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The AI Value Playbook, The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M), Microsoft Power BI Cookbook @media only screen and (max-width: 100%;} #pad-desktop {display: none !important;} }3 Days. 25+ AI Experts. 30+ Sessions.Join the Generative AI In Action conference from Nov 11-13 (LIVE | Virtual) and gain insights from top AI leaders across over 30 sessions. Explore key topics including GenAI tools, AI Agents, Open-Source LLMs, Small Language Models, LLM fine-tuning, and many more! This is your opportunity to dive deep into cutting-edge AI strategies and technologies.Save 40% with our Early Bird offer using code BIGSAVE40 – don’t miss out!Secure Your Seat Today!🦋 Welcome to BIPro #76 – Your Weekly Business Intelligence Power-Up! 🚀Gear up for a fresh batch of BI trends, cutting-edge strategies, and top insights to supercharge your data journey!📚 Must-Read BI Books of the Week✦ The AI Value Playbook: How to Make AI Work in the Real World✦Building LLM-Powered Apps: Level up with AI-driven applications.✦Python for Algorithmic Trading Cookbook: Unleash the power of Python in trading.✦Microsoft Power BI Cookbook (3rd Ed.): Master Power BI like a pro.✦The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M): Dominate data wrangling in Power BI.✦Mastering PyTorch (2nd Ed.): Deep dive into PyTorch for AI innovation.🎯 Handpicked Articles Just for You!✦Master Data Transformation with R & dplyr: Elevate your data manipulation game.✦Eigenvalues & Eigenvectors in NumPy: Tackle advanced math with Python.✦Import Data into BigQuery – Here’s How: Seamlessly load data like a pro.✦Visualize with ggplot2 in R: Transform raw data into stunning visuals.✦Query Microsoft Fabric GraphQL API: Easily integrate with external apps.Stay ahead of the curve with these latest insights!Calling All Data & BI Enthusiasts!Do you dream of sharing your insights and building your reputation in the Data & BI community? Contribute to our new column in the Packt BIPro newsletter! Share your experiences, discuss new BI tools, or ask questions. Gain recognition among 37,000 BI professionals. Reply with your Google Docs article or use our weekly feedback form. Enjoy a free PDF of "Interactive Data Visualization with Python - Second Edition" for participating. Click reply or share your content today!Share your thoughts and opinions here!Cheers,Merlyn ShelleyEditor-in-Chief, PacktPackt’s Signature Series: New Titles Just Arrived!📚➽ Building LLM Powered Applications: This new titleis all about helping engineers and data pros use large language models (LLMs) effectively. It tackles key challenges like embedding LLMs into real-world apps and mastering prompt engineering techniques. You’ll learn to orchestrate LLMs with LangChain and explore various models, making it easier to create intelligent systems that can handle both structured and unstructured data. It’s a great way to boost your skills, whether you’re new to AI or already experienced! Start your free trial for access, renewing at $19.99/month.eBook $27.98 $39.99Print + eBook $34.98 $49.99➽ Microsoft Power BI Cookbook - Third Edition: The Power BI Cookbook is your essential guide to mastering data analysis and visualization with Power BI. It covers using Microsoft Data Fabric, managing Hybrid tables, and creating effective scorecards. Learn to transform complex data into clear visuals, implement robust models, and enhance reports with real-time data. This updated edition prepares you for future AI innovations, making it a must-have for beginners and seasoned users alike! Start your free trial for access, renewing at $19.99/month.eBook $29.99 $43.99Print + eBook $41.98 $59.99➽ The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M): The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M) focuses on mastering data transformation with Power Query. It covers fundamental and advanced concepts through hands-on examples that address real-world problems. You'll learn the Power Query M language, optimize performance, handle errors, and implement efficient data processes. By the end, you'll have the skills to enhance your data analysis effectively! Start your free trial for access, renewing at $19.99/month.eBook $43.99Print + eBook $37.99 $54.99💡 Expert Insights from the Packt Community 🚀Introducing The AI Value Playbook: How to Make AI Work in the Real WorldBy Lisa Weaver-Lambert, Data and AI Leader in Capital Markets, formerly Microsoft, and AccentureAre you a business leader or board member intrigued by the groundbreaking advances in Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs)?If you want to quickly formulate a perspective on how to integrate AI, The AI Value Playbook by Lisa Weaver-Lambert, is a must read. This book addresses the gap in data and AI knowledge in leadership teams that have an appetite for nuanced, targeted and practical solutions. It includes which levers and processes to consider to future-proof businesses. The AI Value Playbook draws on conversations and case studies with leading practitioners across sectors and geographies who share their first-hand experiences successfully driving AI value and pathways for progress.Why is This Book a Must-Read for Business Leaders?Business leaders are challenged by the speed of AI innovation and how to navigate disruption and uncertainty. This book is a crucial resource for those who want to understand how to leverage AI to drive business value, drawn from the firsthand experience of those who have been implementing this technology successfully. In a series of over 30 in-depth and wide-ranging conversations with practitioners, from CEOs leading new generative AI-based companies to Data Scientists and CFOs working in more traditional companies share their hard-earned wisdom. They talk candidly about their successes and failures, and what excites them about the future. These interviews offer unique insights for business leaders to apply to their own organizations. The book distils a value-driven playbook for how AI can be put to work today.Experts include:Sam Liang, CEO of Otter.aiAmr Awadallah, Founder and CEO at VectaraPhilipp Heltewig, Co-Founder and CEO at CognigyJoshua Rubin, Principle AI Scientist at Fiddler AIZeev Farbman, Co-Founder & CEO at Lightricks…and many more innovators who are actively shaping the AI landscape.Key Topics Covered in the PlaybookThis book provides case studies which explore the specifics of real-world applications. These present detailed analyses of practical scenarios, offering a closer look at the application and impact of AI, such as:How Generative AI Transforms Healthcare Education (LLMs & RAG enabling hyper-personalized learning for healthcare technicians)AI-Powered Virtual Agents Improving Service Efficiency (Real-world examples of AI's impact on customer service operations)Unlocking Profit with AI (Leveraging enterprise data for increased customer profitability and minimizing churn)The Role of Multimodal LLMs in Software Development (Innovations that redefine customer interaction and product creation)The last section of the book is The ‘AI Value Playbook’ a practical framework distilled from the experts and Lisa’s own professional experience, for successful AI implementation. Answers to the Big Questions for Business LeadersThe book tackles the pressing questions business leaders are facing today, such as:How can organizations adapt to the rapid pace of AI innovation?How do we strategically deploy AI to enhance efficiency and drive business value?What risks and ethical considerations should be addressed?How quickly can we start seeing measurable benefits from AI integration?What You’ll Take AwayThe AI Value Playbook distils a value-driven playbook for how AI can be put to work today, including:Fundamentals of AI concepts and the tech stackHow AI works with real-world practical applicationsHow to integrate into your company’s overall strategyHow to incorporate generative AI in your processesHow to drive value with sector-wide examplesHow to organize an AI-driven operating modelHow to use AI for competitive advantageThe dos and don’ts of AI applicationWith endorsements from Said Business School, University of Oxford, Microsoft leaders, Private Equity and Venture Capital leaders and board leaders, don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from the practical scenarios and strategic plays. The AI Value Playbook is a versatile resource and roadmap to making AI work in the real world—starting today.Get Your Copy Today and Start Driving Real AI Value!📊 Data Viz Trends Shaping the Future of Insights➽ How to Use R for Data Transformation with dplyr? This blog explores overcoming challenges in fine-tuning and deploying large language models (LLMs) using R's 'dplyr' package. It covers installation, selecting and renaming columns, and filtering rows to streamline data transformation for effective analysis in R.➽ How to Calculate Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors with NumPy? This blog explains how to calculate eigenvalues and eigenvectors using NumPy's linear algebra module. It covers the mathematical background, provides practical coding examples, and discusses the implications of eigenvalues in applications like Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for dimensionality reduction.➽ How to Import Data into BigQuery? This tutorial demonstrates how to load datasets into Google BigQuery from various sources, including CSV, JSON, Google Cloud Storage, and Google Sheets. It outlines prerequisites, interface navigation, and step-by-step procedures for each data loading method, focusing on Asian cuisine examples.➽ How to Visualize Data with ggplot2 in R? This article introduces ggplot2, an R package for creating visualizations like scatter plots, line plots, bar plots, and more. It covers installation, basic and advanced plot types, and how to save plots, helping users effectively visualize data.🔄 Real-World Transformation: How Gen BI Made Data Work➽ How to Evaluate RAG If You Don’t Have Ground Truth Data? This article discusses strategies for evaluating Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) models without ground truth data. It covers retrieval and generation evaluations, including using vector similarity thresholds, multiple LLMs for response comparison, and human feedback to establish criteria for relevance, correctness, and fluency. Additionally, it outlines methods to create a ground truth dataset from scratch using existing datasets or manual curation.➽ Start Asking Data Why? This blog explores how to uncover causal relationships in observational data without relying on expensive randomized control trials. