Delivering Business Intelligence With Microsoft Sql Server 2008

Author : Brian Larson
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071759387
Total Pages : 834 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 3/E written by Brian Larson and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2012-03-16 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implement a Robust BI Solution with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Equip your organization for informed, timely decision making using the expert tips and best practices in this practical guide. Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Third Edition explains how to effectively develop, customize, and distribute meaningful information to users enterprise-wide. Learn how to build data marts and create BI Semantic Models, work with the MDX and DAX languages, and share insights using Microsoft client tools. Data mining and forecasting are also covered in this comprehensive resource. Understand the goals and components of successful BI Design, deploy, and manage data marts and OLAP cubes Load and cleanse data with SQL Server Integration Services Manipulate and analyze data using MDX and DAX scripts and queries Work with SQL Server Analysis Services and the BI Semantic Model Author interactive reports using SQL Server Data Tools Create KPIs and digital dashboards Use data mining to identify patterns, correlations, and clusters Implement time-based analytics Embed BI reports in custom applications using ADOMD.NET

Author : Brian Larson
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071549455
Total Pages : 789 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 written by Brian Larson and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2008-12-31 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maximize the Business Intelligence Tools in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Manage, analyze, and distribute enterprise data with help from this expert resource. Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 covers the entire BI lifecycle and explains how to build robust data integration, reporting, and analysis solutions. Real-world examples illustrate all of the powerful BI capabilities of SQL Server 2008. This is your one-stop guide for transforming disparate data into actionable insight for users throughout your organization. Understand the goals and benefits of business intelligence Design and create relational data marts and OLAP cubes Manage Analysis Services databases using BI Development Studio Cleanse data and populate data marts with SQL Server Integration Services Take advantage of the flexibility of the Unified Dimensional Model Manipulate and analyze data using MDX scripts and queries Use data mining to identify data patterns, correlations, and clustering Develop and distribute interactive reports with SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Integrate business intelligence into enterprise applications using ADOMD.NET and the Report Viewer Control

Author : Jamie MacLennan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118080009
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data Mining with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 written by Jamie MacLennan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eine praxisorientierte Einführung in das Data Mining Toolset des SQL Server 2008 und die neuen Data Mining Add-Ins für Office 2007. Enthält detaillierte Erläuterungen und Beispiele zu allen neuen Data Mining Features des SQL Server 2008. Gibt präzise Anleitungen zum Arbeiten mit den wichtigsten Data Mining-Algorithmen, (Naive Bayes-, Decision Trees-, Time Series-, Sequence Clustering-, Association- und Neural Network-Algorithmus), zum Data Mining in OLAP Datenbanken und mit SQL Server Integration Services 2008. Die begleitende Website enthält den kompletten Quellcode zu den Beispielen aus dem Buch.

Author : Guy Fouche
Publisher : Apress
ISBN 13 : 1430233257
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foundations of SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence written by Guy Fouche and published by Apress. This book was released on 2011-08-12 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foundations of SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence introduces the entire exciting gamut of business intelligence tools included with SQL Server 2008. Microsoft has designed SQL Server 2008 to be more than just a database. It’s a complete business intelligence (BI) platform. The database is at its core, and surrounding the core are tools for data mining, modeling, reporting, analyzing, charting, and integration with other enterprise-level software packages. SQL Server 2008 puts an incredible amount of BI functionality at your disposal. But how do you take advantage of it? That’s what this book is all about. Authors Guy Fouché and Lynn Langit show how to implement end-to-end BI solutions using SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), and other tools in the Microsoft business intelligence toolkit. You’ll learn about all-features such as PowerPivot and Report Builder 3.0. Also provided are clear examples of predictive analysis made possible through powerful data mining features in SQL Server. If you’re an analyst or developer working with SQL Server 2008 who is charged with delivering results that drive business success, you can’t afford to be without this book; you can’t afford to ignore the powerful business intelligence suite that Microsoft has placed at your disposal. Provides the "big picture" of Microsoft’s BI tool suite Covers PowerPivot and other game-changing technologies introduced alongside SQL Server 2008 Release 2 Gives a practical analysis of features based on real-world practices

Author : Brian Larson
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 125964149X
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2016, Fourth Edition written by Brian Larson and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distribute Actionable, Timely BI with Microsoft® SQL Server® 2016 and Power BI Drive better, faster, more informed decision making across your organization using the expert tips and best practices featured in this hands-on guide. Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2016, Fourth Edition, shows, step-by-step, how to distribute high-performance, custom analytics to users enterprise-wide. Discover how to build BI Semantic Models, create data marts and OLAP cubes, write MDX and DAX scripts, and share insights using Microsoft client tools. The book includes coverage of self-service business intelligence with Power BI. • Understand the goals and components of successful BI • Build data marts, OLAP cubes, and Tabular models • Load and cleanse data with SQL Server Integration Services • Manipulate and analyze data using MDX and DAX scripts and queries • Work with SQL Server Analysis Services and the BI Semantic Model • Author interactive reports using SQL Server Data Tools • Create KPIs and digital dashboards • Implement time-based analytics • Embed data model content in custom applications using ADOMD.NET • Use Power BI to gather, model, and visualize data in a self-service environment

Author : Brian Paulen
Publisher : Apress
ISBN 13 : 1430219297
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pro SQL Server 2008 Analytics written by Brian Paulen and published by Apress. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pro SQL Server 2008 Analytics provides everything you need to know to develop sophisticated and visually appealing sales and marketing dashboards using SQL Server 2008 and to integrate those dashboards with SharePoint, PerformancePoint, and other key Microsoft technologies. The book begins by addressing the many misconceptions that surround the use of key performance indicators (KPIs) and giving a brief overview of the business intelligence (BI) and reporting tools that can be combined on the Microsoft platform to help you generate the results that you need. The focus of the book is to help you implement a successful business intelligence project of your own. The text discusses many of the required project planning components, provides overviews and examples associated with Microsoft's BI tools, and gives detailed examples of successful dashboard implementations.

