This easy-to-follow guide provides R and Python recipes to help you learn and apply the top languages in the field of data analytics to your work in Microsoft Power BI. Data analytics expert and author Ryan Wade shows you how to use R and Python to perform tasks that are extremely hard, if not impossible, to do using native Power BI tools. For example, you will learn to score Power BI data using custom data science models and powerful models from Microsoft Cognitive Services. The R and Python languages are powerful complements to Power BI. They enable advanced data transformation techniques that are difficult to perform in Power BI in its default configuration but become easier by leveraging the capabilities of R and Python. If you are a business analyst, data analyst, or a data scientist who wants to push Power BI and transform it from being just a business intelligence tool into an advanced data analytics tool, then this is the book to help you do that. What You Will Learn Create advanced data visualizations via R using the ggplot2 package Ingest data using R and Python to overcome some limitations of Power Query Apply machine learning models to your data using R and Python without the need of Power BI premium capacity Incorporate advanced AI in Power BI without the need of Power BI premium capacity via Microsoft Cognitive Services, IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding, and pre-trained models in SQL Server Machine Learning Services Perform advanced string manipulations not otherwise possible in Power BI using R and Python Who This Book Is For Power users, data analysts, and data scientists who want to go beyond Power BI’s built-in functionality to create advanced visualizations, transform data in ways not otherwise supported, and automate data ingestion from sources such as SQL Server and Excel in a more concise way

Become a self-sufficient citizen developer by learning the tools within the Microsoft Power Platform and how they can be used together to drive change and multiply your productivity. Learn about PowerApps for building applications, Power Automate for automating business processes across those applications, and Power BI for analyzing results and communicating business intelligence through compelling visuals. By understanding the purpose and capabilities of these tools, you will be able to enhance your organization’s visibility into key areas and make informed business decisions in a timely matter. This book is divided into four parts and begins in Part I by showing you how to build applications through PowerApps. You will learn about screens and controls, application sharing and administration, and how to make your applications accessible from mobile devices such as phones and tablets. Part II is about creating workflows using Power Automate that implement business logic across your applications. Part III brings in dashboards and data analysis, showing you how to connect to a data source, cleanse the data from that source, and drive decision making through interactive reports and storytelling. Part IV brings together all the pieces by showing the integrations that are possible when all three tools are combined into a single solution. What You Will Learn Understand the need for the citizen developer in today’s business environment Organize and plan the building of line-of-business applications with PowerApps solutions Replace wasteful paper processes with automated applications built in PowerApps Automate workflows across processes with Power Automate Communicate analytical results through visualizations and storytelling Integrate PowerApps, Power Automate, and Power BI into solutions that multiply productivity Who This Book Is For Power users and analysts with strong Excel skills who need a more comprehensive set of tools that can better help them accomplish their vision on projects, those familiar with one of the Power Platform tools who wish to learn how all three can fit together, and those who are seen as as “rogue IT” problem solvers who get things done when others have tried but failed

This comprehensive guide dives into the intricacies of designing enterprise-grade solutions using Microsoft Power Platform. You'll learn how to leverage the tools in the suite, such as Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI, alongside Microsoft 365 and Azure services. By exploring practical examples and methodologies, you will be equipped to handle complex requirements and business challenges. What this Book will help me do Master the integration of Microsoft 365 and Azure components to enhance Power Platform applications. Learn advanced security implementations to safeguard enterprise architecture solutions. Gain proficiency in data migration strategies for robust and seamless data handling across platforms. Understand application lifecycle management and best practices for enterprise-grade Power Platform solutions. Extend and customize Power Platform tools for tailored business applications. Author(s) Robert Rybaric is an experienced enterprise architect specializing in Microsoft technologies. With years of experience crafting complex architecture solutions for dynamic business environments, Robert brings insights that simplify and clarify the challenges of enterprise architecture. His hands-on experience and practical approach make him a trusted voice in the IT solutions space. Who is it for? This book is ideal for enterprise architects and IT decision-makers seeking to use Microsoft Power Platform to address complex business needs. It caters to professionals with a foundational understanding of the platform, aiming to enhance their ability to implement scalable, efficient solutions in competitive business environments.

