This document provides an overview of SQL Server 2008 business intelligence capabilities including SSAS for data storage and querying, SSIS for ETL tools, and clients like Microsoft applications and more. It discusses new features in SQL Server 2008 for OLAP cubes, data mining, Excel integration, SSIS, and SSRS. Resources for learning more about data mining are also provided such as webcasts, blogs, and books by the presenter. The document concludes that SQL Server 2008 provides a mature, integrated BI suite for scalable, secure enterprise-level performance with improvements in usability, performance, scalability, and simplified configuration and management.

3. What is Business Intelligence?

4. Why use BI solutions?

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

6. SQL Server BI Stack

7. SSAS considerations

8. SSIS considerations

9. Client considerations

10. SQL Server 2008 BI Focus Areas

11. New in SSAS for OLAP Cubes

12. New in SSAS for Data Mining

13. New in Excel Integration

14. New in SSIS

15. New in SSRS & SharePoint

16. 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

17. 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)

18. 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)