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the story behind the data, introduces causal reasoning through Simpson’s and Berkson’s Paradoxes, and advocates for using causal graphs to enhance data analysis.➽ Choosing Between LLM Agent Frameworks: This blog discusses the evolving landscape of AI agents, highlighting the shift from Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to modern frameworks for developing autonomous systems. It reviews various agent frameworks, compares their strengths and weaknesses, and provides insights on building agents from scratch, including challenges and benefits.➽ Your Documents Are Trying to Tell You What’s Relevant: Better RAG Using Links. This article addresses the challenges in building retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications, particularly in document retrieval. It introduces a new data model—linked documents—that enhances performance by preserving references like citations and hyperlinks, improving the ability to find relevant information. The author discusses the limitations of vector searches and emphasizes the importance of document structure and connections. By implementing document linking, the article illustrates how to effectively retrieve and utilize related documents, ultimately enriching the response quality of RAG systems.⚡ Quick Wins: BI Hacks for Instant Impact➽ Query Microsoft Fabric GraphQL API from an External App: This guide outlines how to query data from a Microsoft Fabric workspace using a C# application via the Microsoft Fabric GraphQL API. It details prerequisites, including creating a Microsoft Entra app and configuring necessary permissions for data access.➽ Building an Interactive UI for Llamaindex Workflows: This article expands on using LlamaIndex workflows to enhance research and presentations by integrating a Streamlit UI. It outlines how to create a user-friendly interface that displays progress, collects user input, and generates downloadable slide decks while detailing backend enhancements and streaming event implementations.➽ Achieve near real-time analytics on Amazon DynamoDB with SingleStore: This article outlines methods for integrating Amazon DynamoDB with SingleStore for near real-time analytics. It describes two architectural patterns: using DynamoDB Streams with AWS Lambda and leveraging Amazon Kinesis Data Streams with Amazon MSK, enabling efficient data capture and analysis.➽ How AI Platforms Are Transforming Business Data Management? The article discusses the rapid growth of the AI market, valued at $196.63 billion in 2023, projected to grow at a CAGR of 36.6% through 2030. It highlights challenges in traditional data management, with the global data management market valued at $89.34 billion in 2022. The rise of platforms like Databricks and Snowflake is emphasized, with Databricks valued at $43 billion in 2023, contributing to an anticipated data analytics market value of about $550 billion by 2028. The piece emphasizes the importance of data quality and integration of open-source and closed-source models, advocating for industry-specific AI solutions for better performance.🎤 Voices of BI: Lessons from Industry Experts➽ Introducing the OpenAI Academy: OpenAI is launching the OpenAI Academy to invest in developers and organizations in low- and middle-income countries, providing training, technical guidance, and $1 million in API credits. The initiative aims to enhance local AI talent, drive economic growth, and foster community innovation.➽ Looker Chart Config Editor tips: Google Cloud is enhancing Looker’s capabilities with new visualization options, including bullet charts and sunbursts, accessible through the Chart Config Editor. This post shares tips on using the Highcharts API to improve data visualizations, emphasizing customization and scrolling features for better user experience.➽ BigQuery jobs explorer is now GA: Google Cloud has launched BigQuery Jobs Explorer, a tool that provides comprehensive visibility into SQL query activity within organizations. It enables real-time monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization, allowing users to track resource usage, identify costly queries, and improve overall efficiency.➽ Create security observability using generative AI with Security Lake and Amazon Q in QuickSight: This blog discusses a serverless solution for querying Amazon Security Lake data using natural language through Amazon QuickSight’s Amazon Q. It highlights the benefits of integrating generative AI for security use cases, improving threat response and data analysis by leveraging CloudTrail logs, VPC Flow Logs, and AWS services.We’ve got more great things coming your way—see you soon!*{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;padding:0}a[x-apple-data-detectors]{color:inherit!important;text-decoration:inherit!important}#MessageViewBody a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}p{line-height:inherit}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{mso-hide:all;display:none;max-height:0;overflow:hidden}.image_block img+div{display:none}sub,sup{line-height:0;font-size:75%} @media (max-width: 100%;display:block}.mobile_hide{min-height:0;max-height:0;max-width: 100%;overflow:hidden;font-size:0}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{display:table!important;max-height:none!important}} @media only screen and (max-width: 100%;} #pad-desktop {display: none !important;} }

For a limited time, save on the best-selling books that will elevate your skills and knowledge! @media only screen and (max-width: 100%;} #pad-desktop {display: none !important;} }👋 Hello ,✨ Welcome to Packt’s Signature Series: New Titles Just Arrived!📚 We’re excited to present a new collection in our Signature Series, featuring the best-selling titles in the data industry. Packed with insights on Generative AI and multimodal systems, this collection is available for a limited time at 30% off both print and e-book formats. This offer ends Sunday, September 22nd. Don’t miss your chance to upskill and elevate your career. Let’s dive in!➽ Building LLM Powered Applications: This new titleis all about helping engineers and data pros use large language models (LLMs) effectively. It tackles key challenges like embedding LLMs into real-world apps and mastering prompt engineering techniques. You’ll learn to orchestrate LLMs with LangChain and explore various models, making it easier to create intelligent systems that can handle both structured and unstructured data. It’s a great way to boost your skills, whether you’re new to AI or already experienced! Start your free trial for access, renewing at $19.99/month.eBook $27.98 $39.99Print + eBook $34.98 $49.99➽ Python for Algorithmic Trading Cookbook: This bookis your go-to guide for using Python in trading. It helps you tackle key issues like acquiring and visualizing market data, designing and backtesting trading strategies, and deploying them live with APIs. You’ll learn practical techniques to gather data, analyze it, and optimize your strategies using tools like OpenBB and VectorBT. Whether you’re just starting or looking to refine your skills, this book equips you with the know-how to trade smarter with Python! Start your free trial for access, renewing at $19.99/month.eBook $27.98 $39.99Print + eBook $36.99 $49.99➽ Microsoft Power BI Cookbook - Third Edition: The Power BI Cookbook is your essential guide to mastering data analysis and visualization with Power BI. It covers using Microsoft Data Fabric, managing Hybrid tables, and creating effective scorecards. Learn to transform complex data into clear visuals, implement robust models, and enhance reports with real-time data. This updated edition prepares you for future AI innovations, making it a must-have for beginners and seasoned users alike! Start your free trial for access, renewing at $19.99/month.eBook $29.99 $43.99Print + eBook $41.98 $59.99➽ The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M): The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M) focuses on mastering data transformation with Power Query. It covers fundamental and advanced concepts through hands-on examples that address real-world problems. 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It covers essential techniques and applications, from content creation to chatbots. With practical examples, you'll learn to generate product descriptions and tackle advanced uses like podcast creation. The book emphasizes ethical practices and optimization strategies, preparing you to leverage AI for improved writing, creativity, and productivity! Start your free trial for access, renewing at $19.99/month.eBook $24.99 $35.99Print + eBook $30.99 $44.99➽ ChatGPT for Cybersecurity Cookbook: Your essential guide to using AI in cybersecurity. It helps you automate tasks like penetration testing, risk assessment, and threat detection with ChatGPT. Each recipe provides step-by-step instructions for generating commands, writing code, and creating tools with the OpenAI API and Python. You'll explore innovative strategies and optimize workflows, gaining confidence in AI-driven techniques to excel in the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape! Start your free trial for access, renewing at $19.99/month.eBook $27.98 $39.99Print + eBook $34.98 $49.99➽ Mastering NLP from Foundations to LLMs:Your complete guide to Natural Language Processing (NLP) with Python. It covers the mathematical foundations of machine learning and essential topics like linear algebra and statistics. You'll learn to preprocess text, classify it, and implement advanced techniques, including large language models (LLMs). With practical Python code samples and insights into future trends, you'll gain the skills to tackle real-world NLP challenges confidently and effectively design ML-NLP systems! Start your free trial for access, renewing at $19.99/month.eBook $29.99 $42.99Print + eBook $46.99 $52.99➽ Learn Microsoft Fabric: This title is your essential guide to using Microsoft Fabric for data integration and analytics. It explores key features with real-world examples, helping you build solutions for lakehouses, data warehouses, and real-time analytics. You'll learn to effectively monitor your Fabric platform and cover workloads like Data Factory and Power BI. By the end, you'll be equipped to unlock AI-driven insights and navigate the analytics landscape confidently! Start your free trial for access, renewing at $19.99/month.eBook $24.99 $35.99Print + eBook $35.98 $44.99➽ Building Data-Driven Applications with LlamaIndex: This book is your comprehensive guide to leveraging Generative AI and large language models (LLMs). It addresses challenges like memory constraints and data gaps while teaching you to build interactive applications with LlamaIndex. You'll learn to ingest and index data, create optimized indexes, and query your knowledge base through hands-on projects. By the end, you'll be equipped to troubleshoot LLM issues and confidently deploy your AI-driven applications! Start your free trial for access, renewing at $19.99/month.eBook $24.99 $35.99Print + eBook $30.99 $44.99➽ OpenAI API Cookbook: This new title is all about using the OpenAI API to create smart applications. It helps engineers and data pros understand the basics, set up their API, and build tailored tools like chatbots and virtual assistants. You’ll learn practical recipes to enhance user experience and integrate AI into your workflows, making your projects more efficient and innovative! Start your free trial for access, renewing at $19.99/month.eBook $21.99 $31.99Print + eBook $27.98 $39.99Loved Those Titles? Check These Out!