Discover how Microsoft Power Automate can transform business processes by enabling you to automate workflows with minimal coding. This book introduces the core concepts and practical applications of workflow automation using Power Automate, making it an essential guide for enhancing productivity and efficiency in digital processes. What this Book will help me do Gain foundational knowledge of Microsoft Power Automate and how its components work together. Build automation flows that integrate with popular Microsoft 365 and third-party applications. Create efficient workflows like automated email processes and file management systems. Learn to enhance workflows with features like approvals, conditions, and triggers. Understand the basics of robotic process automation and artificial intelligence applications. Author(s) Aaron Guilmette leverages his extensive experience with Microsoft 365 to provide practical, user-friendly guides to the platform's tools. His expertise in workflow optimization ensures that readers can efficiently implement the concepts discussed. Aaron's teaching style emphasizes clarity and accessibility, making complex topics understandable for readers of all levels. Who is it for? This book is for technologists, system administrators, and power users eager to learn Microsoft Power Automate from scratch or enhance their workflow capabilities. It is ideal for those familiar with Microsoft 365 looking to streamline business processes. The book aims to help readers achieve automation goals, from simple workflows to more complex solutions.

This book explains how you can enrich the data you have loaded into Power BI Desktop by accessing a suite of Artificial Intelligence (AI) features. These AI features are built into Power BI Desktop and help you to gain new insights from existing data. Some of the features are automated and are available to you at the click of a button or through writing Data Analysis Expressions (DAX). Other features are available through writing code in either the R, Python, or M languages. This book opens up the entire suite of AI features to you with clear examples showing when they are best applied and how to invoke them on your own datasets. No matter if you are a business user, analyst, or data scientist – Power BI has AI capabilities tailored to you. This book helps you learn what types of insights Power BI is capable of delivering automatically. You will learn how to integrate and leverage the use of the R and Python languages for statistics, how to integrate with Cognitive Services andAzure Machine Learning Services when loading data, how to explore your data by asking questions in plain English ... and more! There are AI features for discovering your data, characterizing unexplored datasets, and building what-if scenarios. There’s much to like and learn from this book whether you are a newcomer to Power BI or a seasoned user. Power BI Desktop is a freely available tool for visualization and analysis. This book helps you to get the most from that tool by exploiting some of its latest and most advanced features. What You Will Learn Ask questions in natural language and get answers from your data Let Power BI explain why a certain data point differs from the rest Have Power BI show key influencers over categories of data Access artificial intelligence features available in the Azure cloud Walk the same drill down path in different parts of your hierarchy Load visualizations to add smartness to your reports Simulate changes in data and immediately see the consequences Know your data, even before you build your first report Create new columns by giving examples of the data that you need Transform and visualize your data with the help of R and Python scripts Who This Book Is For For the enthusiastic Power BI user who wants to apply state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) features to gain new insights from existing data. For end-users and IT professionals who are not shy of jumping into a new world of machine learning and are ready to make that step and take a deeper look into their data. For those wanting to step up their game from doing simple reporting and visualizations by making the move into diagnostic and predictive analysis.

