20467 - Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2014 (5 Days)
About this course
This five-day instructor-led course teaches students how to design and implement a BI infrastructure. The course discusses design, installation. The course discusses design, installation, and maintenance of a BI platform.
This course maps to skills and knowledge measured by Microsoft Exam 70-467, and in conjunction with on-the-job experience, can help prepare you for the exam.
Audience profile
This course is intended for BI professionals such as BIArchitectsor database professionals who need to design BI solutions. BI Architects are responsible for the overall design of the BI infrastructure, including how it relates to other data systems in use. In addition, their responsibilities include Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) cubedesign and integration with Microsoft SharePoint or line-of-business applications.
At course completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Plan the components of a BI solution.
- Plan a BI infrastructure.
- Design a data warehouse.
- Design an ETL solution.
- Plan analytical data models.
- Plan a BI delivery solution.
- Design a Reporting Services solution.
- Design an Excel reporting solution.
- Plan a SharePoint Server BI solution.
- Monitor and optimize a BI solution.
- Plan for BI operations.
Course Outline Module 1: Planning a BI Solution This module discusses how to plan the components of a BI solution. Lessons
Lab : Planning a BI Solution After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 2: Planning SQL Server Business Intelligence Infrastructure This module explains how toplan an appropriate BI infrastructure for a given set of BI services. Lessons
Lab : Planning a BI Infrastructure After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 3: Designing a Data Warehouse This module explains how to design a data warehouse for a given set of user requirements. Lessons
Lab : Designing a Data Warehouse Logical SchemaLab : Designing a Data Warehouse Physical Implementation After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 4: Designing an ETL Solution This module explains how to design an ETL solution for a data warehouse. Lessons
Lab : Designing an ETL Solution After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 5: Designing Analytical Data Models This module explains how to design analytical data models for specific BI scenarios. Lessons
Lab : Comparing Analytical Data ModelsLab : Designing Dimensions and HierarchiesLab : Enhancing Analytical Data Models After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 6: Planning a BI Delivery Solution This module explains how to choose an appropriate delivery solution for a given scenario. Lessons
Lab : Planning a BI Delivery Solution After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 7: Designing a Reporting Services Solution This module explains how to design a Reporting Services solution. Lessons
Lab : Designing a Reporting Services Solution After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 8: Designing a Microsoft Excel-Based Reporting Solution This module explains how to design a reporting solution that uses Excel. Lessons
Lab : Designing an Excel Reporting Solution After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 9: Planning a SharePoint Server BI Solution This module explains how to design a SharePoint BI solution. Lessons
Lab : Implementing a SharePoint Server BI SolutionLab : Implementing a PerformancePoint Services After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 10: Monitoring and Optimizing a BI Solution This module explains how to monitor and optimize a BI solution. Lessons
Lab : Monitoring and Optimizing a BI Solution After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 11: Operating a BI Solution This module explains how to plan management and maintenance operations for a BI solution. Lessons
Lab : Operating a BI Solution After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Prerequisites:
Before attending this course, students must have:
- A basic understanding of dimensional modeling (star schema) for data warehouses.
- The ability to create Integration Services packages that include control flows and data flows.
- The ability to create a basic multidimensional cube with Analysis Services.
- The ability to create a basic tabular model with PowerPivot and Analysis Services.
- The ability to create Reporting Services reports with Report Designer.
- The ability to implement authentication and permissions in the SQL Server database engine, Analysis Services, and Reporting Services.
- Familiarity with SharePoint Server and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
Students who attend this training can meet the prerequisites by attending the following courses, or obtaining equivalent knowledge and skills:
- 10777A: Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
- 10778A: Implementing Data Models and Reports with Microsoft SQL Server 2012