➽ Data Governance Handbook➽ Generative AI for Cloud Solutions➽ Data-Centric Machine Learning with Python➽ Modern Python Cookbook - Third EditionWe’ve got more great things coming your way—see you soon!*{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;padding:0}a[x-apple-data-detectors]{color:inherit!important;text-decoration:inherit!important}#MessageViewBody a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}p{line-height:inherit}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{mso-hide:all;display:none;max-height:0;overflow:hidden}.image_block img+div{display:none}sub,sup{line-height:0;font-size:75%} @media (max-width: 100%;display:block}.mobile_hide{min-height:0;max-height:0;max-width: 100%;overflow:hidden;font-size:0}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{display:table!important;max-height:none!important}} @media only screen and (max-width: 100%;} #pad-desktop {display: none !important;} }

LLM-powered insight summarization for Tableau Pulse, The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M) @media only screen and (max-width: 100%;} #pad-desktop {display: none !important;} }👋 Hey , 🦋 Welcome to BIPro #75 -Your Weekly Business Intelligence Boost! 🚀Get ready to explore the latest BI trends, innovative strategies, and must-read insights that will elevate your data journey!📚 Fresh Reads to Fuel Your Data Journey✦ Business Intelligence with Looker Cookbook: Create BI solutions and data applications to explore and share insights in real time✦ The Complete Power BI Interview Guide: A modern approach to acing the data analyst interview and landing your dream job✦ Extending Power BI with Python and R - Second Edition: Perform advanced analysis using the power of analytical languages, Second Edition✦ Python and SQL Bible: From Beginner to World Expert: Unleash the true potential of data analysis and manipulation.✦ Building Interactive Dashboards in Microsoft 365 Excel: Harness the new features and formulae in M365 Excel to create dynamic, automated dashboards✦ The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M): Mastering complex data transformation with Power Query✦ Learn Microsoft Fabric: A practical guide to performing data analytics in the era of artificial intelligence✦ Fundamentals of Analytics Engineering: An introduction to building end-to-end analytics solutions📊 Data Viz Trends You Need to Know✦ Time Series Data Simplified: Master data aggregation with Pandas.✦ Crafting Your Data Strategy: A roadmap to effective decision-making.✦ Task-Oriented Dialog Systems: Innovations with LangGraph and LangChain.✦ MIDI Files as Training Data: Uncover new possibilities.✦ Navigating Enterprise Data Quality: Your essential guide to accountability.🔄 Real-World Success Stories✦ Getting Started with OpenAI o1: Harness powerful reasoning models.✦ Modernize with Azure Tools: Streamline your database management.✦ Learning with LLMs: Enhance your reasoning skills.✦ Secure Your Data Pipelines: Explore new authentication features in OneLake.✦ Microsoft Fabric Gets Certified: Achieve HITRUST CSF compliance.✦ LLM-Powered Insights for Tableau Pulse: Develop reliable summarization techniques.⚡ Quick BI Wins for Instant Impact✦ Tableau Einstein: Integrate agent-powered analytics into your workflow.✦ Beginner's Guide to ClickHouse DB: Discover the benefits of this innovative database.✦ Introducing the AI Lakehouse: Embrace the future of data storage.✦ Explore OpenAI o1: Unlock its potential for your projects.✦ Join the Microsoft Fabric & AI Learning Hackathon: Get involved and innovate!🎤 Expert Insights: Voices of BI✦ Elsevier’s Data Revolution: Unleashing Tableau’s full potential.✦ Change Management Essentials: Understand the role of SQL Server DBAs.✦ SQL Variable Syntax Simplified: Automate your code with ease.✦ Backup Your AWS RDS SQL Server: Essential tips and tricks.✦ Enhance Your WSFC: Adding shared disks made simple.Join us every week to stay ahead in the dynamic world of business intelligence!Calling All Data & BI Enthusiasts!Do you dream of sharing your insights and building your reputation in the Data & BI community? Contribute to our new column in the Packt BIPro newsletter! Share your experiences, discuss new BI tools, or ask questions. Gain recognition among 37,000 BI professionals. Reply with your Google Docs article or use our weekly feedback form. Enjoy a free PDF of "Interactive Data Visualization with Python - Second Edition" for participating. Click reply or share your content today!Share your thoughts and opinions here!Cheers,Merlyn ShelleyEditor-in-Chief, PacktSign Up|Advertise|Archives📚 Packt Author Insights: New Titles Just for You!We’re thrilled to bring you this week’s must-have new releases, straight from the experts to your bookshelf! Whether you're eager to enhance your skills or explore new horizons, now is the perfect moment to add these invaluable resources to your collection.For a limited time,enjoy 30% off all eBooks at Packtpub.com. These books are thoughtfully crafted by industry insiders with hands-on experience, offering unique insights you won’t find anywhere else.Don’t let these Packt-exclusive deals slip away—seize the opportunity to learn from the best at an unbeatable price!➽ Business Intelligence with Looker Cookbook: Create BI solutions and data applications to explore and share insights in real timeThis new book on Looker is perfect for BI engineers and database developers who want to make better use of their data. It helps you visualize, analyze, and report data effortlessly. You'll learn how to connect data sources, build dashboards, and create insightful reports. The book also covers advanced techniques, troubleshooting, and Looker integration with other tools, making your data work smoother and your business decisions smarter. It’s a practical guide to mastering Looker, making your work easier and more efficient.Access This Book with Your Packt Online Subscription – Begin Your Free Trial Now! Renews at $19.99/month.Order Today at $21.99 $31.99➽ The Complete Power BI Interview Guide: A modern approach to acing the data analyst interview and landing your dream jobThis book is a friendly guide for Business Intelligence engineers preparing for Power BI job interviews. It helps you build confidence by offering tips on everything from creating a strong resume to mastering technical Power BI skills like data modeling and DAX. You'll also learn how to stand out in interviews, tackle tough questions, and handle salary negotiations. By the end, you'll feel ready to land your dream job and excel from day one!Access This Book with Your Packt Online Subscription – Begin Your Free Trial Now! Renews at $19.99/month.Order Today at $23.99 $34.99➽ Extending Power BI with Python and R - Second Edition: Perform advanced analysis using the power of analytical languages, Second EditionThis book is perfect for Business Intelligence engineers looking to master Python and R in Power BI. It helps you tackle complex data tasks, like integrating external APIs and applying machine learning models. You’ll learn how to enhance dashboards with advanced visualizations, handle large datasets, and optimize performance using Intel’s MKL. It also covers data security techniques, advanced algorithms, and fuzzy matching. By the end, you’ll have the skills to manipulate data in ways Power BI alone can’t, making your analyses more powerful and efficient.Access This Book with Your Packt Online Subscription – Begin Your Free Trial Now! Renews at $19.99/month.Order Today at $29.99 $43.99➽ Python and SQL Bible: From Beginner to World Expert: Unleash the true potential of data analysis and manipulationThis course is great for Business Intelligence professionals wanting to build strong Python and SQL skills. It covers everything from the basics to advanced techniques, helping you master Python programming and SQL queries. You’ll learn to integrate Python with SQL for better data manipulation, perform complex data analysis, and tackle real-world projects. By the end, you'll have the confidence and skills to handle diverse data challenges and become a valuable asset in the tech industry. It’s a practical, hands-on learning experience designed to boost your problem-solving abilities.Access This Book with Your Packt Online Subscription – Begin Your Free Trial Now! Renews at $19.99/month.Order Today at $23.99 $34.99➽ Building Interactive Dashboards in Microsoft 365 Excel: Harness the new features and formulae in M365 Excel to create dynamic, automated dashboardsThis book is your essential guide to mastering Excel for M365, focusing on creating automated, data-driven dashboards. It covers key tools like Power Query, dynamic arrays, and PivotTables, while teaching best practices for data visualization. Build robust dashboards from scratch, transforming complex data into actionable insights with ease and efficiency.Access This Book with Your Packt Online Subscription – Begin Your Free Trial Now! Renews at $19.99/month.Order Today at $16.99 $24.99➽ The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M): Mastering complex data transformation with Power QueryThis book is a complete guide to mastering Power Query for data transformation, from fundamentals to advanced techniques. With hands-on examples and real-world applications, you'll learn to use the Power Query M language, optimize performance, handle errors, and apply powerful data manipulation strategies to improve your data analysis skills.Access This Book