{"product_id":"9781484205303","title":"Beginning Big Data with Power BI and Excel 2013: Big Data Processing and Analysis Using PowerBI in Excel 2013","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBeginning Big Data with Power BI and Excel 2013: Big Data Processing and Analysis Using PowerBI in Excel 2013\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDunlop, Neil\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBeginning Big Data with Power BI and Excel 2013\u003c\/em\u003e, you will learn to solve business problems by tapping the power of Microsoft’s Excel and Power BI to import data from NoSQL and SQL databases and other sources, create relational data models, and analyze business problems through sophisticated dashboards and data-driven maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile \u003cem\u003eBeginning Big Data with Power BI and Excel 2013 \u003c\/em\u003ecovers prominent tools such as Hadoop and the NoSQL databases, it recognizes that most small and medium-sized businesses don’t have the Big Data processing needs of a Netflix, Target, or Facebook. Instead, it shows how to import data and use the self-service analytics available in Excel with Power BI. As you’ll see through the book’s numerous case examples, these tools—which you already know how to use—can perform many of the same functions as the higher-end Apache tools many people believe are required to carry out in Big Data projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough instruction, insight, advice, andcase studies, \u003cem\u003eBeginning Big Data with Power BI and Excel 2013\u003c\/em\u003e will show you how to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImport and mash up data from web pages, SQL and NoSQL databases, the Azure Marketplace and other sources.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTap\n into the analytical power of PivotTables and PivotCharts and develop \nrelational data models to track trends and make predictions based on a \nwide range of data.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand basic statistics and use Excel \nwith PowerBI to do sophisticated statistical analysis—including \nidentifying trends and correlations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse SQL within Excel to do sophisticated queries across multiple tables, including NoSQL databases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate complex formulas to solve real-world business problems using Data Analysis Expressions (DAX).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Apress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2015-09-29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781484205303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4842-0529-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 246\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47190973939852,"sku":"9781484205303","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781484205303.jpg?v=1775054228","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781484205303","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}