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SharePoint 2010 For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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SharePoint 2010 For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Vanessa L. Williams
July 2012
Beginner
504 pages
10h 54m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 28

Business Intelligence in SharePoint

In This Chapter

arrow Exploring business intelligence options in SharePoint 2010

arrow Using the Business Intelligence Center site template

arrow Introducing PerformancePoint Services

Decisions, decisions, decisions. Think about your life and how you make decisions, whether taking a trip, buying a house, or deciding where to eat dinner. Chances are you research and look at multiple pieces of information before making the decision. You need to look at the price, the past experience, and the extras (for every vacation I take, boarding my dogs costs as much as airline tickets!) before you can make the best decision. The good thing is that as an individual it’s a bit easier to get your arms around the necessary parts and pieces. In a business, especially a large business, this can be much harder.

If you’re an information worker, chances are you have more data than you know what to do with. Being able to make sense of it all is where the concepts of business intelligence (BI) and performance management come in. Much of the content you have in your SharePoint sites is technically business intelligence, but often this information may be stored and arranged ...

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