--- product_id: 70689826 title: "The Definitive Guide to DAX: Business Intelligence for Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Services, and Excel Second Edition (Business Skills)" price: "€ 105.15" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sk/products/70689826-the-definitive-guide-to-dax-business-intelligence-for-microsoft-power store_origin: SK region: Slovakia --- # The Definitive Guide to DAX: Business Intelligence for Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Services, and Excel Second Edition (Business Skills) **Price:** € 105.15 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Definitive Guide to DAX: Business Intelligence for Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Services, and Excel Second Edition (Business Skills) - **How much does it cost?** € 105.15 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sk](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/70689826-the-definitive-guide-to-dax-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 ## Description 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. You’ll learn exactly what happens under the hood when you run a DAX expression, and use this knowledge to write fast, robust code. This edition focuses on examples you can build and run with the free Power BI Desktop, and helps you make the most of the powerful syntax of variables (VAR) in Power BI, Excel, or Analysis Services. Want to leverage all of DAX’s remarkable capabilities? This no-compromise “deep dive” is exactly what you need. Perform powerful data analysis with DAX for Power BI, SQL Server, and Excel · Master core DAX concepts, including calculated columns, measures, and calculation groups · Work efficiently with basic and advanced table functions · Understand evaluation contexts and the CALCULATE and CALCULATETABLE functions · Perform time-based calculations · Use calculation groups and calculation items · Use syntax of variables (VAR) to write more readable, maintainable code · Express diverse and unusual relationships with DAX, including many-to-many relationships and bidirectional filters · Master advanced optimization techniques, and improve performance in aggregations · Optimize data models to achieve better compression · Measure DAX query performance with DAX Studio and learn how to optimize your DAX Review: Love the content. Love the style. This is within arms reach any time I am working with DAX. - Looked into this because it was recommended by Maven Analytics whose training vids are awesome. I love this book. Great for learning and for a reference tool. I appreciate that they really stress learning the underlying concepts/theory instead of just giving cookie cutter patterns to use. Review: Amazing Book - I have been reading this book for 5 months. I am not finished. I spend a half hour every day. Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari are teachers and very good ones. There is so much effort put into this book it feels like they actually care about you and your DAX journey. I have gotten so much out of this book. Though I can't say that I truly understand it. Yet I see that my DAX has improved quite a bit. With many mysteries still remaining. I am just an average person trying to be a bit above average and I thank the authors for helping me in my quest. I highly recommend this book. Though if I were starting off from scratch I would read Matt Allington's book Supercharge Power BI and possibly Power Pivot and Power BI by Rob Collie and Avichal Singh though that book is a bit older. In summation: my lack of understanding is my issue, the book itself is extremely comprehensive and well written. So I will continue on my DAX journey and hopefully will continue to improve as I make my way through the final 3rd of the book. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #173,683 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #6 in Microsoft SQL Server #30 in Microsoft Excel Guides #44 in Spreadsheet Books | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,600 Reviews | ## Images ![The Definitive Guide to DAX: Business Intelligence for Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Services, and Excel Second Edition (Business Skills) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Og2h5ZimL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love the content. Love the style. This is within arms reach any time I am working with DAX. *by D***N on November 11, 2025* Looked into this because it was recommended by Maven Analytics whose training vids are awesome. I love this book. Great for learning and for a reference tool. I appreciate that they really stress learning the underlying concepts/theory instead of just giving cookie cutter patterns to use. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing Book *by R***F on May 19, 2020* I have been reading this book for 5 months. I am not finished. I spend a half hour every day. Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari are teachers and very good ones. There is so much effort put into this book it feels like they actually care about you and your DAX journey. I have gotten so much out of this book. Though I can't say that I truly understand it. Yet I see that my DAX has improved quite a bit. With many mysteries still remaining. I am just an average person trying to be a bit above average and I thank the authors for helping me in my quest. I highly recommend this book. Though if I were starting off from scratch I would read Matt Allington's book Supercharge Power BI and possibly Power Pivot and Power BI by Rob Collie and Avichal Singh though that book is a bit older. In summation: my lack of understanding is my issue, the book itself is extremely comprehensive and well written. So I will continue on my DAX journey and hopefully will continue to improve as I make my way through the final 3rd of the book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Resource! *by S***S on August 17, 2021* I love this book! The authors know their audience. It's written in such a way that the reader feels as though they're being taught by instructors. They give helpful learning tips along the way and know when a certain topic is especially difficult. For example, at the end of a certain arduous chapter, the conclusion starts, "In this final section of a long and difficult chapter..." 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