Book description
Business intelligence projects do not need to cost multi-millions of dollars or take months or even years to complete! Using rapid application development (RAD) techniques along with Microsoft SQL Server 2012, this book guides database administrators, SQL programmers, and report specialists in creating practical, cost-effective business intelligence solutions for their companies and departments.
Pro SQL Server 2012 BI Solutions provides practical examples of cost-effective business intelligence projects. Readers will be guided through several complete projects that build a foundation for real-world solutions. Even with limited experience using Microsoft's SQL Server, Integration Server, Analysis Server, and Reporting Server, you can leverage your existing knowledge of SQL programming and database design to provide users with the business intelligence reports they need.
Provides recipes for multiple business intelligence scenarios
Progresses from simple to advanced projects using several examples
Shows Microsoft SQL Server technology used to complete real-world business intelligence projects
What you'll learn
How to plan and implement cost-effective business intelligence projects
How to create practical data warehouse databases
How to extract, transform, and load data with Integration Services
How to develop OLAP cubes and dimensions on Analysis Server
How to create Reporting Server reports using both SQL and MDX
How to apply performance-tuning techniques to get the most from your solutions
Who this book is for
Pro SQL Server 2012 BI Solutions is aimed at database administrators, SQL programmers, and report developers who create business intelligence solutions for midsized businesses and departments.
Table of contents
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- About the Authors
- About the Technical Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Business Intelligence Solutions
- Chapter 2: A Big-Picture Overview
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Chapter 3: Planning Solutions
- Outline the Steps in the Process
- Interviewing
- “Hey, Wait! I'm a Developer, Not a Manager”
- Documenting the Requirements
- Locating Data
- Defining the Roles
- Defining the Team
- Determining the Schedule
- The IT, Security and Licensing Requirements
- Estimating the Cost
- Documenting the Solution Plan
- Implementation
- Moving On
- What's Next?
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Chapter 4: Designing a Data Warehouse
- What Is a Data Warehouse?
- What Is a Data Mart?
- Competing Definitions
- Starting with an OLTP Design
- A Typical OLTP Database Design
- A Typical Data Warehouse Database Design
- Stars and Snowflakes
- Dimensional Patterns
- Conformed Dimensions
- Adding Surrogate Keys
- Slowly Changing Dimensions
- Moving On
- What's Next?
- Chapter 5: Creating a Data Warehouse
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Chapter 6: ETL Processing with SQL
- Performing the ETL Programming
- Deciding on Full or Incremental Loading
- Isolating the Data to Be Extracted
- Identifying the Transformation Logic
- Programming Your Transformation Logic
- The SQL Query Designer
- Updating Your BI Documentation
- Building an ETL Script
- Working in the Abstract
- Moving On
- What's Next?
- Chapter 7: Beginning the ETL Process with SSIS
- Chapter 8: Concluding the ETL Process with SSIS
- Chapter 9: Beginning the SSAS Project
- Chapter 10: Configuring Dimensions with SSAS
- Chapter 11: Creating and Configuring SSAS Cubes
- Chapter 12: Additional Cube and Dimension Configurations
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Chapter 13: Creating Reports with SQL Queries
- Identifying the Data
- Joining Table Data
- Ordering Results
- Formatting Results Using SQL Functions
- Filtering Results
- Adding Dynamic Filters with Parameters
- Adding Aggregations
- Using Subqueries
- Creating KPI Queries
- Adding Abstraction Layers
- Using Your Code in Reporting Applications
- Moving On
- What's Next?
- Chapter 14: Reporting with MDX Queries
- Chapter 15: Reporting with Microsoft Excel
- Chapter 16: Creating Reports with SSRS
- Chapter 17: Configuring Reports with SSRS
- Chapter 18: Testing and Tuning BI Solutions
- Chapter 19: Approve, Release, and Prepare
- Index
Product information
- Title: Pro SQL Server 2012 BI Solutions
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2012
- Publisher(s): Apress
- ISBN: 9781430234883
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