SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence for Architects Lynn Langit Microsoft Developer Evangelist SoCal http://blogs.msdn.com/SoCalDevGal

Lynn Langit Microsoft Developer Evangelist SoCal

http://blogs.msdn.com/SoCalDevGal

Session Objectives and Agenda Introduction to SQL Server 2008 for BI Architecture SSAS – data storage, query SSIS – ETL tools Clients – Microsoft and more Future Directions in BI

Introduction to SQL Server 2008 for BI Architecture

SSAS – data storage, query

SSIS – ETL tools

Clients – Microsoft and more

Future Directions in BI

What is Business Intelligence?

Why use BI solutions?

SQL Server 2008 BI OLAP SSAS ETL / SSIS (SQL Server) Source Data Client / SSRS MOSS / PPS

SQL Server BI Stack

SSAS considerations

SSIS considerations

Client considerations

SQL Server 2008 BI Focus Areas

New in SSAS for OLAP Cubes

New in SSAS for Data Mining

New in Excel Integration

New in SSIS

New in SSRS & SharePoint

DM Resources Technical Communities, Webcasts, Blogs, Chats & User Groups http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) & TechNet http://microsoft.com/msdn http://microsoft.com/technet Trial Software and Virtual Labs http://www.microsoft.com/technet/downloads/trials/default.mspx Microsoft Learning and Certification http://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.mspx SQL Server Data Mining http://www.sqlserverdatamining.com http://www.microsoft.com/bi/bicapabilities/data-mining.aspx

Learning more - DM Webcasts Fri, 02 Nov 2007 MSDN Webcast: Build Smart Web Applications with SQL Server Data Mining (Level 200) Thu, 08 Nov 2007 MSDN Webcast: Building Adaptive Applications with SQL Server Data Mining (Level 300) Mon, 19 Nov 2007 MSDN Webcast: Extending and Customizing SQL Server Data Mining (Level 300) Fri, 30 Nov 2007 MSDN Webcast: Creating Visualizations for SQL Server Data Mining (Level 300) Thu, 01 Nov 2007 TechNet Webcast: Deliver Actionable Insight Throughout Your Organization with Data Mining (Part 1 of 3): Your First Project with SQL Server Data Mining (Level 200) Thu, 15 Nov 2007 TechNet Webcast: Deliver Actionable Insight Throughout Your Organization with Data Mining (Part 2 of 3): Understand SQL Server Data Mining Add-ins for the 2007 Office System (Level 200) Thu, 29 Nov 2007 TechNet Webcast: Deliver Actionable Insight Throughout Your Organization with Data Mining (Part 3 of 3): Use Predictive Intelligence to Create Smarter KPIs (Level 200)

BI Resources from Lynn Langit 1. “Foundations of SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence” (published by APress in April 2007) 2. http://blogs.msdn.com/SoCalDevGal 3. “Smart Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008” (MSPress Fall 2008)

Summary Mature BI from SQL Server 2008 Complete & integrated suite – data storage, ETL and clients Scalable, Securable, Enterprise-level performance Improvements in SQL Server 2008 BI Usability – particularly around ease of design for SSAS Performance & Scalability – SSIS pipeline, SSRS report renderer SSAS scale out Simplified configuration and management SSAS wizards SSRS removal of IIS dependency

Mature BI from SQL Server 2008

Complete & integrated suite – data storage, ETL and clients

Scalable, Securable, Enterprise-level performance

Improvements in SQL Server 2008 BI

Usability – particularly around ease of design for SSAS

Performance & Scalability –

SSIS pipeline,

SSRS report renderer

SSAS scale out

Simplified configuration and management

SSAS wizards

SSRS removal of IIS dependency