Now expanded and updated with modern best practices, this is the most complete guide to Microsoft’s DAX language for business intelligence, data modeling, and analytics. Expert Microsoft BI consultants Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari help you master everything from table functions through advanced code and model optimization.
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This book is your comprehensive guide to building robust Generative AI solutions using the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Databricks is the fastest-growing data platform offering unified analytics and AI capabilities within a single governance framework, enabling organizations to streamline their data processing workflows, from ingestion to visualization. Additionally, Databricks provides features to train a high-quality large language model (LLM), whether you are looking for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) or fine-tuning.
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Influence action through data! This is not a book. It is a one-of-a-kind immersive learning experience through which you can become—or teach others to be—a powerful data storyteller.
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Refactoring has proven its value in a wide range of development projects–helping software professionals improve system designs, maintainability, extensibility, and performance.
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Data engineering has grown rapidly in the past decade, leaving many software engineers, data scientists, and analysts looking for a comprehensive view of this practice. With this practical book, you'll learn how to plan and build systems to serve the needs of your organization and customers by evaluating the best technologies available through the framework of the data engineering lifecycle.
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