with Your Packt Online Subscription – Begin Your Free Trial Now! Renews at $19.99/month.Order Today at $43.99➽ Learn Microsoft Fabric: A practical guide to performing data analytics in the era of artificial intelligenceThis book delves into Microsoft Fabric, teaching you how to build data analytics solutions for lakehouses, warehouses, and real-time analytics. Through real-world examples, you'll explore data integration, AI-driven insights, and security practices, while mastering tools like Power BI, Spark, and Copilot to enhance performance and productivity in the AI era.Access This Book with Your Packt Online Subscription – Begin Your Free Trial Now! Renews at $19.99/month.Order Today at $24.99 $35.99➽ Fundamentals of Analytics Engineering: An introduction to building end-to-end analytics solutionsThis book, written by seven industry experts, equips you with essential skills in analytics engineering. You'll learn data pipeline design, data modeling, quality management, and governance, using tools like BigQuery and Tableau. The guide covers advanced topics like CI/CD, automation, and collaborative coding, helping you develop scalable, business-aligned analytics solutions.Access This Book with Your Packt Online Subscription – Begin Your Free Trial Now! Renews at $19.99/month.Order Today at $24.99 $35.99📊 Data Viz Trends Shaping the Future of Insights➽ How to Perform Data Aggregation Over Time Series Data with Pandas? This blog explains how to perform time series data aggregation using Python, specifically with Pandas and Numpy. It demonstrates resampling methods to summarize datasets over time, such as sales and profit, through a practical example.➽ The Data Strategy Choice Cascade. What your data strategy should look like? This blog explains the importance of developing a data strategy for organizations aiming to become data-driven. 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It highlights the importance of distinguishing between foundational and derived data products and emphasizes the need for effective collaboration among data teams.🔄 Real-World Transformation: How Gen BI Made Data Work➽ Getting Started with OpenAI o1 Reasoning Models: OpenAI's new o1 reasoning models, o1-preview and o1-mini, excel in critical thinking and problem-solving, demonstrating advanced capabilities in finance, coding, and machine learning projects, marking a significant improvement over previous models like GPT-4o.➽ Modernize your database with the consolidation and retirement of Azure Database Migration tools: This article discusses the migration of databases to Azure SQL, highlighting Microsoft's tools for simplifying the complex process. It outlines upcoming tool retirements and replacements, aiming to streamline user experiences and enhance modern data management capabilities.➽ Learning to Reason with LLMs: OpenAI introduces the o1 model, a large language model utilizing reinforcement learning for complex reasoning. It demonstrates significant improvements over previous models, excelling in competitive programming and advanced science, and enhancing problem-solving through structured thinking.➽ Introducing Workspace Identity Authentication for OneLake Shortcuts and Data Pipelines: Microsoft has launched authentication using workspace identity for OneLake external shortcuts and data pipelines, enhancing secure access to Azure Data Lake Storage. 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Tableau Einstein, built on Salesforce, revolutionizes analytics by integrating AI and autonomous agents to deliver real-time insights. It enhances data-driven decision-making across teams, enabling seamless access and collaboration on metrics within familiar workflows.➽ A Beginner’s Guide to ClickHouse Database: This tutorial introduces ClickHouse, a high-performance column-store database. 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These models spend more time thinking before responding, significantly improving problem-solving capabilities compared to previous versions.➽ Announcing: The Microsoft Fabric & AI Learning Hackathon: The post announces the Microsoft Fabric & AI Learning Hackathon, inviting participants to develop innovative Data + AI solutions, with $10,000 in prizes and opportunities for upskilling, workshops, and support from Microsoft experts.Forward to a Friend!🎤 Voices of BI: Lessons from Industry Experts➽ Elsevier ‘unleashes the power of data’ with Tableau: The article discusses how Elsevier, an information analytics company, implemented Tableau as its primary data visualization tool to centralize data across departments, reduce licensing costs, and foster a culture of self-service analytics, ultimately improving decision-making and efficiency.➽ What is Change Management and the SQL Server DBAs Role? 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Azure Real-Time Streaming, Interactive AI/BI Dashboards with Databricks, Hyper-Optimized AI Workflow🔌GraphQL API for Fabric, Next-Gen Digital Analytics Solution - Powered by Snowplow and Snowflake on AWS, AI chat at Domo with Amazon BedrockLive Webinar: The Power of Data Storytelling in Driving Business Decisions (September 10, 2024 at 9 AM CST)Data doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Join our webinar to learn about Data Storytelling and turn complex information into actionable insights for faster decision-making.Click below to check the schedule in your time zone and secure your spot. Can't make it? Register to get the recording instead.REGISTER FOR FREESponsored @media only screen and (max-width: 100%;} #pad-desktop {display: none !important;} }🦋 Welcome to BIPro #74—Your Weekly Data Power-Up! 🚀We’re switching our schedule to Tuesdays to keep you ahead of the curve right at the start of your week! Dive into the latest BI trends, cutting-edge strategies, and essential reads to supercharge your data game.📖 Must-Reads This Week:✦ Data Literacy with Python by Oswald Campesato✦ Data Analysis for Business Decisions: A Laboratory Manual by Andres Fortino✦ Generative AI with Amazon Bedrock by Shikhar Kwatra & Bunny Kaushik✦ Database Design and Modeling with PostgreSQL and MySQL by Alkin Tezuysal & Mr. Ibrar Ahmed✦ Unleashing the Power of Data with Trusted AI by Wendy Turner-Williams📊Trends Shaping Data Insights:✦ API for GraphQL in Microsoft Fabric✦ Containers for Seamless SQL Server Deployment✦ NumPy in Linear Algebra Applications✦ Next-Gen Digital Analytics with Snowplow and Snowflake✦ New Storage Integration in Snowflake Connector🔄 Real-World Transformations:✦ Enhanced AI/BI Dashboards with Databricks✦ The Future of Data Lakehouses in Analytics & ML✦ Forecasting Service Utilization with Tabnet & Optuna✦ Designing Real-Time Streaming Platforms with Azure✦ Real-Time Financial Data Feeds with Amazon MSK & Flink⚡ Quick Wins for Instant Impact:✦ Let Tableau Write Your SQL✦ The Power of Predictive Analytics & BI✦ AtScale’s New Natural Language Query Capabilities✦ AI Chat Exploration in Domo with Amazon Bedrock✦ Customer Management Insights with PwC’s Engine on AWS🎤 Expert Voices:✦ Scaling Numerical Data: A Visual Guide by Samy Baladram✦ Implementing Graph RAG with Knowledge Graphs by Steve Hedden✦ 5 Pillars for a Hyper-Optimized AI Workflow by Gilad Rubin✦ Azure Managed Instance for SQL Server Backup & RestoreLet’s level up your BI game this week!Calling All Data & BI Enthusiasts!Do you dream of sharing your insights and building your reputation in the Data & BI community? 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Here’s what you’ll discover:➤ Clear, step-by-step explanations for key concepts➤ Practical, hands-on Python examples to bring data to life➤ Easy-to-follow progression from data basics to advanced model training➤ Powerful tools like Matplotlib and Seaborn for stunning visualizations➤ Real-world datasets and code to practice along the wayThis book is your guide to making sense of data, from cleaning and analyzing to visualizing and making data-driven decisions—all with Python! Get the eBook for $34.98 (originally $49.99) —master data analysis today!Order Today at $34.98$49.99Data Analysis for Business Decisions: A Laboratory ManualBy Mercury Learning and Information, Andres FortinoStep into the world of business analytics with this hands-on guide, designed to boost your statistical skills using Excel. Here's what you'll learn:➤ Practical case studies for real-world applications➤ How to clean, shape, and analyze data in Excel➤ Use Excel's Analysis ToolPak for powerful statistical insights➤ Master regression, forecasting, and A/B testing for better business decisionsThis book takes you from basics to advanced techniques, helping you make data-driven decisions with ease! Get the eBook now for $34.98 (originally $49.99) and boost your analytics skills!Order Today at $24.99$35.99Generative AI with Amazon Bedrock: Build, scale, and secure generative AI applications using Amazon BedrockBy Shikhar Kwatra, Bunny KaushikDiscover the power of generative AI with this hands-on guide to Amazon Bedrock. Designed for practical application, you'll learn how to tackle real-world business challenges. Key highlights include:➤ Expert foundations of Amazon Bedrock from AWS specialists➤ Techniques for building and scaling AI applications➤ Advanced tips for prompt engineering and secure frameworks➤ Real-world cases, from text generation to virtual assistants➤ Best practices for security, monitoring, and ethical AIMaster AI and drive innovation with confidence! Get the eBook now for just $24.99 (originally $35.99) and start mastering AI with Amazon Bedrock today!Order Today at $21.99$31.99Database Design and Modeling with PostgreSQL and MySQL: Build efficient and scalable databases for modern applications using open source databasesBy Alkin Tezuysal, Mr. Ibrar AhmedDive into the world of database design and modeling with this practical guide to PostgreSQL and MySQL. Whether you're a beginner or looking to enhance your skills, here's what you'll learn:➤ Master database design, from fundamentals to advanced concepts➤ Hands-on exercises for real-world application➤ Seamless integration with web apps and emerging database trends➤ Tips on optimizing, scaling, and managing databases effectivelyGet ready to build modern, scalable databases with confidence! Get the eBook now for just $21.99 (originally $31.99) and start mastering PostgreSQL and MySQL database design today!Order Today at $79.99Unleashing the Power of Data with Trusted AI: A guide for board members and executivesBy Wendy Turner-WilliamsFeeling overwhelmed by AI and data integration? This book, by a top digital transformation expert, simplifies it all.What you’ll gain:➤ Quick Decisions: Get actionable insights for faster, accurate choices.