High Impact Data Visualization with Power View, Power Map, and Power BI

Still a very good book- but I am having great difficulty following the formulas on my Kindle- (Surface Pro 3) The shorter ones are ok but the longer ones are impossible to decipher. They are spread out over 2 columns and sometimes the layout changes when you go back and forth a page. It would be super if you could copy the formula into the practice file and concentrate on understanding the formula rather than trying to figure out what it is. but Kindle doesn't allow copying. There are also many tables that - in Kindle_ can NOT be enlarged so that you can SEE what the table even says. A Good book- but the Kindle version of a learning manual like this has really slowed my learning. Specifically the formulas following the title Rolling Aggregations over a period of time are garbled so badly as to be unreadable.

Very helpful if you need an introduction to the Power BI world of Microsoft, most specifically in Excel 2013. The book provides hands on walk through of all the features you need to understand to work your way around Power Pivot, Power Map and Power View. The publisher has a website where you can download companion files that allow you to do the illustrations in the book. You can also download the ebook version from the publisher's website for $5 once you prove you have the paper copy (they ask you to type words shown on a certain page as a way to check). This book is great because it's in plain English and slowly builds up from a beginner level to advanced level. Two of my colleagues bought their own copies after seeing the work I pulled together for a project.

Very good reference with healthy mix of basic concepts and detail GUI explanation. If you already hove some back-ground on pivot tables than you will find it little bit repeating. But when you never heard about pivot tables and power pivot then it is very good start. The "real engine of MS BI" DAX is little bit underestimated here (counting available space of 500 pages!) in regard to very few and too easy examples and just referencing other books for more details. The only book I see which cover whole power bi package and relations among power pivot, power view, power query add-ins and power bi. If you prefer to learn how to build up bi project from scratch in MS BI Suit this is NOT the book to buy as examples are not really building on each other. But you will find it extremely useful as reference due to relatively independent chapters on Power bi add-ins. So you don't need to read previous chapters in order to understand the particular add-in you are interested in.

This is pretty thorough covering the major reporting tools of Microsoft Power BI as well as the platform for deploying shared reports. Detail seems to get less as you go through the different tools, with Power View getting the most attention, but that's fine. I like the fact that it covers deployment with Power BI as well as report creation.

Awesome product, on time delivery and high quality works great!

Excellent material; teacher knows his stuff!

Excellent intro book!

Over the last few years Microsoft have been hastily extending their BI offerings to cover those gaps in the corporate structure that don't fit anywhere in particular (the sort of users that could do with an OLAP cube but don't justify the expenditure of a data warehouse project). Those of us that have been working with SSAS, SSRS et al may not have felt the need to get up to speed with these tools for the "little people", or perhaps we've wanted to but don't have time to scour the Internet looking for all the guidance we need. What's been needed all along is a single tome that explains what the tools are, why we should use them, and how to use them.You may think you don't need this book, but really you do. BI consultants aren't the only people producing visualisations, lots of organisations have MI & reporting teams who in spite of a less-than-technical background can bend SQL, SAS, et al. to their will through a combination of brute force and ignorance. In my experience data analysts and assorted subject matter experts couldn't care less about structured data warehouses, OLAP cubes, and the like. Senior managers even less so. What analysts want is something that allows them to crunch through data reasonably quickly, while managers just want prettier pictures than the next guy (oooh! A cone shaped visualization! Get me 10 of those!) The author clearly understands the realities of corporate BI and presents the book in a way that makes clear how to get the job done. The level is just right (even seasoned professionals need help sucking the proverbial egg sometimes). It's neither full of unhelpful waffle nor lacking in clear explanations.If you work with the Microsoft BI stack (and I would include anyone producing charts in Excel) then you really need to be familiar with the "Power" tools. If you don't already know them inside out then this book is an excellent place to start.

Good book to help those learning power bi.

Over the last few years Microsoft have been hastily extending their BI offerings to cover those gaps in the corporate structure that don't fit anywhere in particular (the sort of users that could do with an OLAP cube but don't justify the expenditure of a data warehouse project). Those of us that have been working with SSAS, SSRS et al may not have felt the need to get up to speed with these tools for the "little people", or perhaps we've wanted to but don't have time to scour the Internet looking for all the guidance we need. What's been needed all along is a single tome that explains what the tools are, why we should use them, and how to use them.You may think you don't need this book, but really you do. BI consultants aren't the only people producing visualisations, lots of organisations have MI & reporting teams who in spite of a less-than-technical background can bend SQL, SAS, et al. to their will through a combination of brute force and ignorance. In my experience data analysts and assorted subject matter experts couldn't care less about structured data warehouses, OLAP cubes, and the like. Senior managers even less so. What analysts want is something that allows them to crunch through data reasonably quickly, while managers just want prettier pictures than the next guy (oooh! A cone shaped visualization! Get me 10 of those!) The author clearly understands the realities of corporate BI and presents the book in a way that makes clear how to get the job done. The level is just right (even seasoned professionals need help sucking the proverbial egg sometimes). It's neither full of unhelpful waffle nor lacking in clear explanations.If you work with the Microsoft BI stack (and I would include anyone producing charts in Excel) then you really need to be familiar with the "Power" tools. If you don't already know them inside out then this book is an excellent place to start.

Brilliant book. I’ve been stuck in the world of SQL Server 2008 R2 and the SSRS/IS/AS world for far too long. Although they still have a very strong role I felt that I needed to get a good grasp of Microsoft’s new Power BI world so that I could decide when it would be appropriate to use the tools over and above what I’m already familiar with.The book was very insightful and just what I needed. Importantly it was written in an engaging manner which kept me reading and enjoying the discoveries and understanding. Above and beyond explaining the technologies and how they fit together the book also gives direction on how to get the best out of them to produce pretty cool, interactive output that certainly has more of a wow factor. Definitely highly recommended.

Good, clear overview of the PowerBI stack.