{"product_id":"pro-data-mashup-for-power-bi-powering-up-with-power-query-and-the-m-language-to-find-load-and-transform-data-9781484285770","title":"Pro Data Mashup for Power Bi: Powering Up with Power Query and the M Language to Find, Load, and Transform Data","description":"This book provides all you need to find data from external sources and load and transform that data into Power BI where you can mine it for business insights and a competitive edge. This ranges from connecting to corporate databases such as Azure SQL and SQL Server to file-based data sources, and cloud- and web-based data sources. The book also explains the use of Direct Query and Live Connect to establish instant connections to databases and data warehouses and avoid loading data. \u003cbr\u003eThe book provides detailed guidance on techniques for transforming inbound data into normalized data sets that are easy to query and analyze. This covers data cleansing, data modification, and standardization as well as merging source data into robust data structures that can feed into your data model. You will learn how to pivot and transpose data and extrapolate missing values as well as harness external programs such as R and Python into a Power Query data flow. You also will see how to handle errors in source data and extend basic data ingestion to create robust and parameterized data load and transformation processes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverything in this book is aimed at helping you deliver compelling and interactive insight with remarkable ease using Power BI's built-in data load and transformation tools. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnect Power BI to a range of external data sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare data from external sources for easy analysis in Power BI \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleanse data from duplicates, outliers, and other bad values\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake live connections from which to refresh data quickly and easily\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply advanced techniques to interpolate missing data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll Power BI users from beginners to super users. Any user of the world's leading dashboarding tool can leverage the techniques explained in this book to turbo-charge their data preparation skills and learn how a wide range of external data sources can be harnessed and loaded into Power BI to drive their analytics. No previous knowledge of working with data, databases, or external data sources is required\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003emerely the need to find, transform, and load data into Power BI..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6657577\"\u003eAdam Aspin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781484285770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1484285778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-COM\"\u003eComputers\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-COM051380\"\u003eProgramming | Microsoft\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MAT\"\u003eMathematics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MAT029000\"\u003eProbability \u0026amp; Statistics | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-COM\"\u003eComputers\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-COM014000\"\u003eComputer Science\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Aspin\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent Business Intelligence consultant based in the United Kingdom. He has worked with SQL Server for over 25 years. During this time, he has developed several dozen reporting and analytical systems based on the Microsoft Data Platform. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA graduate of Oxford University, Adam began his career in publishing before moving into IT. Databases soon became a passion, and his experience in this arena ranges from dBase to Oracle, and Access to MySQL, with occasional sorties into the world of DB2. He is, however, most at home in the Microsoft universe when using SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Integration Services, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse and, of course, Power BI. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Intelligence has been Adam's principal focus for 20 years. He has applied his skills for a range of clients in a range of industry sectors. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSQL Server Data Integration Recipes;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePro Power BI Desktop\u003c\/i\u003e (now in its third edition); \u003ci\u003eBusiness Intelligence with SQL Server Reporting Services;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHigh Impact Data Visualization; Data Mashup using Microsoft Excel using Power Query and M, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Pro Power BI Theme Creation--\u003c\/i\u003eall with Apress. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA fluent French speaker, Adam has worked in France and Switzerland for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44585802006765,"sku":"9781484285770","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_f31f3a6f-5d4c-4da7-a589-437a58a9e41c.jpg?v=1702168347","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/pro-data-mashup-for-power-bi-powering-up-with-power-query-and-the-m-language-to-find-load-and-transform-data-9781484285770","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}