Every business has a reams of business data locked away in databases, business systems, and spreadsheets. While you may be able to build some reports by pulling a few of these repositories together, actually performing any kind of analysis on the data that runs your business can range from problematic to impossible. Pro SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services will show you how to pull that data together and present it for reporting and analysis in a way that makes the data accessible to business users, instead of needing to rely on the IT department every time someone needs a different report.
Accessible–With a single author’s voice, this book conducts a guided tour through the technology that makes it easy to dive into. Solution–oriented–While technically deep, the goal is to focus on practical application of the technologies instead of acting as a technical manual. ComprehensiveThis book covers every aspect of Analysis Services and ancillary technologies to enable you to make the most of SQL Server.What you’ll learn
Understand the importance of OLAP and Analysis Services technologies. Build cubes and dimensions that let you get business value out of large volumes of data. Learn the fundamentals of MDX–the query language for advanced analysis. Apply ancillary aspects of SSAS: KPIs, perspectives, and calculated members. Apply basic data mining concepts–identify answers to questions you weren’t even aware you should ask. Learn the various ways to consume Analysis Services data (Reporting Services, Excel, and ProClarity). Who is this book for? Pro SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services is aimed at developers who want to take advantage of SQL Server’s built-in business intelligence functionality to mine their data and produce reports that can drive business forward in right and profitable directions. The book is secondarily aimed at database administrators charged with supporting Analysis Services solutions.
* Written by the lead developers of Analysis Services at Microsoft, this book begins with an overview showing how Analysis Services and MDX can be used to build data warehouses and multidimensional databases * The authors then describe the development processes for building dimensions and cubes from various data sources * Demonstrating a variety …
Teach yourself the Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) query language one step at a time. With this practical, learn-by-doing tutorial, you ll build the core techniques for using MDX with Analysis Services to deliver high-performance business intelligence solutions. Discover how to: Construct and execute MDX queries Work with tuples, sets, and expre…
Your hands-on guide to learning Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, Microsofts customizable analysis solution for business data modeling and interpretation. Analysis Services is a powerful tool for business intelligence, so understanding the essentialshow to create a cube, as well as how to deploy, customize, and extend the basic calculationsis…
Jamie MacLennan, ZhaoHui Tang, and Bogdan Crivat, Wiley, 2009
Understand how to use the new features of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for data mining by using the tools in Data Mining with Microsoft SQL Server 2008, which will show you how to use the SQL Server Data Mining Toolset with Office 2007 to mine and analyze data. Explore each of the major data mining algorithms, including naive bayes, decision trees, ti…
Lynn Langit, Kevin S. Goff, Davide Mauri, Microsoft Press, 2009
Get the end-to-end instruction you need to design, develop, and deploy more effective data integration, reporting, and analysis solutions using SQL Server 2008 - whether you’re new to business intelligence (BI) programming or a seasoned pro. With real-world examples and insights from an expert team, you’ll master the concepts, tools, and techniques…
