MOC 20467B: Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2012

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1 MOC 20467B: Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Course Overview This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to design business intelligence solutions with Microsoft SQL Server The course includes planning a BI solution, planning a SQL Server business intelligence infrastructure, designing a data warehouse, designing an ETL solution, designing analytical data models, planning a BI delivery solution, designing a reporting services solution, designing a Microsoft Excel-based reporting solution, planning a SharePoint Server BI solution, monitoring and optimizing a BI solution, and operating a BI solution. Course Introduction Course Introduction 4m Module 01 - Planning a BI Solution Lesson 1: Elements of a BI Solution Overview of a BI Solution Business Data Sources The Data Warehouse Extract, Transform, and Load Processes Analytical Data Models Reporting and Analysis Lesson 2: The Microsoft BI Platform Windows Server SQL Server SharePoint Server Office Applications Upgrading to SQL Server 2012 SQL Server Appliances Lesson 3: Planning a BI Project BI Project Overview Project Infrastructure Project Personnel Business Stakeholders Project Scope Module 01 Review 1h 16m Module 02 - Planning SQL Server Business Intelligence Infrastructure Lesson 1: Considerations for BI Infrastructure Infrastructure Planning in a BI Project System Sizing Considerations BI Workloads Typical Server Topologies for a BI Solution Scaling Out a BI Solution 49m

2 Planning for High Availability Lesson 2: Planning Data Warehouse Hardware SQL Server Fast Track Reference Architectures Core-Balanced System Architecture Demo - Calculating Maximum Consumption Rate Determining Processor and Memory Requirements Determining Storage Requirements Considerations for Storage Hardware Module 02 Review Module 03 - Designing a Data Warehouse Lesson 1: Data Warehouse Design Overview Data Warehouse Design in a BI Project The Dimensional Model The Data Warehouse Design Process Dimensional Modeling Documenting Dimensional Models Lesson 2: Designing Dimension Tables Considerations for Dimension Keys Dimension Attributes and Hierarchies Unknown and None Designing Slowly Changing Dimensions Time Dimension Tables Self-Referencing Dimension Tables Junk Dimensions Lesson 3: Designing Fact Tables Fact Table Columns Types of Measure Types of Fact Table Demo - Data Warehouse Design Lesson 4: Designing a Data Warehouse Physical Implementation Data Warehouses I/O Activity Consideration for Database Files Table Partitioning Demo - Partitioning a Fact Table Considerations for Indexes Demo - Creating Indexes Data Compression Demo - Implementing Data Compression Using Views to Abstract Base Tables Module 03 Review 2h 20m Module 04 - Designing an ETL Solution Lesson 1: ETL Overview ETL in a BI Project Common ETL Data Flow Architectures Documenting High-Level Data Flows Creating Source To Target Mappings Demo - Utilizing Integration Services Lesson 2: Planning Data Extraction 1h 33m

3 Profiling Source Systems Demo - Data Profiling Identifying New and Modified Rows Planning Extraction Windows Lesson 3: Planning Data Transformation Where to Perform Transformations Transact-SQL vs. Data Flow Transformations Handling Invalid Rows and Errors Logging Audit Information Lesson 4: Planning Data Loads Minimizing Logging Loading Indexed Tables Loading Partitioned Fact Tables Demo - Loading a Partitioned Fact Table Module 04 Review Module 05 - Designing Analytical Data Models Lesson 1: Introduction to Analytical Data Models Analytical Model Design in a BI Project BI Semantic Model Architecture An Overview of Analytical Data Models Data Model Capabilities Considerations for Choosing an Analytical Data Model Lesson 2: Designing an Analytical Data Model Creating an Initial Data Model Data Sources for Analytical Models Considerations and Guidelines for Data Sources Considerations for Attributes Demo - Creating a Multidimensional Data Model Demo - Creating a Tabular Data Model Lesson 3: Designing Dimensions Considerations for Balanced Hierarchies Role-Playing Dimensions Parent-Child Hierarchies Lesson 4: Enhancing Data Models Custom Calculations Key Performance Indicators Perspectives Considerations for Measures Storage Module 05 Review 2h 13m Module 06 - Planning a BI Delivery Solution Lesson 1: Considerations for Delivering BI Reporting and Analysis Design in Context Data Sources for BI Reporting Tools SharePoint Server as a BI Delivery Platform Lesson 2: Common Reporting Scenarios Formal Reports Data Exploration and Analysis 42m

