Course Description
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This SQL Server 2014 training course prepares you for a database and business intelligence (BI) and teaches you how to plan and design a BI solution based on Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and other Microsoft BI technologies.
This training is designed based on the objectives of the course variant 20467D.
Prerequisites for this training
- A basic understanding of dimensional modelling (star schema) for data warehouses
- Basic server hardware knowledge
- 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
Who should attend this course?
This course is not designed for new to SQL Server 2014 BI technologies; it is targeted at BI professionals with experience in implementing solutions with SQL Server database engine, SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, and SQL Server Reporting Services.
What you will learn
- Plan a BI solution.
- Plan SQL Server BI infrastructure.
- Design a data warehouse.
- Design an extract, transform and load (ETL) solution.
- Design analytical data models.
- Plan a BI delivery solution.
- Design a Reporting Services solution.
- Design a Microsoft Excel-based reporting solution.
- Plan a SharePoint Server BI solution.
- Monitor and optimize a BI solution.
- Operate a BI solution.
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- Official Training Course Student Handbook
- Pre and Post assessments/evaluations
- Collaboration with classmates (not available for a self-paced course)
- Real-world knowledge activities and scenarios
- Exam scheduling support*
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- Practice Tests
- Knowledge acquisition and exam-oriented
- Interactive online course.
- Support from an approved expert
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This module enables students to plan the components of a BI Solution.
Elements of a BI Solution
Planning a BI Project
The Microsoft BI Platform
Lab: Planning BI Solutions
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the components of a BI Solution.
Identify the components of a BI Solution.
Plan a BI Project.
This module describes how to use plan appropriate BI Infrastructure given a set of BI Parameters.
Considerations of BI Infrastructure
Planning Data Warehouse Hardware
Lab: Planning BI Infrastructure
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the components of a BI Infrastructure and where you would use them.
Plan for the hardware requirements of a data warehouse implementation.
This module describes how to design a data warehouse given a set of user requirements.
Data Warehouse Design Overview
Designing Dimension Tables
Design FACT tables
Lab: Designing a Data Warehouse Logical Schema
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Design a data warehouse.
Design dimension tables.
Design Fact tables.
Design a logical schema for a data warehouse.
This lesson describes how to design an extract, transform and load (ETL) solution.
ETL Overview
Planning for Data Extraction
Planning for Data Transformations
Planning for Data Loading
Lab: Designing an ETL Solution
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the components of an ETL solution.
Design an ETL solution.
This module describes how to design analytical data models for specific BI scenarios.
Introduction to Analytical data Models
Designing Analytical Data Models
Lab: Designing Analytical Data Model
Lab: Designing Dimensions and Hierarchies
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the features of an analytical data model.
Design an analytical data model.
This module describes how to choose an appropriate delivery solution for a given scenario.
Considerations for BI delivery
Common Reporting Scenarios
Choosing a Reporting Tool
Lab: Planning a BI Delivery Solution
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the components of a BI delivery solution.
Describe some common reporting scenarios.
Choose an appropriate delivery solution for a given scenario.
This module describes how to design a reporting services solution.
Planning a Reporting Solution
Designing Reports
Planning Report Consistency
Lab: Designing a Reporting Services Solution
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Plan for a reporting Services solution.
Design reports for a reporting services solutions.
Plan for consistency of reporting
In this module students will learn how to design a reporting solution using Excel.
Using Excel for Data Reporting and Analysis
PowerPivot in Excel
Power View in Excel
Lab: Designing and Excel Reporting Solution
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe key features of excel reporting solutions.
Use PowerPivot in Excel to create reports.
Use Power View in excel to create reports.
This module introduces the use of SharePoint Server as a BI solution.
Introduction to SharePoint Server as a BI Platform
Planning Security for a SharePoint Server BI Solution
Planning Reporting Services Configuration
Planning PowerPivot Configuration
Planning for PerformancePoint Services
Lab: Implementing a SharePoint Server BI Solution
Lab: Implementing PerformancePoint Services
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the components of a SharePoint Server BI solution.
Plan security for a SharePoint Server BI solution.
Plan reporting solutions for a SharePoint Server BI solution.
Describe the components of a PerformancePoint Solution.
Implement PerformancePoint services.
At the conclusion of this module you will be able to optimize and monitor a BI solution.
Overview of BI Monitoring
Monitoring and Optimizing the Data Warehouse
Monitoring and Analyzing Analysis Services
Monitoring and Optimizing Reporting Services
Lab: Monitoring and Optimizing a BI Solution
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the options for monitoring and optimizing a BI solution.
Be able to monitor and optimize a BI solution.
At the conclusion of this module you will be able to plan management and maintenance operations of a BI solution.
Overview of BI Operations
ETL Operations
Data Warehouse Operations
Analysis Services Operations
Reporting Services Operations
Lab: Operating a BI Solution
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the components to be managed in a BI Solution.
Be able to manage the components of a BI solution.
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