http://sqlblog.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=Excel,Book&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'Excel' and 'Book'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)http://sqlblog.com/blogs/marco_russo/archive/2010/11/10/powerpivot-ebook-50-discount-offer-of-the-day.aspxWed, 10 Nov 2010 14:59:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:30349sqlbi<P>Yesterday I delivered my Inside DAX session at PASS 2010. Someone might have missed the link to buy the <A href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0735640580/?tag=se04-20">PowerPivot for Excel 2010</A> book with&nbsp;a 50% discount that is valid just today. The link is <A href="http://oreil.ly/sqlpass2010">http://oreil.ly/sqlpass2010</A>!<BR></P>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/marco_russo/archive/2010/10/19/powerpivot-book-sample-chapters-available-in-pdf.aspxTue, 19 Oct 2010 16:12:53 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:29498sqlbi<p>You can download these two sample chapters of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0735640580/?tag=se04-20">PowerPivot for Excel 2010: Give Your Data Meaning</a> book:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Chapter 2 - PowerPivot at Work</strong></li> <ul> <li>This is introductive and suggested to read to anyone who is new to PowerPivot</li> </ul> <li><strong>Chapter 7 – Date Calculations in DAX</strong></li> <ul> <li>Do you want to make date calculation in DAX? This is the chapter for you: aggregations, comparisons, semiadditive measures, balance calculation by using transaction and much else.</li> </ul> </ul> <p>Look at the download link in this page: <a href="http://www.sqlbi.com/powerpivotbook.aspx">http://www.sqlbi.com/powerpivotbook.aspx</a></p> <p>I suggest everyone to look at chapter 7 – date calculations in DAX are a very hot topic and many patterns are available and ready to use in that chapter!</p>