Knights Microsoft Business Intelligence 24–Hour Trainer

A hands–on guide to Microsoft′s Business Intelligence toolset
An ideal starting point for anyone new to the world of Business Intelligence (BI), this unique book–and–DVD package introduces you to the Microsoft BI toolset and provides you with information you need to perform basic business analysis and reporting with Excel and SharePoint. The expert authors begin with a basic primer on BI and data modeling and go on to show you step by step how to use SQL Server Integration Services, Analysis Services, Reporting Services, Excel BI (including PowerPivot), and SharePoint. Each lesson in the book has an accompanying tutorial on the DVD, making your learning experience thorough and understandable.
Knight′s Microsoft Business Intelligence 24–Hour Trainer:
Breaks down data warehousing and Business Intelligence into digestible pieces
Escorts you through solving common scenarios involving SQL Server Integration Services
Details the ways to configure a data source and a data source view in SQL Server Analysis Services
Demonstrates how to develop, deploy, and administer SQL Server Reporting Services, use maps in your report, and build a matrix report or dashboard
Teaches you to deploy and use Reporting Services, Excel Services, and PowerPivot for Excel 2010 and SharePoint 2010
Wrox guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think. Written by programmers for programmers, they provide a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.
On the DVD
Don′t just learn—do!
The lessons within the book are each accompanied by an instructional demonstration on the DVD.
You′ll learn to:
Use control flow and data flow
Solve common SSIS scenarios
Load dimensions as well as a fact table
Configure a data source an d a data source view
Add new dimensions and measure groups
Create calculations
Build a matrix report
Deploy and administer SSRS
Use Report Builder
Load data into a PowerPivot workbook
Deploy and use Reporting Services in SharePoint 2010
Please see the DVD appendix for details and complete system requirements.

Spis treści:
Introduction.
Section I: Data Warehousing and Section I: Business Intelligence.
Lesson 1: Why Business Intelligence?
Lesson 2: Dimensional Modeling.
Lesson 3: Fact Table Modeling.
Section II: SQL Server Integration Services.
Lesson 4: Understanding SSIS.
Lesson 5: Using the Control Flow.
Lesson 6: Using the Data Flow.
Lesson 7: Solving Common SSIS Scenarios.
Lesson 8: Loading Dimensions.
Lesson 9: Loading a Fact Table.
Lesson 10: Deploying SSIS Packages.
Section III: SQL Server Analysis Services.
Lesson 11: Understanding SSAS.
Lesson 12: Configuring a Data Source and Data Source View.
Lesson 13: Using the Cube Wizard.
Lesson 14: Editing Your Dimension.
Lesson 15: Editing Your Cube.
Lesson 16: Add ing New Dimensions and Measure Groups.
Lesson 17: Using MDX.
Lesson 18: Creating Calculations.
Lesson 19: Data Mining.
Lesson 20: Administering the SSAS Instance.
Section IV: Reporting Services.
Lesson 21: Understanding SSRS.
Lesson 22: Using Report Wizard.
Lesson 23: Building a Matrix Report.
Lesson 24: Parameterizing Your Reports.
Lesson 25: Building Reports on Your Cube.
Lesson 26: Using Maps in Your Report.
Lesson 27: Building a Dashboard.
Lesson 28: Deploying and Ad ministering SSRS.
Lesson 29: New Reporting Services Visualizations — Sparklines, Data Bars, and Indicators.
Lesson 30: Using Report Builder.
Section V: Containers.
Lesson 31: Reporting against a Cube with Excel.
Lesson 32: Loading Data into a PowerPivot Workbook.
Lesson 33: Creating a PowerPivot Report.
Lesson 34: Data Mining in Excel.
Section VI: SharePoint.
Lesson 35: Understanding SharePoint for Business Intelligence.
Lesson 36: Deploying and Using Reporting Services in SharePoint 2010.
Lesson 37: Building PerformancePoint Dashboards in SharePoint 2010.
Lesson 38: Deploying and Using Excel Services.
Lesson 39: Deploying and Using PowerPivot in SharePoint.
Lesson 40: Managing SharePoint Business Intelligence.
Appendix: What′s on the DVD?

Nota biograficzna:

Brian Knight, SQL Server MVP, is the founder of Pragmatic Works. He is author of more than a dozen books.
Devin Knight is an author, consultant, and trainer with Pragmatic Works.
Adam Jorgensen is an author, trainer, consultant, and President of Pragmatic Works Consulting.
Patrick LeBlanc, SQL Server MVP, is a BI Architect, consultant, and trainer with Pragmatic Works.
Mike Davis is an author, developer, consultant, and trainer with Pragmatic Works.

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A hands–on guide to Microsoft′s Business Intelligence toolset
An ideal starting point for anyone new to the world of Business Intelligence (BI), this unique book–and–DVD package introduces you to the Microsoft BI toolset and provides you with information you need to perform basic business analysis and reporting with Excel and SharePoint. The expert authors begin with a basic primer on BI and data modeling and go on to show you step by step how to use SQL Server Integration Services, Analysis Services, Reporting Services, Excel BI (including PowerPivot), and SharePoint. Each lesson in the book has an accompanying tutorial on the DVD, making your learning experience thorough and understandable.
Knight′s Microsoft Business Intelligence 24–Hour Trainer:
Breaks down data warehousing and Business Intelligence into digestible pieces
Escorts you through solving common scenarios involving SQL Server Integration Services
Details the ways to configure a data source and a data source view in SQL Server Analysis Services
Demonstrates how to develop, deploy, and administer SQL Server Reporting Services, use maps in your report, and build a matrix report or dashboard
Teaches you to deploy and use Reporting Services, Excel Services, and PowerPivot for Excel 2010 and SharePoint 2010
Wrox guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think. Written by programmers for programmers, they provide a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.
On the DVD
Don′t just learn—do!
The lessons within the book are each accompanied by an instructional demonstration on the DVD.
You′ll learn to:
Use control flow and data flow
Solve common SSIS scenarios
Load dimensions as well as a fact table
Configure a data source and a data source view
Add new dimensions and measure groups
Create calculations
Build a matrix report
Deploy and administer SSRS
Use Report Builder
Load data into a PowerPivot workbook
Deploy and use Reporting Services in SharePoint 2010
Please see the DVD appendix for details and complete system requirements.