Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2014 (20467)
This course teaches students how to design and implement a BI infrastructure and helps prepare students for Microsoft Exam 70-467. The course discusses design, installation, and maintenance of a BI platform.
Course Objectives
- Plan the components of a BI solution.
- Plan a BI infrastructure.
- Design a data warehouse.
- Design an ETL solution.
- Plan analytical data models.
- Plan a BI delivery solution.
- Design a Reporting Services solution.
- Design an Excel reporting solution.
- Plan a SharePoint Server BI solution.
- Monitor and optimize a BI solution.
- Plan for BI operations.
Who should attend
BI professionals, BI Architects or Database Professionals who need to design BI solutions.
Prerequisites
- A basic understanding of dimensional modeling (star schema) for data warehouses.
- The ability to create Integration Services packages that include control flows and data flows.
- The ability to create a basic multidimensional cube with Analysis Services.
- The ability to create a basic tabular model with PowerPivot and 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.
Students who attend this training can meet the prerequisites by attending the following courses.
- M10777: Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
- M10778: Implementing Data Models and Reports with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Outline
Module 1: Planning a BI Solution
- Elements of a BI Solution
- The Microsoft BI Platform
- Planning a BI Project
Module 2: Planning SQL Server Business Intelligence Infrastructure
- Considerations for BI Infrastructure
- Planning Data Warehouse Hardware
Module 3: Designing a Data Warehouse
- Data Warehouse Design Overview
- Designing Dimension Tables
- Designing Fact Tables
- Designing a Data Warehouse Physical Implementation
Module 4: Designing an ETL Solution
- ETL Overview
- Planning Data Extraction
- Planning Data Transformation
- Planning Data Loads
Module 5: Designing Analytical Data Models
- Introduction to Analytical Data Models
- Designing an Analytical Data Model
- Designing Dimensions
- Enhancing Data Models
Module 6: Planning a BI Delivery Solution
- Considerations for Delivering BI
- Common Reporting Scenarios
- Choosing a Reporting Tool
Module 7: Designing a Reporting Services Solution
- Planning a Reporting Services Solution
- Designing Reports
- Planning Report Consistency
Module 8: Designing a Microsoft Excel-Based Reporting Solution
- Using Excel for Data Analysis and Reporting
- PowerPivot for Excel
- Power View for Excel
Module 9: Planning a SharePoint Server BI 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
Module 10: Monitoring and Optimizing a BI Solution
- Overview of BI Monitoring
- Monitoring and Optimizing the Data Warehouse
- Monitoring and Optimizing Analysis Services
- Monitoring and Optimizing Reporting Services
Module 11: Operating a BI Solution
- Overview of BI Operations
- ETL Operations
- Data Warehouse Operations
- Analysis Services Operations
- Reporting Services Operations
Labs
- Planning a BI Solution
- Planning a BI Infrastructure
- Designing a Data Warehouse Logical Schema
- Designing a Data Warehouse Physical Implementation
- Designing an ETL Solution
- Comparing Analytical Data Models
- Designing Dimensions and Hierarchies
- Enhancing Analytical Data Models
- Planning a BI Delivery Solution
- Designing a Reporting Services Solution
- Designing an Excel Reporting Solution
- Implementing a SharePoint Server BI Solution
- Implementing a PerformancePoint Services
- Monitoring and Optimizing a BI Solution
- Operating a BI Solution
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