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Contents

Contents at a Glance

About the Authors

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgments

CHAPTER 1: What Is Business Intelligence?

Just What Is Business Intelligence?

Defining BI Using Microsoft's Tools

What Microsoft Products Are Involved?

Understanding BI from an End User's Perspective

Building the First Sample—Using AdventureWorks

Deploying the Standard Edition Version of the Sample Cube

To deploy the Standard edition of the sample cube, follow these steps:

How to Connect to the Sample Cube Using Excel

Understanding BI Through the Sample

Understanding the Business Problems That BI Addresses

Reasons to Switch to Microsoft's ...

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