skills, processes, technologies, applications and practices used to support decision making Decision support system
We are going to be focusing on the Gather and Present portions of this cycle Analyze-remember to discuss targets
SSIS can gather data from disparate sources
Development Support Extending calculation and data-import capabilities via UDF REST API JSOM or ECMAScript (JScript or JavaScript object model)
In-memory data store for Analysis Services Multiple data sources including databases, worksheets, reports, and data feeds. Can be published and refreshed within SharePoint
Excel Services is an SP2010 Service Application Real-time, interactive reporting to include parameterized what-if analysis Distribution of all or part of a workbook for analysis
PerformancePoint is a Service Application in SharePoint 2010 Authored in Dashboard Designer Data can come from Analysis Services, SQL Databases, SharePoint Lists, and Excel Services ProClarity is still undetermined
New Feature: Decomposition Tree – New Report Type, enables you to quickly and visually break down higher-level data values from multi-dimensional data sets, helps you understand the driving forces behind those values
Part of SQL Server Authored through BIDS or Report Builder Suitable when report requirements are well established and customers are not always familiar with the underlying data set.
Local mode report viewing in AJAX enabled Report Viewer
SharePoint 2010 becomes the center of everything BI