➤ AI Integration: Easily incorporate AI into your workflows.➤ Real-World Success: Learn from giants like Starbucks and Netflix.Why this book stands out:➤ Ethics and Compliance: Navigate AI’s ethical and regulatory challenges.➤ Boost Data Skills: Improve data quality and literacy.➤ Effective Strategies: Develop AI strategies that work.➤ Real-World Examples: See AI’s impact across industries.➤ Smarter Decisions: Use AI-driven insights for better decision-making.🚀 Boost Your AI Skills! Grab your eBook, "Unleashing the Power of Data with Trusted AI", for just $79.99. Get insights and success stories to transform your AI strategies. Buy now!📊 Data Viz Trends Shaping the Future of Insights➽ API for GraphQL in Microsoft Fabric: The blog explains how to share data from a Fabric warehouse using a GraphQL API. It details the benefits of GraphQL over REST APIs, including precise data extraction and efficient querying, and provides a guide to setting up the GraphQL API in Microsoft Fabric.➽ Using Containers to Avoid Installing SQL Server: This article details how to quickly set up SQL Server using Docker containers instead of a traditional installation. It covers installing Docker Desktop, configuring data directories, creating a `docker-compose` file, and testing the setup.➽ NumPy for Linear Algebra Applications: This article explores NumPy's capabilities for linear algebra, covering functions for matrix operations, such as multiplication, inversion, and decomposition. It provides practical examples for each function, showcasing their use in solving equations and data analysis.➽ Unlocking The Next-Gen Digital Analytics Solution, Powered by Snowplow and Snowflake on AWS: This post introduces the Next-Gen Digital Analytics solution on AWS, integrating Snowplow and Snowflake to enhance customer data analysis. It improves data quality, governance, and real-time insights, supporting AI adoption for better user engagement and business outcomes.➽ Announcing New Storage Integration Support in Snowflake Connector for Fabric Data Factory: Fabric Data Factory now supports Snowflake storage integration, enhancing data pipeline security by enabling secure connections with external storage providers. This feature simplifies data management, improves security, and offers fine-grained control over data flows.🔄 Real-World Transformation: How Gen BI Made Data Work➽ Next-Level Interactivity in AI/BI Dashboards withDatabricks: Databricks AI/BI Dashboards, unveiled at the Data and AI Summit, now feature enhanced interactivity with cross-filtering, static widget parameters, and improved performance. These updates enable dynamic data exploration, secure access, and faster analytics with minimal manual configuration.➽ Data Lakehouses: Shaping The Future Of Analytics And Machine Learning. The article highlights the data lakehouse architecture as a transformative approach in analytics and machine learning. Combining features of data lakes and warehouses, it offers scalable, cost-effective data management and advanced analytics capabilities, while addressing challenges of both systems.➽ Real world Use Cases: Forecasting Service Utilization Using Tabnet and Optuna ~by Hampus Gustavsson. The article explains using TabNet and Optuna for forecasting service utilization. It covers practical implementation of TabNet for predictive modeling, with Optuna optimizing hyperparameters. The focus is on real-world application and enhancing forecasting accuracy through these tools.➽ How to Design a Real-Time Streaming Platform with Azure? This blog explores designing a real-time data streaming platform using Microsoft Azure tools. It details how to utilize Azure Event Hub for data ingestion and Azure Stream Analytics for processing, aimed at creating a near real-time financial data pipeline and visualizations.➽ Publish and enrich real-time financial data feeds using Amazon MSK and Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink: This article describes setting up a real-time financial data feed on AWS using Amazon MSK and Apache Flink. It explains how to enrich stock quotes with additional indicators, and deliver the data to customers via secure, low-latency streaming. ⚡ Quick Wins: BI Hacks for Instant Impact➽ Let Tableau Write Your SQL for You: This blog discusses the benefits of using Tableau’s dynamic SQL and relationships instead of custom SQL and joins. It highlights how relationships simplify data modeling by avoiding data explosion and improving performance, making dashboards more efficient and responsive.➽ Predictive Analytics and Business Intelligence: A Powerful Duo! This article explores the synergy between predictive analytics and business intelligence (BI). It emphasizes how BI provides historical insights while predictive analytics forecasts future trends, and how combining these tools can enhance forecasting, customer insights, operations, and risk management.➽ AtScale Launches New Natural Language Query Capabilities with Semantic Layer Integration: AtScale is introducing a private preview of its Natural Language Query (NQL) feature, allowing users to access data insights by asking questions in plain English. This advancement, combining Generative AI with AtScale’s Semantic Layer, simplifies data queries and improves decision-making accuracy.➽ Exploring data using AI chat at Domo with Amazon Bedrock: Domo is enhancing data insights with generative AI via its Domo.AI platform, powered by Amazon Bedrock. This allows users to query data using natural language, simplifying data analysis and visualization, and improving accessibility while addressing challenges like data quality and integration.➽ Data-Driven Customer Management Across Data Silos, Powered by PwC’s Customer Insights Engine on AWS: PwC Australia's Customer Insights Engine (CIE) on AWS provides a unified 360-degree view of customers by aggregating data from multiple sources. It uses machine learning and pre-built analytics to deliver personalized insights and enhance customer experiences efficiently.Forward to a Friend!🎤 Voices of BI: Lessons from Industry Experts➽ Scaling Numerical Data, Explained: A Visual Guide with Code Examples for Beginners ~ by Samy Baladram: This article explains data scaling in machine learning, comparing it to making large numbers more manageable for models. It covers various scaling techniques like normalization and Box-Cox transformation, demonstrating their impact on creating balanced, effective machine learning models.➽ How to Implement Graph RAG Using Knowledge Graphs and Vector Databases ~ by Steve Hedden: This article explores integrating knowledge graphs (KGs) with large language models (LLMs) using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). It highlights various methods like vector-based retrieval, prompt-to-query, and hybrid approaches, emphasizing how combining these techniques improves data retrieval and enhances LLM responses.➽ 5 Pillars for a Hyper-Optimized AI Workflow ~ by Gilad Rubin: This article explores the author's journey to find an elegant approach for structuring and developing AI & ML projects. It introduces five key pillars for creating a hyper-optimized AI workflow, focusing on metrics optimization, interactive development, production readiness, and modular code.➽ Azure Managed Instance Download and Restore SQL Server Backup: This article explains how Azure SQL Managed Instance (MI) supports both automated and manual backups. While Azure MI provides automatic backups, it also allows manual backups to Azure Blob Storage. It outlines the process for setting up these manual backups.Stay tuned for more—until next time!Copyright (C) 2024 Packt Publishing. 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TMDL Support for Power BI’s ALM Toolkit, Microsoft Copilot for Azure SQL, AWS Glue + SalesforceLive Webinar: The Power of Data Storytelling in Driving Business Decisions (September 10, 2024 at 9 AM CST)Data doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Join our webinar to learn about Data Storytelling and turn complex information into actionable insights for faster decision-making.Click below to check the schedule in your time zone and secure your spot. Can't make it? Register to get the recording instead.REGISTER FOR FREESponsored @media only screen and (max-width: 100%;} #pad-desktop {display: none !important;} }Happy Thursday! 🍃Welcome to BIPro #73—Your Weekly Data Power-Up! 🚀In today’s fast-moving business world, real-time insights aren’t just nice to have—they’re a must. This week, we’re diving into the hottest BI trends, game-changing strategies, and key reads to elevate your BI expertise. Ready to level up? Let’s jump in!🧠 Thought Leadership: AI-Driven BoardroomsExplore "Unleashing the Power of Data with Trusted AI" by Wendy Turner-Williams. A must-read for board members and executives looking to modernize with data and AI.📊 Trending Now: Data Viz That Drives the Future➖ 5 Must-Know R Packages for Data Analysis➖ Master Pandas: Complex Filters Made Easy➖ Handling Categorical Data with Pandas Like a Pro➖ Cross-Correlation with NumPy: Simplified📖 Packt's Latest Must-Reads➖ Data Literacy with Python by Oswald Campesato➖ Data Analysis for Business Decisions: A Laboratory Manual by Andres Fortino➖ Generative AI with Amazon Bedrock: Build, scale, and secure generative AI applications using Amazon Bedrock by Shikhar Kwatra and Bunny Kaushik➖ Database Design and Modeling with PostgreSQL and MySQL: Build efficient and scalable databases for modern applications using open source databases by Alkin Tezuysal and Mr. Ibrar Ahmed🔄 BI in Action: Real-World Data Wins➖ BigQuery + Anthropic’s Claude: A Winning Combo➖ Cut Costs with Dataflow's New Source Reads➖ Valkey Meets Memorystore: Speed and Efficiency➖ Resilience at Scale by using Amazon QuickSight and Amazon Resilience Hub⚡ Instant BI Hacks: Boost Your Impact➖ New Deployment Pipelines: Faster & Smoother➖ TMDL Support for ALM Toolkit: Better Resilience➖ AWS Glue + Salesforce Integration: Accelerate Like Never Before➖ Manage Amazon Redshift Serverless with AWS CDK🎤 Expert Insights: Voices of BI➖ SQL Index: Rebuild or Reorganize?➖ Microsoft Copilot for Azure SQL: Next-Level Database Management➖ From TV Screens to Tableau: Visualize Your Favorite Shows with IMDb➖ Generative AI: Making Sense of Messy DataDig in and take your BI game to new heights! 🌟Calling All Data & BI Enthusiasts!Do you dream of sharing your insights and building your reputation in the Data & BI community? 