy, and new technologies are allowing businesses to gain even more insight from the ever-increasing influx of data. New terms, theories, and technologies are explained and discussed in terms of practical benefit, and the emphasis on forward thinking over historical data describes how analytics can drive better business planning. Coverage includes data warehousing, big data, social media, security, cloud technologies, and future trends, with expert insight on the practical aspects of the current state of the field. Analytics helps businesses move forward. Extensive use of statistical and quantitative analysis alongside explanatory and predictive modeling facilitates fact-based decision making, and evolving technologies continue to streamline every step of the process. This book provides an essential update, and describes how today's tools make business analytics more valuable than ever. Learn how Hadoop can upgrade your data processing and storage Discover the many uses for social media data in analysis and communication Get up to speed on the latest in cloud technologies, data security, and more Prepare for emerging technologies and the future of business analytics Most businesses are caught in a massive, non-stop stream of data. It can become one of your most valuable assets, or a never-ending flood of missed opportunity. Technology moves fast, and keeping up with the cutting edge is crucial for wringing even more value from your data— Business Analytics for Managers brings you up to date, and shows you what analytics can do for you now.

Disruptive Analytics: Charting Your Strategy for Next-Generation Business Analytics

Learn all you need to know about seven key innovations disrupting business analytics today. These innovations—the open source business model, cloud analytics, the Hadoop ecosystem, Spark and in-memory analytics, streaming analytics, Deep Learning, and self-service analytics—are radically changing how businesses use data for competitive advantage. Taken together, they are disrupting the business analytics value chain, creating new opportunities. Enterprises who seize the opportunity will thrive and prosper, while others struggle and decline: disrupt or be disrupted. Disruptive Business Analytics provides strategies to profit from disruption. It shows you how to organize for insight, build and provision an open source stack, how to practice lean data warehousing, and how to assimilate disruptive innovations into an organization. Through a short history of business analytics and a detailed survey of products and services, analytics authority Thomas W. Dinsmore provides a practical explanation of the most compelling innovations available today. What You'll Learn Discover how the open source business model works and how to make it work for you See how cloud computing completely changes the economics of analytics Harness the power of Hadoop and its ecosystem Find out why Apache Spark is everywhere Discover the potential of streaming and real-time analytics Learn what Deep Learning can do and why it matters See how self-service analytics can change the way organizations do business Who This Book Is For Corporate actors at all levels of responsibility for analytics: analysts, CIOs, CTOs, strategic decision makers, managers, systems architects, technical marketers, product developers, IT personnel, and consultants.

Integrated Analytics

Companies are collecting more data than ever. But, given how difficult it is to unify the many internal and external data streams they’ve built, more data doesn’t necessarily translate into better analytics. The real challenge is to provide deep and broad access to “a single source of truth” in their data that the typically slow ETL process for data warehousing cannot achieve. More than just fast access, analysts need the ability to explore data at a granular level. In this O’Reilly report, author Courtney Webster presents a roadmap to data centralization that will help your organization make data accessible, flexible, and actionable. Building a genuine data-driven culture depends on your company’s ability to quickly act upon new findings. This report explains how. Identify stakeholders: build a culture of trust and awareness among decision makers, data analysts, and quality management Create a data plan: define your needs, specify your metrics, identify data sources, and standardize metric definitions Centralize the data: evaluate each data source for existing common fields and, if you can, minor variances, and standardize data references Find the right tool(s) for the job: choose from legacy architecture tools, managed and cloud-only services, and data visualization or data exploration platforms Courtney Webster is a reformed chemist in the Washington, D.C. metro area. She spent a few years after grad school programming robots to do chemistry and is now managing web and mobile applications for clinical research trials.

Business Statistics Made Easy in SAS

Learn or refresh core statistical methods for business with SAS® and approach real business analytics issues and techniques using a practical approach that avoids complex mathematics and instead employs easy-to-follow explanations.

Business Statistics Made Easy in SAS® is designed as a user-friendly, practice-oriented, introductory text to teach businesspeople, students, and others core statistical concepts and applications. It begins with absolute core principles and takes you through an overview of statistics, data and data collection, an introduction to SAS®, and basic statistics (descriptive statistics and basic associational statistics). The book also provides an overview of statistical modeling, effect size, statistical significance and power testing, basics of linear regression, introduction to comparison of means, basics of chi-square tests for categories, extrapolating statistics to business outcomes, and some topical issues in statistics, such as big data, simulation, machine learning, and data warehousing.