4 Analytical Data Mashups Scorecards Dashboards Lesson 3: Choosing a Reporting Tool SQL Server Reporting Services Microsoft Excel PerformancePoint Services Guidelines for Reporting Tool Choice Module 06 Review Module 07 - Designing a Reporting Services Solution Lesson 1: Planning a Reporting Services Solution Reporting Services in a BI project Identifying Report Requirements Reporting Services Modes Planning Report Delivery Planning Security Planning Report Navigation Lesson 2: Designing Reports Designing Data Sets Considerations for Printed Reports Considerations for Interactive Reports Considerations for Graphical Reports Considerations for Report Rendering Considerations for Data Model Sources Lesson 3: Planning Report Consistency Report Templates Data Sources and Datasets Linked Reports Self-Service Reporting Consistency Demo - Utilizing Reporting Services in Your BI Solution Module 07 Review 1h 31m Module 08 - Designing a Microsoft Excel-Based Reporting Solution Lesson 1: Using Excel for Data Analysis and Reporting Microsoft Excel in a BI Project Data Sources for Excel Viewing Data in Excel Interactive Data Analysis in Excel Lesson 2: PowerPivot for Excel Deploying PowerPivot for Excel PowerPivot Workbooks vs. Tabular Analysis Services Databases Planning Considerations for PowerPivot Lesson 3: Power View for Excel Deploying Power View for Excel Using Power View in Excel Considerations for Power View in Excel Demo - Utilizing Excel as a Presentation Layer for BI Module 08 Review 1h 9m

5 Module 09 - Planning a SharePoint Server BI Solution Lesson 1: Introduction to SharePoint Server as a BI Platform SharePoint Server Design in a BI Project What Is SharePoint Server? SharePoint Farm Topology Options Required SharePoint Services for BI Sites and Subsites for BI Lesson 2: Planning Security for a SharePoint Server BI Solution SharePoint Authentication Modes Configuring SharePoint Server Authentication Introduction to Kerberos Planning Kerberos Configuration Demo - Configuring Kerberos Lesson 3: Planning Reporting Services Configuration SharePoint Integrated Mode Requirements Configuring Reporting Services Planning Document Libraries for Reports Lesson 4: Planning PowerPivot Configuration Planning PowerPivot for SharePoint Deployment Planning and Managing Data Refresh BISM Connections Monitoring PowerPivot Lesson 5: Planning for PerformancePoint Services What is PerformancePoint Services? Planning for PerformancePoint Services Dashboard Designer PerformancePoint Data Sources KPIs, Reports, Scorecards, and Dashboards Module 09 Review Module 10 - Monitoring and Optimizing a BI Solution Lesson 1: Overview of BI Monitoring Introduction to Monitoring and Optimization What to Monitor Creating a Performance Baseline Lesson 2: Monitoring and Optimizing the Data Warehouse Considerations for Data Warehouse Performance Monitoring Tools for the Data Warehouse Using Resource Governor to Balance Resource Utilization Troubleshooting Data Warehouse Performance Lesson 3: Monitoring and Optimizing Analysis Services Considerations for Analysis Services Performance Monitoring Tools for Analysis Services Monitoring Analysis Services Troubleshooting Analysis Server Queries Lesson 4: Monitoring and Optimizing Reporting Services Considerations for Reporting Services Performance Monitoring Tools for Reporting Services Using Caching and Snapshots to Optimize Performance Demo - Monitoring Your Business Intelligence Plan Module 10 Review 1h 26m 1h 19m

6 Module 11 - Operating a BI Solution Lesson 1: Overview of BI Operations Planning for BI Operations Automating Operational Tasks Considerations for Scheduling Operational Tasks Lesson 2: ETL Operations Deploying and Configuring Packages Environments and Variables Considerations for Package Execution Package Execution Reports Backing Up the SSIS Catalog Lesson 3: Data Warehouse Operations Managing Indexes Maintaining Statistics Managing Partitions in the Data Warehouse Backing Up the Data Warehouse Demo - Using a Partial Backup Strategy Lesson 4: Analysis Services Operations Managing Partitions in a Data Model Processing Data Models Backing Up an Analysis Services Database Lesson 5: Reporting Services Operations Managing Scheduled Tasks Managing Encryption Keys Backing Up Reporting Services Databases Demo - Automating Operational Tasks for Your BI Solution Module 11 Review Course Closure 1h 38m Total Duration: 16h 1m