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Click reply or share your content today!Share your thoughts and opinions here!Cheers,Merlyn ShelleyEditor-in-Chief, Packt200+ hours of research on AI-led career growth strategies & hacks packed in 3 hoursThe only AI Crash Course you need to master 20+ AI tools, multiple hacks & prompting techniques in just 3 hoursYou’ll save 16 hours every week & find remote jobs using AI that will pay you upto $10,000/moGet it here for free (valid FOR next 24 hours only!)SponsoredSign Up|Advertise|Archives✨Fresh Off the Press: Exclusive New Titles Just for You!We’re thrilled to bring you this week’s must-have new releases, straight from the experts to your bookshelf! Whether you're eager to enhance your skills or explore new horizons, now is the perfect moment to add these invaluable resources to your collection.For a limited time,enjoy 30% off all eBooks at Packtpub.com. These books are thoughtfully crafted by industry insiders with hands-on experience, offering unique insights you won’t find anywhere else.Don’t let these Packt-exclusive deals slip away—seize the opportunity to learn from the best at an unbeatable price!Order Today at $34.98 $49.99Data Literacy with Python: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Analyzing Data with PythonBy Mercury Learning and Information, Oswald CampesatoUnlock the world of data with this engaging new book designed to make learning data analysis, statistics, and visualization easier than ever. Here’s what you’ll discover:↔️ Clear, step-by-step explanations for key concepts↔️ Practical, hands-on Python examples to bring data to life↔️ Easy-to-follow progression from data basics to advanced model training↔️ Powerful tools like Matplotlib and Seaborn for stunning visualizations↔️ Real-world datasets and code to practice along the wayThis book is your guide to making sense of data, from cleaning and analyzing to visualizing and making data-driven decisions—all with Python! Get the eBook for $34.98 (originally $49.99) —master data analysis today!Order Today at $34.98$49.99Data Analysis for Business Decisions: A Laboratory ManualBy Mercury Learning and Information, Andres FortinoStep into the world of business analytics with this hands-on guide, designed to boost your statistical skills using Excel. Here's what you'll learn:↔ Practical case studies for real-world applications↔ How to clean, shape, and analyze data in Excel↔ Use Excel's Analysis ToolPak for powerful statistical insights↔ Master regression, forecasting, and A/B testing for better business decisionsThis book takes you from basics to advanced techniques, helping you make data-driven decisions with ease! Get the eBook now for $34.98 (originally $49.99) and boost your analytics skills!Order Today at $24.99$35.99Generative AI with Amazon Bedrock: Build, scale, and secure generative AI applications using Amazon BedrockBy Shikhar Kwatra, Bunny KaushikDiscover the power of generative AI with this hands-on guide to Amazon Bedrock. Designed for practical application, you'll learn how to tackle real-world business challenges. Key highlights include:↔ Expert foundations of Amazon Bedrock from AWS specialists↔ Techniques for building and scaling AI applications↔ Advanced tips for prompt engineering and secure frameworks↔ Real-world cases, from text generation to virtual assistants↔ Best practices for security, monitoring, and ethical AIMaster AI and drive innovation with confidence! Get the eBook now for just $24.99 (originally $35.99) and start mastering AI with Amazon Bedrock today!Order Today at $21.99$31.99Database Design and Modeling with PostgreSQL and MySQL: Build efficient and scalable databases for modern applications using open source databasesBy Alkin Tezuysal, Mr. Ibrar AhmedDive into the world of database design and modeling with this practical guide to PostgreSQL and MySQL. Whether you're a beginner or looking to enhance your skills, here's what you'll learn:↔ Master database design, from fundamentals to advanced concepts↔ Hands-on exercises for real-world application↔ Seamless integration with web apps and emerging database trends↔ Tips on optimizing, scaling, and managing databases effectivelyGet ready to build modern, scalable databases with confidence! Get the eBook now for just $21.99 (originally $31.99) and start mastering PostgreSQL and MySQL database design today!📊 Data Viz Trends Shaping the Future of Insights➽ 5 Must-Know R Packages for Data Analysis: This blog introduces five essential R packages—dplyr, ggplot2, tidyr, lubridate, and shiny—highlighting their roles in data manipulation, visualization, and application development. It emphasizes how mastering these tools enhances productivity in data analysis.➽ How to Implement Complex Filters on DataFrame Columns with Pandas? This blog explains various methods for filtering data in a Pandas DataFrame using conditions, logical operators, string functions, lambda functions, and the query method, demonstrating efficient techniques for data manipulation in Python.➽ How to Manage Categorical Data Effectively with Pandas? This blog explains how to manage categorical data in Pandas, highlighting its memory efficiency compared to object types. It covers creating, renaming, and ordering categories while demonstrating practical examples for optimizing data analysis workflows.➽ How to Compute the Cross-Correlation Between Two NumPy Arrays? This blog explains cross-correlation, a method to measure similarity between two data sequences by shifting one relative to the other. It covers how to compute cross-correlation using NumPy’s `np.correlate` function, with examples and visualizations.Developing for iOS? Setapp's 2024 report on the state of the iOS market in the EU is a must-seeHow do users in the EU find apps? What's the main source of information about new apps? Would users install your app from a third-party app marketplace?Set yourself up for success with these and more valuable marketing insights in Setapp Mobile's report iOS Market Insights for EU.Get Insights freeSponsored🔄 Real-World Transformation: How Gen BI Made Data Work➽ Integrating BigQuery with Anthropic’s Claude: This blog discusses Google Cloud's integration of Anthropic's Claude models with BigQuery, enabling organizations to apply advanced generative AI for tasks like data analysis, summarization, translation, and more, enhancing productivity and data-driven decision-making.➽ Cut Costs & Boost Efficiency with Dataflow's New Source Reads: This blog discusses how Google Cloud’s Dataflow load balancing optimizes streaming pipelines by redistributing workloads, reducing costs, and improving latency. It highlights real-world use cases where load balancing significantly improved performance, reduced backlogs, and lowered worker scaling costs.➽ Announcing Memorystore for Valkey: This blog announces the launch of Memorystore for Valkey 7.2, an open-source, high-performance key-value datastore. It highlights Valkey's integration with Google Cloud, benefits like cost-efficient scaling, and its compatibility with Redis, offering improved data management solutions.➽ Assess Resilience at Scale by using Amazon QuickSight and Amazon Resilience Hub: This blog explains how to integrate AWS Resilience Hub with Amazon QuickSight for centralized resilience monitoring across multiple accounts. It guides users through collecting and visualizing resilience data, improving application resilience posture in AWS Organizations. 📚 Thought Leaders Speak: Packt Author Insights 🧠Unleashing the Power of Data with Trusted AI: A guide for board members and executivesBy Wendy Turner-WilliamsModernizing the boardroom to steer data and AIThe expertise provided and methods proposed by boards of directors of the past are outdated and inadequate for today’s standards of quality, ethics, and responsible use practices. Leadership roles for boards and executives must evolve significantly, extending well beyond merely maximizing profits or maintaining organizational stability. The emergence of everyday AI has broadened responsibilities, introducing ethical dilemmas, bias mitigation, and a much deeper understanding of data management intricacies and execution.This seismic shift extends beyond mere technological adaptation; it permeates every facet of an organization with the board of directors playing a pivotal role in orchestrating this transformative journey. As organizations grapple with the colossal task of integrating AI, a boardroom metamorphosis is inevitable. Embracing this change requires a deep introspection of the status quo; an understanding that AI adoption demands a deeper insight into data and its responsible use along with the acknowledgement that to do so, change will touch every corner of the organizational framework. This change reaches the highest echelons of leadership—the board of directors and executive leadership. This realization is reflected in46% of boardroom leadersstating that generative AI is currently their “main priority above anythingelse.”5“46% of boardroom learders stated that generative AI is currently their main priority above anything else.”One might ask, why is AI a board concern? Well, the introduction of AI technologies means the board’s fiduciary responsibility extends far beyond corporate profit. Boards are responsible for the health of the company and the management of company risk. This includes bridging various stakeholder interests, including customers, employees, shareholders, communities, and now society at large. The board’s oversight is crucial in ensuring that AI initiatives prioritize ethical considerations, maintain quality standards, protect privacy, address new security challenges, and adhere to regulatory compliance, thereby upholding stakeholders’ trust and confidence in the organization.The complex nature of AI technologies demands a strategic and structured approach. AI is fueled by one thing and one thing only—your data. Therefore, systemic cultural changes are required to overcome the challenges of scaling data and analytics. Over 90% of executives—91.9% in 2022—point to culture as the greatest impediment to achieving this business outcome. Only8.1%cite technology limitations as the primary impediment.691.9%Executives cite cultural barriers as the principal obstacle8.1%Executives cite technology limitations as the primary impedimentThe appointment of a Chief Data and AI Officer (CDAIO) willbe of paramount importance in this new paradigm. Reporting directly to the CEO and the board, this figure should be responsible for crafting comprehensive data and AI strategies and implementing tactical approaches, while weighing and devising risk mitigation measures for the organization’s AI initiatives. Their role is central to ensuring that AI integration aligns with the organization’s data offense and defense objectives.Want to dive deeper into the conversation and explore all the key takeaways? Sign up for a 7-day free trial and enjoy full access to the book. If you're already a Packt subscriber, you can read it for free! Plus, for a limited time, you can grab the e-book at 30% off. Don’t miss this chance to learn from the top 1% of industry experts and gain insights from their real-world experiences!Order Today at $79.99⚡ Quick Wins: BI Hacks for Instant Impact➽ Introducing the New Deployment Pipelines design: A leap forward in deployment Efficiency. This blog announces the redesigned Deployment Pipeline UI for Microsoft Fabric, offering an improved, user-friendly interface with enhanced features like stage-focused actions, search, filter, and zoom, while retaining core functionalities for a smoother deployment process.