Deliver eye-catching and insightful business intelligence with Microsoft Power BI Desktop. This new edition has been updated to cover all the latest features of Microsoft’s continually evolving visualization product. New in this edition is help with storytelling—adapted to PCs, tablets, and smartphones—and the building of a data narrative. You will find coverage of templates and JSON style sheets, data model annotations, and the use of composite data sources. Also provided is an introduction to incorporating Python visuals and the much awaited Decomposition Tree visual. Pro Power BI Desktop shows you how to use source data to produce stunning dashboards and compelling reports that you mold into a data narrative to seize your audience’s attention. Slice and dice the data with remarkable ease and then add metrics and KPIs to project the insights that create your competitive advantage. Convert raw data into clear, accurate, and interactive information with Microsoft’s free self-service BI tool. This book shows you how to choose from a wide range of built-in and third-party visualization types so that your message is always enhanced. You will be able to deliver those results on PCs, tablets, and smartphones, as well as share results via the cloud. The book helps you save time by preparing the underlying data correctly without needing an IT department to prepare it for you. What You Will Learn Deliver attention-grabbing information, turning data into insight Find new insights as you chop and tweak your data as never before Build a data narrative through interactive reports with drill-through and cross-page slicing Mash up data from multiple sources into a cleansed and coherent data model Build interdependent charts, maps, and tables to deliver visually stunninginformation Create dashboards that help in monitoring key performance indicators of your business Adapt delivery to mobile devices such as phones and tablets Who This Book Is For Power users who are ready to step up to the big leagues by going beyond what Microsoft Excel by itself can offer. The book also is for line-of-business managers who are starved for actionable data needed to make decisions about their business. And the book is for BI analysts looking for an easy-to-use tool to analyze data and share results with C-suite colleagues they support.

Analyze company data quickly and easily using Microsoft’s powerful data tools. Learn to build scalable and robust data models, clean and combine different data sources effectively, and create compelling and professional visuals. Beginning Power BI is a hands-on, activity-based guide that takes you through the process of analyzing your data using the tools that that encompass the core of Microsoft’s self-service BI offering. Starting with Power Query, you will learn how to get data from a variety of sources, and see just how easy it is to clean and shape the data prior to importing it into a data model. Using Power BI tabular and the Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), you will learn to create robust scalable data models which will serve as the foundation of your data analysis. From there you will enter the world of compelling interactive visualizations to analyze and gain insight into your data. You will wrap up your Power BI journey by learning how to package and share your reports and dashboards with your colleagues. Author Dan Clark takes you through each topic using step-by-step activities and plenty of screen shots to help familiarize you with the tools. This third edition covers the new and evolving features in the Power BI platform and new chapters on data flows and composite models. This book is your hands-on guide to quick, reliable, and valuable data insight. What You Will Learn Simplify data discovery, association, and cleansing Build solid analytical data models Create robust interactive data presentations Combine analytical and geographic data in map-based visualizations Publish and share dashboards and reports Who This Book Is For Business analysts, database administrators, developers, and other professionals looking to better understand and communicate with data

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Explore, create, and manage highly interactive data visualizations using Microsoft Power BI Extract meaningful business insights from your disparate enterprise data using the detailed information contained in this practical guide. Written by a recognized BI expert and bestselling author, Data Analysis with Microsoft Power BI teaches you the skills you need to interact with, author, and maintain robust visualizations and custom data models. Hands-on exercises based on real-life business scenarios clearly demonstrate each technique. Publishing your results to the Power BI Service (PowerBI.com) and Power BI Report Server are also fully covered. Inside, you will discover how to: •Understand Business Intelligence and self-service analytics •Explore the tools and features of Microsoft Power BI •Create and format effective data visualizations •Incorporate advanced interactivity and custom graphics •Build and populate accurate data models •Transform data using the Power BI Query Editor •Work with measures, calculated columns, and tabular models •Write powerful DAX language scripts •Share content on the PowerBI Service (PowerBI.com) •Store your visualizations on the Power BI Report Server

Dive into 'Learn Microsoft PowerApps' to discover how to build practical business applications without writing any code. This book demonstrates how to simplify complex business workflows into efficient, customized applications using Microsoft's PowerApps platform. From setting up your first app to advanced integrations, you'll learn step by step how to realize your ideas. What this Book will help me do Grasp how to build and customize apps using a no-code approach with PowerApps. Harness Microsoft Power Automate for automating business processes effectively. Utilize PowerApps to integrate GPS and barcode functionality into business apps. Develop enterprise-grade applications leveraging Common Data Service within PowerApps. Share and deploy your applications securely through SharePoint and Teams. Author(s) Matthew Weston is a seasoned developer and consultant passionate about helping professionals adopt and thrive with Microsoft technologies. With years of experience working in enterprise solutions and conducting trainings, Matthew writes with a focus on making complex topics accessible and actionable for a wide range of audiences. Who is it for? This book is tailored for business analysts, IT professionals, and developers of any expertise who wish to create functional apps without the burden of coding. Beginners new to PowerApps will find clear, incremental guidance, while experienced users can explore advanced integrations and functionalities. If streamlining business workflows interests you, this book is for you.

