--- product_id: 68981648 title: "Definitive Guide to DAX, The: Business intelligence for Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Services, and Excel (Business Skills)" price: "AED 271" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/68981648-definitive-guide-to-dax-the-business-intelligence-for-microsoft-power store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Optimize code for blazing speed Advanced time-based & hierarchy calculations Master DAX for Power BI & Excel Definitive Guide to DAX, The: Business intelligence for Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Services, and Excel (Business Skills) **Price:** AED 271 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📚 Elevate your BI game—don’t just analyze data, dominate it! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Definitive Guide to DAX, The: Business intelligence for Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Services, and Excel (Business Skills) - **How much does it cost?** AED 271 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/68981648-definitive-guide-to-dax-the-business-intelligence-for-microsoft-power) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Unlock DAX Mastery:** From beginner to expert with clear, practical examples - • **Real-World BI Tools:** Leverage SQL Server Profiler & DAX Studio for query performance tuning - • **Boost BI Performance:** Write fast, robust DAX code with deep optimization insights - • **Comprehensive Coverage:** Covers calculated columns, measures, error handling & more - • **Time Intelligence Simplified:** Effortlessly perform YTD, MTD, previous year & working days calculations ## Overview The Definitive Guide to DAX is the ultimate resource for mastering Microsoft’s DAX language across Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Services, and Excel. Authored by top BI consultants, it delivers deep technical insights, practical examples, and advanced optimization techniques to help professionals write fast, reliable, and powerful data models. Perfect for managers and analysts aiming to transform raw data into actionable business intelligence. ## Description This comprehensive and authoritative guide will teach you the DAX language for business intelligence, data modeling, and analytics. Leading Microsoft BI consultants Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari help you master everything from table functions through advanced code and model optimization. You’ll learn exactly what happens under the hood when you run a DAX expression, how DAX behaves differently from other languages, and how to use this knowledge to write fast, robust code. If you want to leverage all of DAX’s remarkable power and flexibility, this no-compromise “deep dive” is exactly what you need. Perform powerful data analysis with DAX for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, Excel, and Power BI Master core DAX concepts, including calculated columns, measures, and error handling Understand evaluation contexts and the CALCULATE and CALCULATETABLE functions Perform time-based calculations: YTD, MTD, previous year, working days, and more Work with expanded tables, complex functions, and elaborate DAX expressions Perform calculations over hierarchies, including parent/child hierarchies Use DAX to express diverse and unusual relationships Measure DAX query performance with SQL Server Profiler and DAX Studio Review: The bible of DAX - If you want to masters DAX, it’s the perfect book. They explain complicated things very well. Also they give multiple examples. It’s for all the public, from beginners to experts. Review: Takes you from newbie to expert-ish - Amazing book, very well written and organised. I normally prefer watching training videos for learning but this has been far better. Concepts are clearly explained. For me, the biggest thing is that you not only learn how, you also learn why. This is very crucial ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 247,463 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 61 in Business & Home Office Spreadsheets 89 in Database Management Systems (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,618 Reviews | ## Images ![Definitive Guide to DAX, The: Business intelligence for Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Services, and Excel (Business Skills) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Og2h5ZimL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The bible of DAX *by F***Z on 8 January 2021* If you want to masters DAX, it’s the perfect book. They explain complicated things very well. Also they give multiple examples. It’s for all the public, from beginners to experts. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Takes you from newbie to expert-ish *by R***S on 22 September 2021* Amazing book, very well written and organised. I normally prefer watching training videos for learning but this has been far better. Concepts are clearly explained. For me, the biggest thing is that you not only learn how, you also learn why. This is very crucial ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The DAX Bible *by A***Z on 5 February 2021* This books doesn't require a lot of comments. It's the DAX Bible. The Definitive Guide to DAX means what it says - it's The Definitive Guide to DAX. You'll find (almost) everything about DAX in this book. It's not a book for fast reading. This book will stay with you for a while. Use this book to read about DAX, to understand DAX, to practice your DAX (using companion content, which includes a demo database), to optimize your data models and DAX. 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