➽ Announcing TMDL support for the ALM Toolkit: This blog announces that the ALM Toolkit now supports semantic model diffs in the TMDL format, enhancing Power BI's Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with Git-friendly, human-readable metadata, facilitating collaboration, incremental changes, and automation for enterprise-scale models.➽ Accelerate data integration with Salesforce and AWS using AWS Glue: This blog introduces the Salesforce connector for AWS Glue, a serverless data integration service, enabling seamless extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) of Salesforce data into AWS destinations, streamlining data integration and reducing silos across SaaS platforms.➽ Use the AWS CDK with the Data Solutions Framework to provision and manage Amazon Redshift Serverless: This blog introduces the Data Solutions Framework (DSF) for AWS, demonstrating how to use AWS CDK and DSF to build a multi-data warehouse platform with Redshift Serverless. It simplifies provisioning, ETL jobs, data sharing, and collaboration across environments.Forward to a Friend!🎤 Voices of BI: Lessons from Industry Experts➽ SQL Index Rebuild vs Reorganize Comparison: This tutorial explains the impact of index fragmentation on SQL Server performance and the importance of maintaining indexes. It compares two defragmentation methods—Index Rebuild and Reorganize—and discusses their features, fill factor settings, and index statistics for optimal performance.➽ Microsoft Copilot for Azure SQL Database Management and Development: This article introduces Microsoft Copilot for Azure SQL Database, an AI assistant that integrates with Azure services to enhance productivity. It provides intelligent assistance for design, operation, optimization, and troubleshooting tasks, using natural language and large language models (LLMs).➽ From TV Screens to Tableau: Visualize Your Favorite Shows with IMDb. This blog by Kevin Flerlage, a Tableau Visionary, reflects on childhood memories, TV nostalgia, and his passion for data visualization. He explores Tableau's Data + TV challenge using IMDb data to analyze TV shows and share engaging insights.➽ Using Generative AI To Get Insights from Disorderly Data: This blog explores how to use generative AI, specifically GPT, for data analysis in operations, sharing best practices like data filtering, Python automation, ticket analysis, and visualization. It highlights AI's potential to streamline complex data workflows and improve productivity.See you next time!Copyright (C) 2024 Packt Publishing. 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Analytical AI Agents with Looker’s Trusted Metrics, AI Powered Data Clean Rooms @media only screen and (max-width: 100%;} #pad-desktop {display: none !important;} } 👋 Hey ,Happy Thursday! 🍃Welcome to BIPro #72—Your Weekly Dose of Data Brilliance!This week’s newsletter is packed with insights to boost your data game:🔮 Data Insights & Tools◉ Pipeline Perfection: Build Efficient Data Pipelines with Prefect◉ Taming Outliers: Handle Dataset Outliers Using Pandas◉ Regex Wizardry: 5 Tips for Data Cleaning with Regular Expressions◉ NumPy Secrets: Solve Nonlinear Equations with NumPy◉ Docker Essentials: Use Docker Volumes for Persistent Storage◉ Python Library Creation: A Beginner’s Guide to Pip Install YOU⚡ Industry Highlights◉ Microsoft Fabric: August 2024 Update, Advanced Anomaly Detection, Custom Sparklens JARs, and CI/CD Capabilities◉ AWS BI: Batch Data Processing with AWS Lambda, Zero Copy Data Sharing, and Unified Analytics◉ Google Cloud: Trusted Metrics with Looker, AI-Powered Data Clean Rooms◉ Tableau: New Features in Tableau 2023.1, Creative Collaboration with Deloitte, Salesforce CRM Integration, and Tableau Portals✨ Fresh Reads◉ Microsoft Power BI Cookbook by Greg Deckler & Brett Powell: Master data transformation◉ Big Data on Kubernetes by Neylson Crepalde: Build scalable data solutions◉ Big Data Using Hadoop and Hive by Nitin Kumar: Advanced Hadoop & Hive techniques◉ Tableau Masterclass 2024 by Nikolai Schuler: From Basics to Advanced Analytics💡 BI Community Scoop◉ Microsoft Fabric Security: Object, Column, and Row Level◉ SQL Performance: Local Variables and Metadata Insights◉ Data Replication & Integration: Change Data Capture Strategies◉ SQL Server Logs: How to Access Error LogsStay sharp and keep innovating with BIPro!Calling All Data & BI Enthusiasts!Do you dream of sharing your insights and building your reputation in the Data & BI community? Contribute to our new column in the Packt BIPro newsletter! Share your experiences, discuss new BI tools, or ask questions. Gain recognition among 37,000 BI professionals. Reply with your Google Docs article or use our weekly feedback form. Enjoy a free PDF of "Interactive Data Visualization with Python - Second Edition" for participating. Click reply or share your content today!Share your thoughts and opinions here!Cheers,Merlyn ShelleyEditor-in-Chief, PacktSign Up|Advertise|Archives✨Fresh Off the Press: Exclusive New Titles Just for You!We’re thrilled to bring you this week’s must-have new releases, straight from the experts to your bookshelf! Whether you're eager to enhance your skills or explore new horizons, now is the perfect moment to add these invaluable resources to your collection.For a limited time, enjoy 30% off all eBooks at Packtpub.com. These books are thoughtfully crafted by industry insiders with hands-on experience, offering unique insights you won’t find anywhere else.Don’t let these Packt-exclusive deals slip away—seize the opportunity to learn from the best at an unbeatable price!Buy now at $29.99 $43.99Microsoft Power BI Cookbook: Convert raw data into business insights with updated techniques, use cases, and best practices, Third EditionBy Greg Deckler, Brett PowellIf you're looking to elevate your data game, the latest edition of the Power BI Cookbook is your perfect guide. Whether you're a seasoned BI developer or just diving into data analytics, this updated resource offers:◾ Deeper insights through Microsoft Data Fabric for robust data strategies.◾ Simplified creation of Hybrid tables, scorecards, and shared cloud connections.◾ Enhanced visualization tools to turn complex data into clear, actionable insights.With step-by-step guidance, this book equips you to navigate the evolving landscape of Power BI and stay ahead with the latest innovations. Perfect for refining skills or mastering new ones. Grab the Power BI Cookbook 3rd Edition now for just $29.99!Buy now at $21.99$31.99Big Data on Kubernetes: A practical guide to building efficient and scalable data solutionsBy Neylson CrepaldeIf you're navigating the complexities of big data in a cloud environment, Big Data on Kubernetes is your guide to mastering scalable, resilient data pipelines. This book offers practical insights to:◾ Seamlessly integrate Kubernetes with popular tools◾ Optimize big data pipelines for peak performance◾ Build end-to-end solutions with Spark, Airflow, and KafkaWhether you're just starting out or looking to enhance your expertise, this resource will empower you to handle real-world data challenges confidently. Grab it now at just $21.99 – save $10 on your essential big data guide!Buy now at $37.99$54.99Big Data Using Hadoop and Hive: Master Big Data Solutions with Hadoop and HiveBy Mercury Learning and Information, Nitin KumarLooking to master big data? This new release is your go-to guide for diving deep into Hadoop 3 and Hive 3.x. You’ll get:◾ Comprehensive coverage of Hadoop 3 and Hive 3.x◾ Real-world examples and sample code for practical applications◾ Advanced insights into YARN, MapReduce, and data compressionPerfect for developers and engineers, this book takes you from the basics of big data to advanced data management techniques, ensuring you can confidently set up, configure, and optimize Hadoop and Hive to tackle big data challenges. Ready to level up your data game? This guide is your essential companion. Unlock the power of big data for just $37.99—save $17 on this must-have first edition!Buy nowTableau Masterclass - 2024: Master Tableau: From Basics to Advanced Analytics [Video]By Nikolai SchulerReady to transform your data into compelling stories? This new release is your guide to mastering Tableau—from basic connections to advanced visualizations. Learn to blend data, craft dynamic dashboards, and publish your insights with confidence. Whether you're starting out or leveling up, this course equips you with everything you need to excel in data visualization.Key Benefits:◾ Master Tableau from basics to advanced features◾ Learn effective data visualization and storytelling techniques◾ Create, design, and publish interactive dashboardsGet ready to tackle any data visualization challenge with this detailed video guide! Become a Tableau Pro: 8-Hour Course for $109.99—Watch Now!🚀Business Intelligence Toolkit➤ PrefectHQ/prefect: Prefect simplifies Python data pipeline orchestration, transforming scripts into dynamic workflows that react to changes and ensure resilience.➤ airbytehq/airbyte: Airbyte, an open-source data integration platform, offers 300+ connectors for seamless ELT pipelines between diverse data sources and destinations.➤ argoproj/argo-workflows: Argo Workflows orchestrates parallel jobs on Kubernetes via container-native workflows, supporting DAGs and accelerating compute-intensive tasks like ML and data processing.➤ dagster-io/dagster:Dagster is a cloud-native data pipeline orchestrator with integrated lineage, observability, declarative programming, and robust testability across the lifecycle.