Building Integrated Business Intelligence Solutions with SQL Server 2008 R2 & Office 2010

Create integrated business intelligence solutions using the newest releases of the Microsoft BI stackBuilding Integrated Business Intelligence Solutions with SQL Server 2008 R2 & Office 2010explains how to use the entire Microsoft BI stack--SQL Server 2008 R2, SharePoint 2010, and Office 2010 components, including Excel/Gemini--to create integrated, practical, business intelligence solutions. An overview of SQL Server Analysis Services sets the stage for broad coverage of Excel as a front end for "self-service analysis," using SharePoint features for collaboration and workgroup BI, and leveraging Reporting Services for enterprise dashboards and reports. This practical guide focuses on building end-to-end BI solutions that solve real business data dilemmas.Building Integrated Business Intelligence Solutions with SQL Server 2008 R2 & Office 2010features: Authoritative content written by a senior technology specialist at Microsoft who has presented to thousands of users and developers on Microsoft's BI technologies A foreword by Thierry D'Hers, Business Intelligence Group Program Manager at Microsoft Real-world exercises that enable you to build practical solutions for your own business problems Detailed illustrations depicting sophisticated reporting results Tips on visually representing data, creating KPI's, and business metricsComplete coverage of Microsoft business intelligence solutions: What Is Business Intelligence?; Collaboration Meets Business Intelligence; Excel & Excel Services; Analysis Services & Cubes; Introducing PowerPivot; Getting Data In; Reporting Services; SharePoint; Charts & Graphs; Mapping; Data Mining; Scorecards & Dashboards; Master Data Services; Publishing and Administration

Philo Janus, BSEE, JD (Woodbridge, VA) is a senior technology specialist with Microsoft. He has presented before thousands of users and developers on various topics from InfoPath to SQL Server and business intelligence. Janus has also worked with large organizations on BI implementations. He was previously in the U.S. Navy.

Chapter 1 What Is Business Intelligence?
Chapter 2 Collaboration Meets Business Intelligence
Chapter 3 SQL Server Analysis Services
Chapter 4 Excel & Excel Services
Chapter 5 PowerPivot
Chapter 6 Getting Data In
Chapter 7 SQL Server Reporting Services
Chapter 8 SharePoint
Chapter 9 Scorecards & Dashboards
Chapter 10 Charts and Graphs
Chapter 11 Maps
Chapter 12 Data Mining
Chapter 13 Master Data Services
Chapter 14 Publishing and Administration
Appendix: Chart Types
Index