Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005: Utilize Microsoft's Data Warehousing, Mining & Reporting Tools to Provide Critical In Paperback - 2006 - 1st Edition
by Brian Larson
Data warehouse administrators, Business Intelligence (BI) solution developers, and BI analysts will find out how to get the most out of Microsoft's powerful BI tools which are included free in SQL Server 2005. This practical, start-to-finish guide explains how to develop a comprehensive, secure, integrated, and highly available BI solution, and how to set up the database, mine and analyze data, and deliver the results.
Reader reviews for Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005: Utilize Microsoft's Data Warehousing, Mining & Reporting Tools to Provide Critical In
Write a review for this book
Important Terms and Guidelines
- Please focus on the book’s content and context. Also, add any personal comments as to how you enjoyed the book. Substantiate your likes and dislikes. You may make comparisons to other books.
- Reviews must be at least 140 characters in length.
- Please do not reveal critical plot elements.
- This is not a help line. Contact customer support if you need help.
Your review must not include:
- Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other insulting language not suitable for public domain
- Advertisements, “spam” content, or references to other products, offers or websites.
- Email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses or other contact information.
- Overly critical comments about other reviews or reviewers
- Time-sensitive material (i.e. promotional tours, seminars, lectures, etc.)
- Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information
From the publisher
From the rear cover
Transform disparate enterprise data into actionable business intelligence
Put timely, mission-critical information in the hands of employees across your organization using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and the comprehensive information in this unique resource. Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 shows you, step-by-step, how to author, customize, and distribute information that will give your company the competitive edge. It's all right here -- from data mining, warehousing, and scripting techniques to MDX queries, KPI analysis, and the all-new Unified Dimensional Model. Real-world examples, start-to-finish exercises, and downloadable code throughout illustrate all of the integration, analysis, and reporting capabilities of SQL Server 2005.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR DATABASE PROFESSIONALS
- Understand the goals and benefits of business intelligence
- Manage Analysis Services databases using BI Development Studio
- Improve performance and decrease latency using proactive caching
- Create interactive reports using SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
- Enable ad hoc reporting using Report Models and Report Builder
- Integrate with applications using ADOMD.NET and the Report Viewer Control
- Design and create relational data marts and OLAP cubes
- Perform powerful data analysis using MDX queries and scripts
- Perform complex operations with Integration Services
- Uncover behavior patterns and proclivities using data mining
Details
- Title Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005: Utilize Microsoft's Data Warehousing, Mining & Reporting Tools to Provide Critical In
- Author Brian Larson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 776
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Companies
- Publication date 2006-02-13
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780072260908 / 0072260904
- Weight 2.8 lbs (1.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.96 x 7.74 x 1.61 in (22.76 x 19.66 x 4.09 cm)
- Category Computers - Languages / Programming
- Library of Congress subjects Business intelligence, Client/server computing
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2006275141
- Dewey Decimal Code 658.403