➤ Avaiga/taipy: Taipy simplifies web app development for data scientists & ML engineers using Python, focusing on AI algorithms with no extra languages.Access 100+ data tools in this specially curated blog, covering everything from data analytics to business intelligence—all in one place. Check out "Top 100+ Essential Data Science Tools & Repos: Streamline Your Workflow Today!" on PacktPub.com. Forward to a Friend!🔮Data Visualization with Python➤Building Data Pipeline with Prefect: The tutorial introduces Prefect, a modern workflow orchestration tool, by building a data pipeline with Pandas and comparing it to a Prefect workflow. It covers task orchestration, deployment, and monitoring of workflows, demonstrating Prefect's features for efficient workflow management and observability in MLOps.➤ How to Handle Outliers in Dataset with Pandas? This blog discusses the detection and handling of outliers in datasets, explaining their impact on data analysis and models, and explores various techniques such as removal, capping, imputation, and transformation to manage outliers effectively.➤ 5 Tips for Using Regular Expressions in Data Cleaning: This blog explains how to use regular expressions in Python for text processing and data cleaning, covering tasks like removing unwanted characters, extracting specific patterns, replacing text, validating data formats, and splitting strings, including examples with Pandas.➤ How to Use NumPy to Solve Systems of Nonlinear Equations? This blog explains nonlinear equations, their importance in modeling real-world problems, and how to solve them using Python's NumPy and SciPy. It covers defining equations, making initial guesses, solving systems, and visualizing results in 2D and 3D.➤ How to Use Docker Volumes for Persistent Data Storage? This blog explains how to use Docker volumes to persist data in PostgreSQL containers. It covers creating a Docker volume, running a PostgreSQL container with the volume, verifying data persistence, and ensuring data remains intact after stopping and restarting the container.➤ Pip Install YOU: A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Your Python Library. This blog provides a step-by-step guide for creating, structuring, and distributing custom Python libraries. It covers everything from project initialization, module creation, and adding tests to publishing the library on PyPI for others to use.⚡Stay Informed with Industry HighlightsMicrosoft Fabric➤ Microsoft Fabric August 2024 Update: The August 2024 Fabric update introduces key features: managing V-Order in Fabric Warehouses, ML experiment monitoring from the Monitor Hub, and streamlined Azure connectivity in Data Pipeline. It highlights the European Fabric Community Conference, new Copilot features, visual-level format strings in Power BI, and the Fabric Influencers Spotlight. Additionally, it stresses the importance of browser upgrades for Power BI and offers new certification and community engagement opportunities.➤ Advanced Time Series Anomaly Detector in Fabric: Azure's Anomaly Detector, retiring in October 2026, enabled time series anomaly detection using advanced algorithms. This blog outlines a migration strategy to Microsoft Fabric, leveraging similar algorithms with added benefits like easier model management, seamless data integration, and expanded detection capabilities using Fabric's native tools and the new time-series-anomaly-detector package.➤ Building a Custom Sparklens JAR for Microsoft Fabric: This blog explains how to build a Sparklens JAR compatible with Spark 3.X for profiling Microsoft Fabric Spark Notebooks. It covers modifying build and configuration files, updating code for Spark 3.X compatibility, and compiling and packaging the JAR for use in Microsoft Fabric.➤ Exploring CI/CD Capabilities in Microsoft Fabric: A Focus on Data Pipelines. This blog explores Microsoft Fabric's CI/CD features, focusing on automating and managing data integration and analytics processes. It highlights Git integration, deployment pipelines, and workspace setup for streamlined continuous integration and deployment. The blog also provides a step-by-step guide for setting up and operating CI/CD processes in Microsoft Fabric using Azure DevOps and Git.AWS BI➤ Efficiently processing batched data using parallelization in AWS Lambda: This post explains how to optimize AWS Lambda functions for efficient message processing by using techniques like batching and parallelization, enhancing resource utilization, reducing invocation times, and improving overall performance in high-volume data processing scenarios.➤ Harness Zero Copy data sharing from Salesforce Data Cloud to Amazon Redshift for Unified Analytics: This article discusses how Salesforce and Amazon have collaborated to enable seamless, bidirectional Zero Copy data sharing between Salesforce Data Cloud and Amazon Redshift. It details how this integration allows analytics teams to access and analyze unified customer data without the need for traditional ETL processes, enhancing efficiency and accelerating insights.Google Cloud Data➤ Grounding Analytical AI Agents with Looker’s Trusted Metrics: This article explores how organizations can integrate AI, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs) like Gemini, with Google Cloud's data tools like Looker to enhance Business Intelligence (BI). By combining AI with Looker's semantic layer, companies can offer users intuitive, AI-driven insights, simplifying data access and decision-making processes. The article highlights the ease and effectiveness of training AI models to align with specific business needs, lowering barriers to data-driven decision-making and enabling faster, more accurate analytics.➤ Modern Marketer’s Strategic Advantage AI Powered Data Clean Rooms: This article explains how businesses can use Google BigQuery data clean rooms to securely analyze and share sensitive customer data across organizations, driving insights and collaboration. It highlights the importance of AI-powered data clean rooms for modern marketers to unlock insights, fuel innovation, and enhance customer experiences while maintaining data privacy and security.Tableau➤ What's New in Tableau 2023.1? The Tableau 2023.1 feature update includes significant enhancements such as improved Tableau-Slack integration, dynamic axis titles, Accelerator Data Mapping, and advanced management features like Identity Pools and RMT improvements. It also introduces new tools for developers, web authoring improvements, expanded data connectivity options, and enhanced data preparation and management capabilities.➤ Building a Culture of Creative Collaboration with Deloitte and Tableau: This article discusses the growing data and analytical skills gap in the AI-driven business landscape. It highlights the collaboration between Salesforce and Deloitte to bridge this gap through innovative talent development programs like Deloitte Viz Games, which foster a data-driven culture and enhance data literacy, analytics, and creative collaboration among employees.➤ Salesforce Embeds Tableau Pulse into its CRM: Salesforce has introduced Pulse for Salesforce, a version of Tableau Pulse integrated into Salesforce CRM, starting with Sales Cloud. Built on the Einstein 1 Platform, it leverages generative AI to provide personalized, contextual insights and metrics within users' workflows, enhancing data-driven decision-making and supporting daily business activities securely.➤ What Is a Tableau Portal? Tools, Benefits & Case Study. This article discusses Tableau Portals, customized web interfaces that integrate Tableau’s data visualization into a centralized, branded platform. It highlights the benefits of self-service analytics, centralized access, enhanced security, and improved customer experience. The article also details features like content management, alerts, and a case study showcasing the effectiveness of implementing Tableau Portals for client reporting. 💡What's the Latest Scoop from the BI Community?➤ Microsoft Fabric Warehouse Security: Object, Column and Row Level. The article addresses the challenge of implementing granular access control in Microsoft Fabric's data warehouse. It explores various security mechanisms like object-level, column-level, and row-level security to restrict sensitive data access. Additionally, it highlights limitations when users access data through Spark or OneLake, bypassing these controls.➤ SQL Local Variables and Performance Issues: The article discusses the potential negative impact of using local variables in T-SQL queries on performance. It explores how local variables can lead to inefficient query plans and offers solutions and workarounds to mitigate these issues, ultimately improving query performance.➤ SQL Metadata in sys.databases, sys.objects, sys.tables and sys.columns: The article explains how SQL Server metadata, which includes data about databases, tables, columns, and keys, can be accessed using sys schema catalog views like sys.databases, sys.objects, and sys.columns. It provides T-SQL examples to query and understand metadata, helping users efficiently manage and utilize SQL Server metadata for various database objects.➤ Data Replication and Change Data Capture for Data Integration: The article discusses the challenge of replicating real-time data from production databases to data products without impacting database performance. It introduces Integrate.io as a low-code platform offering high-velocity data replication using Change Data Capture (CDC) and ETL. The platform supports seamless data pipeline automation, scalability, and security, ensuring efficient real-time data integration for business intelligence applications.➤ Microsoft Fabric OneLake Role Based Access Control (RBAC): The article discusses how to implement granular access control in a Microsoft Fabric lakehouse using Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in OneLake. This feature allows administrators to restrict access to specific folders or tables within a lakehouse, ensuring that users only access the data they are permitted to see.➤ How to Access the SQL Server Error Log? The article explains how to view SQL Server and SQL Agent error logs, highlighting three primary methods: using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Log File Viewer, accessing logs via the system stored procedure `sp_readerrorlog`, and discussing when to use each method based on the need for speed, filtering, and custom log analysis.See you next time! Copyright (C) 2024 Packt Publishing. 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