Take your Power BI and Microsoft data analytics skills to the next level
Build smarter BI solutions, master advanced modeling, and tackle the toughest analytical challenges with confidence.
If you’ve already dipped your toes into Power BI and DAX but want to go deeper, to the expert level where real business problems get solved, Extreme DAX is your guide. This isn’t a beginner’s walk-through. It is a high-powered masterclass for analysts who are ready to turn their working knowledge into elite capability.
In this book, seasoned DAX practitioners take you far beyond calculated columns and basic measures. You’ll start by grounding yourself in the foundations of great data modeling. If your model isn’t solid, no amount of DAX wizardry will save you. From there, you’ll take on real-world business scenarios and complex problems that demand precision, creativity, and a deep understanding of context and evaluation flow.
What makes Extreme DAX different?
- Practical deep dives into advanced calculations like forecasting, financial modeling, and inventory logic.
- A tour through DAX’s most misunderstood features, including context transition, row-level security, and advanced time intelligence.
- Smart modeling techniques using TREATAS, GENERATE, SUMMARIZE, and more to enable dynamic labels, axes, and visualizations.
- Clear, no-fluff examples of building sophisticated dashboards that are both powerful and secure.
- Reusable PBIX files included with every chapter so you can learn by doing, not just reading.
Who should read this?
You’re a Power BI analyst, Excel power user, or BI professional with hands-on DAX experience, and you’re ready for the next level. You know your CALCULATEs from your SUMXs, and now you want to optimize, scale, and push DAX to its full potential.
If you want to solve genuinely tough analytical problems in Power BI, SQL Server, or Excel, and do so with finesse, Extreme DAX will take you there. Buckle up.