Managing SQL Business Intelligence Operations (M10988)

COURSE OUTLINE:

Description

In this course, you will learn about business intelligence (BI) solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2016. You will learn about the Microsoft tools and key features of a self-service BI solution. Additionally, you will examine SQL Server BI in a SharePoint environment, which includes PowerPivot, analysis services, and reporting services (such as Power Query and Windows Azure HDInsight).ï¿½

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Audience

BI professionalsï¿½
Technically proficient business users?

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of data warehouse schema topology (including star and snowflake schemas)
Exposure to basic programming constructs (such as looping and branching)
An awareness of key business priorities such as revenue, profitability, and financial accounting is desirable
Familiarity with SharePoint Server and Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel)
Basic knowledge of data warehouse schema topology (including star and snowflake schemas)
Exposure to basic programming constructs (such as looping and branching)
An awareness of key business priorities such as revenue, profitability, and financial accounting is desirable
Familiarity with SharePoint Server and Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel)

Learning Objectives

Key features of a self-service BI solution
Key capabilities of SQL Server BI in a SharePoint environment
Common analysis services operational tasks
PowerPivot for SharePoint server
Power Query
Windows Azure HDInsight

1.ï¿½Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server BI Solution

Overview of Self-Service BI
Considerations of Self-Service BI
Microsoft Tools for Self-Service BI

2.ï¿½Configuring BI Components

Importance of Standardized Builds
Configuration Considerations for BI Technologies
BI Architectures
SharePoint BI Environments

3.ï¿½Managing Business Intelligence Security

Security Approach to BI Solutions
Security Components
Security Approach for BI Components
The Security Approach in Different BI Environments

4.ï¿½Deploying BI Solutions

Application Life Cycle Management for BI Solution
Stand-Alone Deployments
Team-Based Deployments

5.ï¿½Logging and Monitoring in BI Operations

The Need for Logging and Monitoring
Logging Options
Monitoring Options
Setting Up Alerts

6.ï¿½Troubleshooting BI Solutions

Troubleshoot Failed BI Solutions
Troubleshooting the Data Warehouse
Troubleshooting SQL Server Analysis Services
Troubleshooting SQL Server Reporting Services

7.ï¿½Performance Tuning BI Queries

The Need for Performance Tuning
BI Queries to Performance Tuning
Tools for Performance Tuning
Remediating Performance Issues

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