This document provides an overview of business intelligence and analytics. It discusses how transaction data is processed through data warehousing to build multi-dimensional data that can be analyzed using BI tools. Dashboards can then visualize this data through various formats like charts, KPIs, scorecards, and maps. The document traces the evolution of BI from being developed only by experts to now enabling self-service for end users through tools like Excel Power BI, SharePoint Power BI, and SQL Server PowerPivot and Power BI.

1. Business
Intelligence
Primer
INFO@TRIADINFOTECH.COM

2. Business Intelligence
Drawing intelligence out of your business data
Analytics
Help Decision Making Process
OLTP Databases
Multi-dimensional data is required for you to do Analytics
The process of building Multi-dimensional data is called Data
Warehousing
When you have a Data Warehouse, then on top of it you use BI tools to
build Dashboards

3. Transaction Data to BI
OLTP DW BI

4. Dashboard
Management Dashboards
Role Based Dashboards

5. What can a Dashboard
Contain?
Charts
Drill Down Charts (Interactive Charts)
KPIs – Key Performance Indicator
◦ Goal or Target
◦ Value (Actuals)
Scorecards
◦ Set of KPis

6. What can a Dashboard
Contain? (Additional)
Ability to Slice and Dice
What if Analysis
Geo Spatial Data
Interactive Excel sheets being published
Interactive Visio Drawings being published

7. BI Before 2007/2008
Was possible to be developed only by DW / BI Developers / Analysts

8. BI Evolution
Ability for Power Users to create Dashboards, KPIs & Scorecards

9. BI – Now (2013 later)
Self-Service BI for end users

10. Microsoft BI (before 2013
version)
Excel
◦ Data Mining Add-Ons
◦ Pivot Table
◦ Pivot Chart
SharePoint
◦ Status List
◦ Performance Point Services
◦ Excel Services
◦ Visio Services
SQL Server
◦ SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
◦ SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
◦ Power Pivot for SQLServer

11. Microsoft BI – what is there
right now?
Excel (can be together called as Excel `Power BI)
◦ PowerPivot
◦ PowerView
◦ PowerQuery
◦ PowerMap
SharePoint
◦ Power BI
SQL Server
◦ PowerPivot
◦ Power BI