BI in SQL Server 2008 for Architects

SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence for Architects

Lynn Langit Microsoft Developer Evangelist SoCal

http://blogs.msdn.com/SoCalDevGal

What is Business Intelligence?

Why use BI solutions?

SQL Server 2008 BI

OLAPSSAS

ETL / SSIS (SQL Server)

Source Data

Client / SSRSMOSS / PPS

SQL Server BI Stack

SSAS considerations

SSIS considerations

Client considerations

SQL Server 2008 BI Focus Areas

New in SSAS for OLAP Cubes

New in SSAS for Data Mining

New in Excel Integration

New in SSIS

New in SSRS & SharePoint

DM Resources

Technical Communities, Webcasts, Blogs, Chats & User Groupshttp://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx

Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) & TechNet http://microsoft.com/msdn http://microsoft.com/technet

Trial Software and Virtual Labshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/downloads/trials/default.mspx

Microsoft Learning and Certificationhttp://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.mspx

SQL Server Data Mininghttp://www.sqlserverdatamining.comhttp://www.microsoft.com/bi/bicapabilities/data-mining.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx

http://microsoft.com/msdn

http://microsoft.com/technet

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/downloads/trials/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.mspx

http://www.sqlserverdatamining.com/

http://www.microsoft.com/bi/bicapabilities/data-mining.aspx

Learning more - DM Webcasts

Fri, 02 Nov 2007MSDN Webcast: Build Smart Web Applications with SQL Server Data Mining (Level 200)Thu, 08 Nov 2007MSDN Webcast: Building Adaptive Applications with SQL Server Data Mining (Level 300)Mon, 19 Nov 2007MSDN Webcast: Extending and Customizing SQL Server Data Mining (Level 300)Fri, 30 Nov 2007MSDN Webcast: Creating Visualizations for SQL Server Data Mining (Level 300)Thu, 01 Nov 2007TechNet Webcast: Deliver Actionable Insight Throughout Your Organization with Data Mining (Part 1 of 3): Your First Project with SQL Server Data Mining (Level 200)Thu, 15 Nov 2007TechNet Webcast: Deliver Actionable Insight Throughout Your Organization with Data Mining (Part 2 of 3): Understand SQL Server Data Mining Add-ins for the 2007 Office System (Level 200)Thu, 29 Nov 2007TechNet Webcast: Deliver Actionable Insight Throughout Your Organization with Data Mining (Part 3 of 3): Use Predictive Intelligence to Create Smarter KPIs (Level 200)

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BI Resources from Lynn Langit

1. “Foundations of SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence”(published by APress in April 2007)

2.2. http://blogs.msdn.com/SoCalDevGalhttp://blogs.msdn.com/SoCalDevGal

3.3. “Smart Business Intelligence “Smart Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008” 2008” (MSPress Fall 2008)(MSPress Fall 2008)

Summary Mature BI from SQL Server 2008

Complete & integrated suite – data storage, ETL and clients

Scalable, Securable, Enterprise-level performance Improvements in SQL Server 2008 BI

Usability – particularly around ease of design for SSAS Performance & Scalability –

SSIS pipeline, SSRS report renderer SSAS scale out

Simplified configuration and management SSAS wizards SSRS removal of IIS dependency