Microsoft Business Intelligence For Dummies by Ken Withee

Microsoft Business Intelligence For Dummies



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Microsoft Business Intelligence For Dummies Ken Withee
Language: English
Page: 436
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0470526939, 9780470526934
Publisher: For Dummies

Learn to create an effective business strategy using Microsoft's BI stack

Microsoft Business Intelligence tools are among the most widely used applications for gathering, providing access to, and analyzing data to enable the enterprise to make sound business decisions. The tools include SharePoint Server, the Office Suite, PerformancePoint Server, and SQL Server, among others.

With so much jargon and so many technologies involved, Microsoft Business Intelligence For Dummies provides a much-needed step-by-step explanation of what's involved and how to use this powerful package to improve your business. Microsoft Business Intelligence encompasses a broad collection of tools designed to help business owners and managers direct the enterprise effectively This guide provides an overview of SharePoint, PerformancePoint, the SQL Server suite, Microsoft Office, and the BI development technologies Explains how the various technologies work together to solve functional problems Translates the buzzwords and shows you how to create your business strategy Examines related technologies including data warehousing, data marts, Online Analytical Processing (OLAP), data mining, reporting, dashboards, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Simplifies this complex package to get you up and running quickly

Microsoft Business Intelligence For Dummies demystifies these essential tools for enterprise managers, business analysts, and others who need to get up to speed.

From the Back Cover

The book that beats the buzzwords! At last, understand BI and what it can do for your business

Buzzwords, begone! This book looks beyond the jargon at real business problems and common-sense solutions. Data is the lifeblood of your business. Microsoft BI tools help you collect that data; sort, store, and analyze it; find it when you need it; and use it to make decisions. You'll understand terms like "OLAP cube" and "data mart" — at last!

It's all about the right tools — learn which BI technologies can solve specific issues for your business

Realistic expectations — get a clear understanding of what you expect to achieve with BI

Meet the parts — see how the SQL Server technologies, presentation technologies, and development/customization technologies work together

The right edge — support decision-making by using BI to get the right data to the right person at the right time

Storing this stuff — understand how data warehouses and data marts make it easier to manage and retrieve data

The tool on your desktop — discover how to use Excel® for data analysis and data mining

Making it work — create a logical plan for BI implementation, know what you need and what you don't, and get stakeholders on board

Open the book and find:

BI tools that are already hiding in your software

How to manage the data life cycle

Tips for evaluating and choosing technologies

What you can do with Dashboards and Scorecards

Nearly a dozen data mining algorithms

Ways to display and analyze data

Advice on testing and rolling out your BI strategy

Keys to making BI successful

Learn to:

Apply the latest Microsoft technologies and use them together

Create an effective strategy to solve business problems

Work with the SQL Server product suite

Use the new SharePoint Business Intelligence tools

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