Pro Microsoft Power BI Administration (1st Edition)

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Manage Power BI within organizations. This book helps you systematize administration as Microsoft shifts Power BI from a self-service tool to an enterprise tool. You will learn best practices for many Power BI administrator tasks. And you will know how to manage artifacts such as reports, users, work spaces, apps, and gateways. The book also provides experience-based guidance on governance, licensing, and managing capacities. Good management includes policies and procedures that can be applied consistently and even automatically across a broad user base. This book provides a strategic road map for the creation and implementation of policies and procedures that support Power BI best practices in enterprises. Effective governance depends not only on good policies, but also on the active and timely monitoring of adherence to those policies. This book helps you evaluate the tools to automate and simplify the most common administrative and monitoring tasks, freeing up administrators to provide greater value to the organization through better user training and awareness initiatives. What You Will LearnRecognize the roles and responsibilities of the Power BI administratorManage users and their work spacesKnow when to consider using Power BI PremiumGovern your Power BI implementation and manage Power BI tenantsCreate an effective security strategy for Power BI in the enterpriseCollaborate and share consistent views of the data across all usersFollow a life cycle management strategy for rollout of dashboards and reportsCreate internal training resources backed up by accurate documentationMonitor Power BI to better understand risks and compliance manage costs, and track implementation Who This Book Is For IT professionals tasked with maintaining their corporate Power BI environments, Power BI administrators and power users interested in rolling out Power BI more widely in their organizations, and IT governance professionals tasked with ensuring adherence to policies and regulations