Master the art of business intelligence with "Learn Power BI". This beginner-friendly guide introduces you to building interactive business reports and dashboards using Microsoft Power BI. By covering data modeling, visualization, and analysis techniques, you will be equipped with the tools to derive actionable insights and decision-making support from your organization's data. What this Book will help me do Create interactive dashboards using Power BI features to enhance business reporting. Import and transform raw data using Power BI's Query Editor for cleaner analysis. Perform dynamic and complex calculations with DAX to enrich your data insights. Develop storytelling reports that convey impactful business insights effectively. Publish and securely share Power BI reports, enabling collaboration across teams. Author(s) Greg Deckler is an expert in business intelligence and data analysis, with years of experience leveraging Power BI to solve real-world challenges. As a seasoned author, Greg combines technical depth with an approachable teaching style, making intricate concepts accessible. Through his writing, he focuses on empowering readers to unlock the full potential of Power BI for solving business challenges. Who is it for? This book is ideal for IT managers, data analysts, or professionals looking to adopt Power BI for their business intelligence needs. It's accessible to beginners with no prior Power BI experience. Additionally, if you're transitioning from other BI tools and aim to learn how to build interactive dashboards and reports in Power BI, this is the guide for you. Advance your skills and meet your business goals with confidence.

Design, develop, and master efficient Power BI solutions for impactful business insights Key Features Get to grips with the fundamentals of Microsoft Power BI Combine data from multiple sources, create visuals, and publish reports across platforms Understand Power BI concepts with real-world use cases Book Description Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference Guide gets you started with business intelligence by showing you how to install the Power BI toolset, design effective data models, and build basic dashboards and visualizations that make your data come to life. In this Learning Path, you will learn to create powerful interactive reports by visualizing your data and learn visualization styles, tips and tricks to bring your data to life. You will be able to administer your organization's Power BI environment to create and share dashboards. You will also be able to streamline deployment by implementing security and regular data refreshes. Next, you will delve deeper into the nuances of Power BI and handling projects. You will get acquainted with planning a Power BI project, development, and distribution of content, and deployment. You will learn to connect and extract data from various sources to create robust datasets, reports, and dashboards. Additionally, you will learn how to format reports and apply custom visuals, animation and analytics to further refine your data. By the end of this Learning Path, you will learn to implement the various Power BI tools such as on-premises gateway together along with staging and securely distributing content via apps. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide by Devin Knight et al. Mastering Microsoft Power BI by Brett Powell What you will learn Connect to data sources using both import and DirectQuery options Leverage built-in and custom visuals to design effective reports Administer a Power BI cloud tenant for your organization Deploy your Power BI Desktop files into the Power BI Report Server Build efficient data retrieval and transformation processes Who this book is for Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference Guide is for those who want to learn and use the Power BI features to extract maximum information and make intelligent decisions that boost their business. If you have a basic understanding of BI concepts and want to learn how to apply them using Microsoft Power BI, then Learning Path is for you. It consists of real-world examples on Power BI and goes deep into the technical issues, covers additional protocols, and much more.

Architect and deploy a Power BI solution. This book will help you understand the many available options and choose the best combination for hosting, developing, sharing, and deploying a Power BI solution within your organization. Pro Power BI Architecture provides detailed examples and explains the different methods available for sharing and securing Power BI content so that only intended recipients can see it. Commonly encountered problems you will learn to handle include content unexpectedly changing while users are in the process of creating reports and building analysis, methods of sharing analyses that don’t cover all the requirements of your business or organization, and inconsistent security models. The knowledge provided in this book will allow you to choose an architecture and deployment model that suits the needs of your organization, ensuring that you do not spend your time maintaining your solution but onusing it for its intended purpose and gaining business value from mining and analyzing your organization’s data. What You'll Learn Architect and administer enterprise-level Power BI solutions Choose the right sharing method for your Power BI solution Create and manage environments for development, testing, and production Implement row level security in multiple ways to secure your data Save money by choosing the right licensing plan Select a suitable connection type—Live Connection, DirectQuery, or Scheduled Refresh—for your use case Set up a Power BI gateway to bridge between on-premises data sources and the Power BI cloud service Who This Book Is For Data analysts, developers, architects, and managers who want to leverage Power BI for their reporting solution

