Maximize the Business Intelligence Tools in Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Manage, analyze, and distribute enterprise data with help from this expert resource. Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 covers the entire BI lifecycle and explains how to build robust data integration, reporting, and analysis solutions. Real-world examples illustrate all of the powerful BI capabilities of SQL Server 2008. This is your one-stop guide for transforming disparate data into actionable insight for users throughout your organization.

• Understand the goals and benefits of business intelligence
• Design and create relational data marts and OLAP cubes
• Manage Analysis Services databases using BI Development Studio
• Cleanse data and populate data marts with SQL Server Integration Services
• Take advantage of the flexibility of the Unified Dimensional Model
• Manipulate and analyze data using MDX scripts and queries
• Use data mining to identify data patterns, correlations, and clustering
• Develop and distribute interactive reports with SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
• Integrate business intelligence into enterprise applications using ADOMD.NET and the Report Viewer Control

Part I: Business Intelligence

Chapter 1. Equipping the Organization for Effective Decision Making

Chapter 2. Making the Most of What You've Got--Using Business Intelligence

Chapter 3. Seeking the Source--The Source of Business Intelligence

Chapter 4. One-Stop Shopping--The Unified Dimensional Model

Chapter 5. First Steps--Beginning the Development of Business Intelligence

Part II: Defining Business Intelligence Structures

Chapter 6. Building Foundations--Creating Data Marts

Chapter 7. Transformers--Integration Services Structure and Components

Chapter 8. Fill'er Up - Using Integration Services for Populating Data Marts

Part III: Analyzing Cube Content

Chapter 9. Cubism--Measures and Dimensions

Chapter 10. Bells and Whistles--Special Features of OLAP Cubes

Chapter 11. Writing a New Script--MDX Scripting

Chapter 12. Pulling It Out and Building It Up--MDX Queries

Part IV: Mining

Chapter 13. Panning for Gold--Introduction to Data Mining

Chapter 14. Building the Mine--Working with the Data Mining Model

Chapter 15. Spelunking--Exploration Using Data Mining

Part V: Delivering

Chapter 16. On Report--Delivering Business Intelligence with Reporting Systems

Chapter 17. Falling into Place--Managing Reporting Systems Reports

Chapter 18. Let's Get Together--Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts

Index