Learn power BI : a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for beginners to learn real-world business intelligence / Greg Deckler.

Includes index.

The basics -- Understanding business intelligence and power BI -- Planning projects with power BI -- The desktop -- Up and running with power BI desktop -- Connecting to and transforming data -- Creating data models and calculations -- Unlocking insights -- Creating the final report -- The service -- Publishing and sharing -- Using reports in the power BI service -- Understanding dashboards, apps, goals, and security -- Refreshing content -- The future -- Deploying, governing and adopting power BI -- Putting your knowledge to use.

"To succeed in today's transforming business world, organizations need business intelligence capabilities to make smarter decisions faster than ever before. This updated second edition of Learn Power BI takes you on a journey of data exploration and discovery, using Microsoft Power BI to ingest, cleanse, and organize data in order to unlock key business insights that can then be shared with others. This newly revised and expanded edition of Learn Power BI covers all of the latest features and interface changes and takes you through the fundamentals of business intelligence projects, how to deploy, adopt, and govern Power BI within your organization, and how to leverage your knowledge in the marketplace and broader ecosystem that is Power BI. As you progress, you will learn how to ingest, cleanse, and transform your data into stunning visualizations, reports, and dashboards that speak to business decision-makers. By the end of this Power BI book, you will be fully prepared to be the data analysis hero of your organization - or even start a new career as a business intelligence professional." -- Back cover