Overview
This 5-day training course teaches database and business intelligence (BI) professionals how to plan and design a BI solution that is based on Microsoft SQL Server and other Microsoft BI technologies.
Prerequisites
In additional to their professional experience, participants who attend this training should already have the following technical knowledge:
- A basic understanding of dimensional modeling (star schema) for data warehouses
- Basic server hardware knowledge
- The ability to create Integration Services packages that include control flows and data flows
- The ability create a basic multidimensional cube with Analysis Services
- The ability to create Reporting Services reports with Report Designer
- The ability to implement authentication and permissions in the SQL Server database engine, Analysis Services, and Reporting Services
- Familiarity with SharePoint Server and Microsoft Office applications – particularly Excel
Who Should Attend?
The primary audience for this course is database and business intelligence (BI) professionals who are familiar with implementing solutions with SQL Server Database Engine, SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, and SQL Server Reporting Services.
Course Outline
- Elements of a BI Solution
- Planning a BI Project
- The Microsoft BI Platform
Lab: Planning a BI Solution
- Considerations of BI Infrastructure
- Planning Data Warehouse Hardware
Lab: Planning BI Infrastructure
- Data Warehouse Design Overview
- Designing Dimension Tables
- Design FACT Tables
Lab: Designing a Data Warehouse Logical Schema
- ETL Overview
- Planning Data Extraction
- Planning Data Transformation
- Planning for Data Loading
Lab: Designing an ETL Solution
- Introduction to Analytical Data Models
- Designing an Analytical Data Model
Lab: Designing Analytical Data Model
Lab: Designing Dimensions and Hierarchies
- Considerations for Delivering BI
- Common Reporting Scenarios
- Choosing a Reporting Tool
Lab: Planning a BI Delivery Solution
- Planning a Reporting Services Solution
- Designing Reports
- Planning Report Consistency
Lab: Designing a Reporting Services Solution
- Using Excel for Data Analysis and Reporting
- PowerPivot for Excel
- Power View for Excel
Lab: Designing an Excel Reporting Solution
- Introduction to SharePoint Server as a BI Platform
- Planning Security for a SharePoint Server BI Solution
- Planning Reporting Services Configuration
- Planning PowerPivot Configuration
- Planning for PerformancePoint Services
Lab: Implementing a SharePoint Server BI Solution
Lab: Implementing PerformancePoint Services
- Overview of BI Monitoring
- Monitoring and Optimizing the Data Warehouse
- Monitoring and Analyzing Analysis Services
- Monitoring and Optimizing Reporting Services
Lab: Monitoring and Optimizing a BI Solution
- Overview of BI Operations
- ETL Operations
- Data Warehouse Operations
- Analysis Services Operations
- Reporting Services Operations
Lab: Operating a BI Solution
