3/09/2011

Knight’s Microsoft Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer - pdf

Knights Microsoft Business Intelligence 24 Hour TrainerBook Description
A book-and-video introduction to Microsoft's Business Intelligence toolsIf you are just starting to get a handle on Microsoft Business  Intelligence (BI) tools, this book and accompanying video provides you  with the just the right amount of information to perform basic business  analysis and reporting. You'll explore the components and related tools  that comprise the Microsoft BI toolset as well as the new BI features of  Office 2010. After a basic primer on BI and data modeling, the expert  team of authors provides you with step-by-step lessons in the book and  videos on the accompanying DVD on how to use SQL Server Integration  Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Reporting Services,  Excel BI (including PowerPivot), and SharePoint.
  • Integrates instructional videos with each of the lessons found in the book to enhance your learning experience
  • Explores the Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) toolset as well as the new BI features of Office 2010
  • Encourages you to practice what you've learned in "Try It Out" sections
  • Contains video demonstrations that walk you through how to tackle each lesson featured in the book

With Knight's Microsoft Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer,  veteran authors present you with an ideal introductory book-and-video  package so that you can get started working with the BI toolset  immediately!

From the Back Cover
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.

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

Book Details

  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Wrox (September, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470889632
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470889633
  • File Size: 16.8 MiB
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