In this presentation Aaron will cover how to collect data from multiple sources using SQL Server 2012 Integration Services (SSIS). Then he will use SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) to report detail on that data. After that he will use SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) to create a KPI. Finally he’ll present that KPI on a dashboard via a web page. The goal of this presentation is to show how seamless the Microsoft Business Intelligence products are. If you’ve only used a few of these products, you’ll appreciate seeing them together all at once. Code will be provided.

1. A Complete BI
Solution
in about an Hour
Aaron Stanley King
@trendoid

2. What is Business Intelligence?
“Business Intelligence is a set of methodologies, processes,
architectures, and technologies that transform raw data into
meaningful and useful information used to enable more
effective strategic, tactical, and operational insights and
decision-making.“
-Boris Evelson, Topic Overview: Business Intelligence

3. What do we need for a complete
Business Intelligence solution?
• Data storage
• Extract Transform Load (ETL)
• Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
• Development support for predictive analytics
• Reporting
• Development support for integration
• Ad-hoc querying support

4. Agenda
• Some talk about SQL Server SQL Server (SSSS **)
• Collect data using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• Analyze the data using SQL Server Analysis Services
(SSAS)
• Report on the analysis using SQL Server Reporting
Services (SSRS)
• Display that information in a custom website
 Merrill Aldrich #realProductNames

5. Before we code, installation ;-(
• One installation for all services
• Development and management tools included
• One server install
• Low minimum hardware requirements
 Minimum: 1.4 GHz processor
 Minimum: 1 GB RAM
 Minimum: 5 GB Hard drive space free
 *** subject to change and your exact environment

12. Multidimensional and Data
Mining Mode or Tabular Mode
• You can’t install both on one instance
• You will need to install two instances of SSAS
 That means run the setup twice
• Example: servernamemulti and servernametabular
• My environment has a multi-dimensional default instance
servername and a tabular instance called
servernametabular

13. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh231722(v=SQL.110).aspx

14. Demo

15. Dimensions vs. Facts
• Dimension Tables
 Provide context
 Primary keys
 Smaller than fact tables
• Fact Tables
 Used for measurements
 Numeric or integers
 Foreign keys
 Larger than dimension tables

16. Data Warehouse Design
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa902672(v=SQL.80).aspx#sql_dwdesign_topic3

17. Data Warehouse Design

18. Demo

19. Links and Resources
• Downloads
 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Evaluation
 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29066
 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 Report Builder
 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35576
 SQL Server Data Tools – Business Intelligence for Visual Studio
2012
 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36843
 SQL Server 2012 Feature Pack
 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29065
• Tutorials and Videos
 Analysis Services Tutorials
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh231701.aspx

20. Special Thanks
• Microsoft Fargo
 http://www.microsoft.com/ebc/fargo.mspx
• Confio
 http://www.confio.com
• PASS
 http://www.sqlpass.org
• Minnesota SQL Server User Group
 http://minnesota.sqlpass.org
• Nimble Storage
 http://www.nimblestorage.com
• Tegile
 http://www.tegile.com

21. Questions and Answers
• Aaron Stanley King
 http://www.aaronstanleyking.com
 @trendoid on Twitter