Your hands-on guide to building effective Power BI dashboards Expand your expertise–and teach yourself how to create world-class Power BI business analysis dashboards that bring data to life for better decision-making. If you're an experienced business intelligence professional or manager, you'll get all the guidance, examples, and code you need to succeed–even if you've never used Power BI before. Successfully design, architect, and implement Power BI in your organization Take full advantage of any Microsoft Power BI platform, including Power BI Premium Make upfront decisions that position your Power BI project for success Build rich, live dashboards to monitor crucial data from across your organization Aggregate data and data elements from numerous internal and external data sources Develop dynamic visualizations, including charts, maps, and graphs Bring data to life with stunning interactive reports Ensure dashboard security and compliance Drive user adoption through effective training

Using Power Query, you can import, reshape, and cleanse any data from a simple interface, so you can mine that data for all of its hidden insights. Power Query is embedded in Excel, Power BI, and other Microsoft products, and leading Power Query expert Gil Raviv will help you make the most of it. Discover how to eliminate time-consuming manual data preparation, solve common problems, avoid pitfalls, and more. Then, walk through several complete analytics challenges, and integrate all your skills in a realistic chapter-length final project. By the time you're finished, you'll be ready to wrangle any data–and transform it into actionable knowledge. Prepare and analyze your data the easy way, with Power Query · Quickly prepare data for analysis with Power Query in Excel (also known as Get & Transform) and in Power BI · Solve common data preparation problems with a few mouse clicks and simple formula edits · Combine data from multiple sources, multiple queries, and mismatched tables · Master basic and advanced techniques for unpivoting tables · Customize transformations and build flexible data mashups with the M formula language · Address collaboration challenges with Power Query · Gain crucial insights into text feeds · Streamline complex social network analytics so you can do it yourself For all information workers, analysts, and any Excel user who wants to solve their own business intelligence problems.

Power BI Data Analysis and Visualization provides a roadmap to vendor choices and highlights why Microsoft’s Power BI is a very viable, cost effective option for data visualization. The book covers the fundamentals and most commonly used features of Power BI, but also includes an in-depth discussion of advanced Power BI features such as natural language queries; embedding Power BI dashboards; and live streaming data. It discusses real solutions to extract data from the ERP application, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and also offers ways to host the Power BI Dashboard as an Azure application, extracting data from popular data sources like Microsoft SQL Server and open-source PostgreSQL. Authored by Microsoft experts, this book uses real-world coding samples and screenshots to spotlight how to create reports, embed them in a webpage, view them across multiple platforms, and more. Business owners, IT professionals, data scientists, and analysts will benefit from this thorough presentation of Power BI and its functions.

Uncover the power of Microsoft Power BI with this accessible and practical guide. This book introduces you to the concepts of data modeling, transformation, and visualization, ensuring that you can build effective dashboards and gain valuable insights. You'll be empowered to productively utilize Power BI in your organization to achieve your analytics goals. What this Book will help me do Connect to various data sources and harness the capabilities of the Query Editor. Transform and clean data for analysis, learning to use languages like M and R. Build robust data models with relationships and powerful DAX expressions. Create impactful reports with efficient and custom visualizations in Power BI. Deploy and administer Power BI solutions both in the cloud and on-premise. Author(s) The authors, Devin Knight, Mitchell Pearson, and Manuel Quintana, are seasoned experts in Business Intelligence and Power BI. They bring years of experience simplifying complex data challenges. Their writing is approachable and hands-on, equipping readers with the skills to solve real-world problems. Who is it for? This book is perfectly suited for professionals in Business Intelligence roles, data analysts, or those aiming to adopt Power BI solutions. Whether you're new to Power BI or have basic BI knowledge, this guide will take you from fundamentals to advanced implementations. Ideal for anyone aiming to unlock actionable insights from their data.

Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-778-and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of Power BI data analysis and visualization. Designed for experienced BI professionals and data analysts ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSA level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Consume and transform data by using Power BI Desktop Model and visualize data Configure dashboards, reports, and apps in the Power BI Service This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you Assumes you have experience consuming and transforming data, modeling and visualizing data, and configuring dashboards using Excel and Power BI

Use Microsoft Flow in your business to improve productivity through automation with this step-by-step introductory text from a Microsoft Flow expert. You’ll see the prerequisites to get started with this cloud-based service, including how to create a flow and how to use different connectors. Introducing Microsoft Flow takes you through connecting with SharePoint, creating approval flows, and using mobile apps. This vital information gives you a head-start when planning your Microsoft Flow implementation. The second half of the book continues with managing connections and gateways, where you’ll cover the configuration, creation, and deletion of connectors and how to connect to a data gateway. The final topic is Flow administration and techniques to manage the environment. After reading this book, you will be able to create and manage Flow from desktop, laptop, or mobile devices and connect with multiple services such as SharePoint, Twitter, Facebook, and other networking sites. What You Will Learn Create flows from built-in and blank templates Manage flows, connections, and gateways Create approvals, connect with multiple services, and use mobile apps Who This Book Is For Administrators and those who are interested in creating automated workflows using templates and connecting with multiple services without writing a single line of code.

Dive right into the powerful world of Microsoft Power BI with this comprehensive guide. This book takes you through every step of mastering Power BI, from data modeling to creating actionable visualizations. You'll find clear explanations and practical steps to improve your data analytics and enhance business decision-making. What this Book will help me do Learn to connect and transform data using Power Query M Language to create clean, structured datasets. Understand how to design scalable and performance-optimized Power BI Data Models for effective analytics. Develop professional, visually appealing and interactive reports and dashboards to convey insights confidently. Implement best practices for managing Power BI solutions, including deployment, version control, and monitoring. Gain practical knowledge to administer Power BI across organizational structures, ensuring security and efficiency. Author(s) None Powell is a seasoned expert in business intelligence and a passionate educator in the field of data analytics. With extensive hands-on experience in Microsoft Power BI, None has supported many organizations in unlocking the potential of their data. The approachable writing style reflects a real-world yet proficient understanding of Power BI's capabilities. Who is it for? This book is ideal for business intelligence professionals looking to deepen their expertise in Microsoft Power BI. Readers already familiar with basic BI concepts and Power BI will gain significant technical depth. It suits professionals keen to enhance their data modeling, visualization, and analytics skills. If you're aiming to create impactful dashboards and benefit from advanced insights, this book is for you.

A simple communication framework to begin practising today We all carry around the technology to stay connected 24/7, yet many of us are disengaged and challenged with our lack of communication skills. The Power of Connection provides you with practical, real-world solutions for improving your professional performance, your personal relationships and your outlook — one conversation at a time. Becoming a confident and compelling communicator might be the most important skill for leaders in the modern business landscape, parents in the modern home and individuals who use ‘self-talk' to help shape their world. By adopting the simple strategies revealed in every chapter, you can become an unshakeable success at what you set out to do. This book is designed to help you start communicating better today, so start reading and start practicing with your very next conversation! Understand your communication strengths and weaknesses Become a better listener to build a deeper connection Learn how communication sits at the heart of all relationships Develop the skills to connect, inspire, engage and empower We are surrounded by noise, yet no one is actually saying anything we can connect with — or are we just not listening? Communication is a two-way street, and involves so much more than just speaking. The Power of Connection offers a quick and easy road map for your personal journey of growth and development that will make you a better parent, friend, spouse and employee. It's the right message for this time considering there's never a wrong time to level up your skills and become more effective at work, at home and in life.