M50491: Microsoft End-to-End Business Solutions using SQL Server 2008 R2 with SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010

5 Day Course
Hands On
Official Microsoft Curriculum
Code M50491

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Modules

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The Business Intelligence Stack (14 topics)

  • SQL 2008R2 Business Intelligence Platform
  • SQL Analysis Services
  • SQL Reporting Services
  • Performance Management Tools
  • SharePoint 2010
  • Multidimensional Space
  • MDX
  • Data Mining
  • Understanding the Terminology
  • Lab: The Business Intelligence Stack
  • Explore Business Intelligence Development Studio
  • Connect into a SQL Server Analysis Services Cube
  • Use SQL Server Management Studio
  • Explore SharePoint 2010

Unified Data Model (7 topics)

  • UDM Defined
  • User Experience: Relational vs. UDM
  • Advantages
  • Trouble in River City
  • Lab: Unified Data Model
  • Creating a Data Mart using Business Intelligence Development Studio.
  • Enabling Table Compression

SQL Server Integration Services (18 topics)

  • Major Components
  • New or Changed Features
  • Script Task
  • Samples
  • SSIS and ETL
  • Transformers
  • Best Practices 1
  • Best Practices 2
  • Lab: Lab SSIS Projects
  • Create A SSIS Project
  • Add a Data Source
  • Create A Data Flow
  • Create Another Data Flow
  • Load Data via a SQL Statement
  • Populating the Fact Table
  • Loading Manufacturing Facts
  • Handling Errors
  • Inventory Fact Flow

SQL Server Analysis Services (18 topics)

  • Key Concepts
  • Schemas
  • Measures
  • Dimensions
  • Cube Processing
  • Partitions
  • Proactive Caching
  • Aggregations
  • Lab: Lab SSAS Key Concepts
  • Define an OLAP Cube
  • Working with Measures and Measure Groups
  • Time and Hierarchies
  • Relating Dimensions
  • Build Deploy and Browse the Cube
  • Multiple Partitions
  • Set Storage
  • Design Aggregations
  • Default Members

SQL Server Reporting Services (9 topics)

  • Integration with SharePoint
  • Report Builder 3.0
  • Tablix
  • Charts
  • Lab: Lab SQL Server Reporting Services
  • Managing Reports with SharePoint 2010
  • Creating Subscriptions
  • Viewing Reports via SharePoint 2010
  • Report Builder 3.0

MDX (Optional) (14 topics)

  • What is MDX?
  • MDX Query Editor
  • Select Statement
  • Key Concepts
  • Sets
  • Functions
  • Time Intelligence
  • Lab: MDX (Optional Module)
  • Understand the Cell
  • Write a Tuple
  • MDX Sets
  • Write a SELECT statement
  • Write a Function
  • Implement Time

PerformancePoint Services 2010 (24 topics)

  • Integration with SharePoint Server 2010
  • Common Service Application Framework
  • New PerformancePoint Features
  • Storage Security
  • Time Intelligence and Dynamic Filters
  • Linking of Web Parts
  • KPI Details Report
  • Retired Features
  • Scorecards in PPS
  • KPI Collections
  • Dashboard Design Guidelines
  • Lab: PerformancePoint Services 2010
  • Use SharePoint to create a site collection
  • Configure Central Administration for PerformancePoint Services
  • Create and Explore a PerformancePoint Business Intelligence Center
  • Create a Basic Dashboard
  • Deploy the Dashboard
  • Explore the Dashboard in PPS
  • Dashboard Designer Internals
  • Dashboard Designer Interface
  • First Class Objects
  • Main Window
  • Properties
  • Dashboard Designer Features

Excel and Visio Services 2010 (9 topics)

  • Integration with SharePoint Server 2010
  • Storage Security
  • Single version of the truth
  • Excel Web Services
  • New capabilities
  • Lab: Excel Services 2010
  • Deploy a Excel spread sheet for a single version of the truth
  • Utilize excel Web Services
  • Create a Strategy map with Visio Services

Excel PowerPivot (5 topics)

  • Integration with SharePoint Server 2010
  • Understanding
  • Modeling
  • Lab: PowerPivot 2010
  • Explore Excel PowerPivot

Data Mining (7 topics)

  • Key Terms in Data Mining
  • Types of Data Mining Algorithms
  • The Algorithms
  • Excel and The BI Extensions
  • Visio 2007
  • Lab: Lab Excel 2010 and Data Mining BI
  • Utilize the Excel Data Mining Tools

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students should have an understanding of the benefits of business intelligence.

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