Author : Michael Lisin
Publisher : Sams Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0768689163
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed written by Michael Lisin and published by Sams Publishing. This book was released on 2009-07-20 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed Michael Lisin Jim Joseph Amit Goyal The authoritative, example-rich guide to Microsoft’s powerful reporting platform With Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services you can quickly deliver relevant business intelligence data wherever it’s needed–across the entire enterprise, and through the entire reporting lifecycle. SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed gives you all the authoritative information you’ll need to make the most of Microsoft’s most powerful reporting platform as a database professional, manager, or user. In-depth coverage makes this book an ideal reference, and its extensive set of practical examples help you address virtually any challenge in deployment, configuration, administration, or report building. The authors have extensively expanded this edition with deeper reference information, many more practical examples, and insider perspective into Reporting Services 2008’s powerful new enhancements. You’ll discover how to take full advantage of Reporting Services’ significant architectural changes, its flexible new Tablix control, improved visualization through charts and gauges, deep SharePoint integration through SharePoint Integrated Mode, new output presentation formats, and much more. Understand how to Learn about the new features of Service Pack 1 (SP1) and the SQL Server 2008 R2 release Quickly take advantage of Microsoft’s newest SQL Server Reporting Services enhancements Use Reporting Services to identify trends and solve real business problems Master report authoring–from basic, wizard-driven techniques to the cutting edge Group, sort, and aggregate data, and define the right scope for your information Utilize advanced report formatting techniques Work effectively with multidimensional sources Manage report data sources and models Secure reports against attacks and intrusions Customize Reporting Services with embedded functions, custom assemblies, URL access, Web Services, and other extensions Thoroughly integrate SQL Server reporting into any SharePoint site Michael Lisin, lead author of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services, has years of field experience working with SQL Server Reporting Services at Microsoft and delivering solutions for Microsoft’s enterprise customers. Jim Joseph, co-author of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Unleashed, is an independent contractor with 10 years experience developing custom software solutions in a variety of industries. He has worked with SQL Server Reporting Services since the first beta release. Amit Goyal, lead program manager for Microsoft’s Reporting Services team, has extensive insider’s knowledge of SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. ON THE WEB: Download all examples and source code presented in this book from informit.com/sams Category: Microsoft Databases Covers: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services User Level: Intermediate—Advanced

Author : Michael Lee
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047056721X
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book SQL Server 2008 Administration Instant Reference written by Michael Lee and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-08-19 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect companion to any SQL Server 2008 book, providing fast, accurate answers on the spot for millions of IT professionals System and database administrators, IT consultants, and database application developers often need quick answers and practical solutions for SQL Server issues. This convenient guide offers you quick referencing for the product and database topics you need most. If you're an IT administrator looking for the essentials in the day-to-day tasks of administering SQL Server 2008, you'll appreciate this book's design for providing quick and easy look up of solutions and tables, lists, and step-by-step instructions for answers on the spot. SQL Server 2008 Instant Administration Reference is a guide that you want to keep within reach. SQL Server is Microsoft's bestselling database manager; the 2008 version offers enhanced security and high availability, encouraging users to upgrade Features thumb tabs, secondary and tertiary tables of contents, and special heading treatments to provide quick and easy lookup, as well as quick-reference tables and lists to provide answers on the spot Covers installing, configuring, managing, and maintaining SQL Server; optimizing server performance; and troubleshooting SQL Server 2008 Administration Instant Reference answers the questions you encounter most often in your daily work.

Author : Lynn Langit
Publisher : Microsoft Press
ISBN 13 : 0735638349
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Smart Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 written by Lynn Langit and published by Microsoft Press. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the end-to-end instruction you need to design, develop, and deploy more effective data integration, reporting, and analysis solutions using SQL Server 2008—whether you’re new to business intelligence (BI) programming or a seasoned pro. With real-world examples and insights from an expert team, you’ll master the concepts, tools, and techniques for building solutions that deliver intelligence—and business value—exactly where users want it. Discover how to: Manage the development life cycle and build a BI team Dig into SQL Server Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services Navigate the Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) Write queries that rank, sort, and drill down on sales data Develop extract, transform, and load (ETL) solutions Add a source code control system Help secure packages for deployment via encryption and credentials Use MDX and DMX Query Designers to build reports based on OLAP cubes and data mining models Create and implement custom objects using .NET code View reports in Microsoft Office Excel and Office SharePoint Serverook

Author : Jeremy Kashel
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1849680515
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services written by Jeremy Kashel and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manage and maintain your organization's master data effectively with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services.