The book steers away from complex mathematical-based explanations, and it also avoids basing explanations on the traditional build-up of distributions, probability theory and the like, which tend to lose the practice-oriented reader. Instead, it teaches the core ideas of statistics through methods such as careful, intuitive written explanations, easy-to-follow diagrams, step-by-step technique implementation, and interesting metaphors.

With no previous SAS experience necessary, Business Statistics Made Easy in SAS® is an ideal introduction for beginners. It is suitable for introductory undergraduate classes, postgraduate courses such as MBA refresher classes, and for the business practitioner. It is compatible with SAS® University Edition.

IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes

IBM® Cognos® Business Intelligence (BI) provides a proven enterprise BI platform with an open data strategy. Cognos BI provides customers with the ability to use data from any source, package it into a business model, and make it available to consumers in various interfaces that are tailored to the task. IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes complements the existing Cognos BI capabilities and continues the tradition of an open data model. It focuses on extending the scalability of the IBM Cognos platform to enable speed-of-thought analytics over terabytes of enterprise data, without having to invest in a new data warehouse appliance. This capability adds a new level of query intelligence so you can unleash the power of your enterprise data warehouse. This IBM Redbooks® publication addresses IBM Cognos Business Intelligence V10.2.2 and specifically, the IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes capabilities. This book can help you in the following ways: Understand core features of the Cognos Dynamic Cubes capabilities of Cognos BI V10.2 Learn by example with practical scenarios by using the IBM Cognos samples This book uses fictional business scenarios to demonstrate the power and capabilities of IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes. It primarily focuses on the roles of the modeler, administrator, and IT architect.

Learning Informatica PowerCenter 9.x

Master the essentials of Informatica PowerCenter 9.x with this comprehensive guide. Whether you are new to the platform or an experienced user, this book provides the knowledge and techniques needed to extract, integrate, and manage data effectively across diverse systems. By learning key functionalities and advanced techniques, you'll become proficient in creating and optimizing data integration workflows. What this Book will help me do Install, configure, and customize Informatica PowerCenter to suit your project requirements. Understand graphical interfaces such as the Designer and Workflow Manager for effective development. Implement data warehousing concepts like Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCDs) using Informatica tools. Optimize data integration workflows through performance tuning and advanced debugging techniques. Execute seamless migrations of components across environments using repository management features. Author(s) Rahul Malewar is an experienced data integration specialist with a strong background in Informatica and data warehousing. With years of practical experience in implementing and deploying complex Informatica solutions, Rahul brings technical expertise combined with a clear and accessible teaching style. His books and courses are widely recognized for helping readers efficiently tackle real-world data challenges. Who is it for? This book is best suited for IT professionals, data analysts, and developers interested in mastering data integration concepts and tools through Informatica PowerCenter. If you work in data warehousing or are stepping into the field, this book provides essential knowledge. Beginner users will find step-by-step guidance, while experienced professionals will deepen their expertise. Prior knowledge in programming and data warehousing is beneficial.

Predictive Analytics and Data Mining

Put Predictive Analytics into ActionLearn the basics of Predictive Analysis and Data Mining through an easy to understand conceptual framework and immediately practice the concepts learned using the open source RapidMiner tool. Whether you are brand new to Data Mining or working on your tenth project, this book will show you how to analyze data, uncover hidden patterns and relationships to aid important decisions and predictions. Data Mining has become an essential tool for any enterprise that collects, stores and processes data as part of its operations. This book is ideal for business users, data analysts, business analysts, business intelligence and data warehousing professionals and for anyone who wants to learn Data Mining.You’ll be able to:1. Gain the necessary knowledge of different data mining techniques, so that you can select the right technique for a given data problem and create a general purpose analytics process.2. Get up and running fast with more than two dozen commonly used powerful algorithms for predictive analytics using practical use cases.3. Implement a simple step-by-step process for predicting an outcome or discovering hidden relationships from the data using RapidMiner, an open source GUI based data mining tool Predictive analytics and Data Mining techniques covered: Exploratory Data Analysis, Visualization, Decision trees, Rule induction, k-Nearest Neighbors, Naïve Bayesian, Artificial Neural Networks, Support Vector machines, Ensemble models, Bagging, Boosting, Random Forests, Linear regression, Logistic regression, Association analysis using Apriori and FP Growth, K-Means clustering, Density based clustering, Self Organizing Maps, Text Mining, Time series forecasting, Anomaly detection and Feature selection. Implementation files can be downloaded from the book companion site at www.LearnPredictiveAnalytics.com Demystifies data mining concepts with easy to understand language Shows how to get up and running fast with 20 commonly used powerful techniques for predictive analysis Explains the process of using open source RapidMiner tools Discusses a simple 5 step process for implementing algorithms that can be used for performing predictive analytics Includes practical use cases and examples

