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Microsoft SQL Server - Business Intelligence Whitepaper
1. Business Intelligence
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 expands on the value delivered in SQL
Server® 2008 with new technologies and capabilities specifically designed to
make actionable intelligence accessible to all employees in the enterprise—
leading to better, faster, more relevant decisions. You can empower your users to
gain deeper insight into any aspect of their business and to share their findings
effortlessly and securely. You can also significantly improve IT and developer
efficiencies.
Learn more at http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/R2-SSBI.aspx.
TOP NEW FEATURES authoring and publishing tools, Use workbooks as data sources
enabling them to import data from for reports. Access shared
Take a look at how key innovations any location, and providing the workbook applications like a cube
in SQL Server 2008 R2 enable you ability to deliver rich visualizations. by taking advantage of a new
to empower your users, facilitate version of Analysis Services for
sharing and collaboration, and Intuitive Authoring and
SharePoint 2010.
increase IT and developer Publishing
efficiencies: Work with the most effective tools Import Data from any Location
PowerPivot for Excel 2010. from Microsoft to drive excellence in Unlock your data from any location
Delivers unmatched computational managed, self-service BI. and integrate reports that expose
power directly within Microsoft data feeds for analysis.
Process massive amounts of
Excel. Users can quickly transform data in seconds. Capitalize on Combine data from multiple
huge quantities of data into column-based compression and the sources. Create meaningful
meaningful information using in-memory BI engine available with information from a multitude of
familiar Excel software, and share PowerPivot for Excel 2010, and sources, including relational
their workbooks using SharePoint. take advantage of Data Analysis databases, multidimensional
Report Builder 3.0. Accelerates Expressions (DAX) to perform sources, cloud services, data feeds,
report creation, collaboration, and powerful manipulations, aggregate Excel files, text files, and data from
consistency by enabling users to over billions of rows, and define the Web.
create and share reusable report calculated columns and measures.
Integrate reports into analysis.
elements in a Shared Component Use business reports that expose
Library. Shared components make ATOM feeds as data sources for
it quick and easy to assemble analysis. Report-based ATOM
comprehensive business reports in feeds provide an easy way to make
a professional-looking format. complex enterprise systems
Master Data Services. Provides accessible to users.
the foundation to create, edit, and Deliver Rich Visualizations
update master data including
members and hierarchies, and to Make the most of reusable
drive direct stewardship to ensure Enjoy interactive slicing and components and rich visualization
data quality by enforcing business dicing in Excel. Use familiar capabilities to deliver meaningful,
rules, integrity, and security. PivotTable® views, charts, and effective reporting solutions.
slicers for interactive analysis. Sort,
Use “Grab and Go” reporting.
filter, and scroll through millions of
Reuse common report elements
rows with the same performance as
published in the Shared Component
a few thousand rows.
Library and synchronize updates
Share data models and analysis with these components to make
via SharePoint. Work seamlessly building up-to-date reports quick
via Web browser without having to and easy.
EMPOWER YOUR USERS download all the data to each
Enjoy rich visualization of
workstation, and automatically
Give your users the power to gain geospatial data. “Mash up”
refresh shared applications to
deeper insight into any business business information with
ensure most recent data.
aspect by supplying the best geographic representations for
SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence