Brian Larson (Arden Hills, MN) served as a contract member of the Reporting Services development team and contributed to the code base. He has contributed to SQL Server Magazine and is the Chief of Technology for Superior Consulting Services. With over 18 years of experience in the computer industry, and 14 years as a software development consultant, Brian is an MCSD as well as an MCDBA, and has authored and delivered training curriculum for SQL Server 2000 and C#.NET as well as numerous custom applications.

• PART 1:Understanding Business Intelligence and Power BIChapter 1: Using this BookChapter 2: Successful Self-Service AnalyticsPART 2: Interacting with Power BIChapter 3: Power BI ArchitectureChapter 4: Using Power BI VisualizationsChapter 5: Using the Power BI Service (PowerBI.com)PART 3: Creating VisualizationsChapter 6: Basic Data VisualizationChapter 7: Visualization FormattingChapter 8: Controlling interactivity Features and PublishingPART 4: Building Data ModelsChapter 9: Loading Data with Power BIChapter 10: Power BI Transformations ReferenceChapter 11: Creating a Tabular Model in Power BIChapter 12: Measures and Calculated ColumnsChapter 13: DAX Function ReferenceChapter 14: Additional Model FeaturesPART 5: Sharing ContentChapter 15: Publishing to the Power BI Service (PowerBI.com)Chapter 16: Saving to the Power BI Report Server

Brian Larson (Arden Hills, MN) served as a contract member of the Reporting Services development team and contributed to the code base. He has contributed to SQL Server Magazine and is the Chief of Technology for Superior Consulting Services. With over 18 years of experience in the computer industry, and 14 years as a software development consultant, Brian is an MCSD as well as an MCDBA, and has authored and delivered training curriculum for SQL Server 2000 and C#.NET as well as numerous custom applications.

• PART 1:Understanding Business Intelligence and Power BIChapter 1: Using this BookChapter 2: Successful Self-Service AnalyticsPART 2: Interacting with Power BIChapter 3: Power BI ArchitectureChapter 4: Using Power BI VisualizationsChapter 5: Using the Power BI Service (PowerBI.com)PART 3: Creating VisualizationsChapter 6: Basic Data VisualizationChapter 7: Visualization FormattingChapter 8: Controlling interactivity Features and PublishingPART 4: Building Data ModelsChapter 9: Loading Data with Power BIChapter 10: Power BI Transformations ReferenceChapter 11: Creating a Tabular Model in Power BIChapter 12: Measures and Calculated ColumnsChapter 13: DAX Function ReferenceChapter 14: Additional Model FeaturesPART 5: Sharing ContentChapter 15: Publishing to the Power BI Service (PowerBI.com)Chapter 16: Saving to the Power BI Report Server