Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step, 1st edition

Published by Microsoft Press (November 21, 2018) © 2019

  • Errin O'Connor

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This book teaches how to create world-class Power BI business analysis dashboards that bring data to life for better decision-making. Students with basic business intelligence experience will get all the guidance, examples, and code they need to succeed–even if they’ve never used Power BI before. 

  • From basic concepts through deep-dive strategies, best practices, and real-world examples
  • Covers working with all eight most popular data sources for Power BI dashboards
  • Realistic insights into what works, what doesn’t, and how to avoid common pitfalls
  • For developing dashboards will all versions of Power BI: Pro, Desktop, Online, and Premium
  • By a leading business analyst with extensive Power BI dashboard development experience
  • 1. Introduction of Power BI and Its Capabilities
  • 2. Understanding Power BIs Architecture and Dynamic Dashboard Development Requirements
  • 3. Developing Initial Power BI Dashboards
  • 4. Developing Power BI Dashboards with Microsoft Excel
  • 5. Developing Power BI Dashboards with SharePoint Online Lists and Libraries | Office 365
  • 6. Developing Power BI Dashboards with SQL Server Databases and Related Data
  • 7. Developing Power BI Dashboards with Azure SQL
  • 8. Developing Power BI Dashboards with Oracle Databases
  • 9. Developing Power BI Dashboards with Dynamics 365
  • 10. Developing Power BI Dashboards with Salesforce.com
  • 11. Developing Power BI Dashboards with XML
  • 12. Developing Advanced Dashboards
  • 13. Working with Advanced Power BI Dashboards
  • 14. Understanding DAX and Power BI Dashboard Development

Errin O’Connor is the founder and chief architect of EPC Group. O’Connor focuses his efforts on implementing technologies in organizations throughout the country and around the globe. For more than 20 years, O’Connor has assisted in managing EPC Group’s corporate strategy and architects the proven methodologies around business intelligence, collaboration, enterprise content management, and custom application development that have set EPC Group apart from its competitors. EPC Group has completed more than 5,000 Power BI, SharePoint, Office 365, and Microsoft stack-related implementations, including efforts around business intelligence (BI), custom application development, hybrid cloud strategy, Microsoft Azure, Office 365, SQL Server, Microsoft Intune, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Project Server. Founded in 1997, EPC Group has pioneered the way organizations implement BI platforms and collaborate.


In addition to this book, O’Connor is also the author or co-author of three other books: SharePoint 2013 Field Guide: Advice from the Consulting Trenches (Sams Publishing, 2014), Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010: Inside Out (Microsoft Press, 2011), and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Inside Out (Microsoft Press, 2007). O’Connor is a frequent speaker at Microsoft Power BI, Office 365, and Microsoft SharePoint events throughout the United States and Canada.

For more information about O’Connor and EPC Group, visit www.epcgroup.net or contact the company at contact@epcgroup.net.

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