Seamark, Philip
Beginning Dax with Power Bi
- ISBN 13:
- 9781484234761
- author:
- Seamark, Philip
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Apress
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 264
- Dimensions:
- 25.4 x 17.81 x 1.52 centimetres
- Genre:
- Computers, Hardware, PCs & PDAs,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Mastering DAX with Power BI is within reach for SQL professionals. This comprehensive guide teaches key concepts and techniques to turbocharge your Power BI models, including mapping from SQL, filtering, grouping, joining, pivoting, and using temporary tables.
Philip Seamark shares expert advice on how to resolve common data modeling challenges using DAX, with examples ranging from beginner to advanced. You'll learn when to use calculated measures versus columns, generate new tables on the fly, optimize and tune Power BI for improved performance, and discover time-saving techniques for better models.
Whether you're a business intelligence developer, business analyst, or SQL user looking to enhance your reporting capabilities with Power BI, this book is an essential resource. A solid understanding of SQL is recommended, as examples throughout the book include DAX equivalents to SQL problem/solution scenarios.