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Business Intelligence Development Beginner's Guide

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Business Intelligence Development Beginner's Guide introduces you to Microsoft's BI tools and systems. You'll gain hands-on experience building solutions that handle data warehousing, reporting, and predictive analytics. With step-by-step tutorials, you'll be equipped to transform data into actionable insights. What this Book will help me do Understand and implement multidimensional data models using SSAS and MDX. Write and use DAX queries and leverage SSAS tabular models effectively. Improve and maintain data integrity using MDS and DQS tools. Design and develop polished, insightful dashboards and reports using PerformancePoint, Power View, and SSRS. Explore advanced data analysis features, such as Power Query, Power Map, and basic data mining techniques. Author(s) Abolfazl Radgoudarzi and Reza Rad are experienced practitioners and educators in the field of business intelligence. They specialize in SQL Server BI technologies and have extensive careers helping organizations harness data for decision-making. Their approach combines clear explanations with practical examples, ensuring readers can effectively apply what they learn. Who is it for? This book is ideal for database developers, system analysts, and IT professionals looking to build strong foundations in Microsoft SQL Server's BI technologies. Beginners in business intelligence or data management will find the topics accessible. Intermediate practitioners will expand their ability to build complete BI solutions. It's designed for anyone eager to develop skills in data modeling, analysis, and visualization.

Pentaho Data Integration Beginner's Guide - Second Edition

This book is a comprehensive guide designed for those new to Pentaho Data Integration. With a focus on practical application and step-by-step learning, this book covers everything from installation to complex data manipulation. By following along, you will acquire the skills you need to efficiently manage and transform data using Pentaho. What this Book will help me do Understand how to install and set up Pentaho Data Integration for professional data manipulation. Master data transformation tasks such as cleaning, sorting, and integrating different data sources. Learn to configure and operate databases within the Pentaho environment, including CRUD operations. Gain hands-on experience with data warehousing concepts and using Pentaho to populate data warehouses. Develop workflows and schedules for automated data processes using Pentaho's advanced tools. Author(s) Carina Roldán is an experienced data professional with extensive expertise in the field of ETL and data integration. Her teaching style is clear, approachable, and heavily reliant on practical examples. She focuses on enabling learners to build real-world skills in a supportive and engaging manner, making complex topics accessible to everyone. Who is it for? This book is perfect for developers, database administrators, and IT professionals looking to venture into ETL tools or seeking a deeper understanding of Pentaho Data Integration. Beginners without prior exposure to Pentaho Data Integration will find it an excellent entry point, while those with some experience will benefit from its in-depth insights. It is also valuable for data warehouse designers and architects aiming to streamline their workflows.

Getting Started with Greenplum for Big Data Analytics

This book serves as a thorough introduction to using the Greenplum platform for big data analytics. It explores key concepts for processing, analyzing, and deriving insights from big data using Greenplum, covering aspects from data integration to advanced analytics techniques like programming with R and MADlib. What this Book will help me do Understand the architecture and core components of the Greenplum platform. Learn how to design and execute data science projects using Greenplum. Master loading, processing, and querying big data in Greenplum efficiently. Explore programming with R and integrating it with Greenplum for analytics. Gain skills in high-availability configurations, backups, and recovery within Greenplum. Author(s) Sunila Gollapudi is a seasoned expert in the field of big data analytics and has multiple years of experience working with platforms like Greenplum. Her real-world problem-solving expertise shapes her practical and approachable writing style, making this book not only educational but enjoyable to read. Who is it for? This book is ideal for data scientists or analysts aiming to explore the capabilities of big data platforms like Greenplum. It suits readers with basic knowledge of data warehousing, programming, and analytics tools who want to deepen their expertise and effectively harness Greenplum for analytics.