This document summarizes a presentation about leveraging Cortana, SharePoint, and Power BI to simplify getting and acting on analytical data. The presentation discusses how data is growing exponentially and becoming more accessible through tools like Cortana Intelligence and Power BI. It also covers how users now expect self-service analytics and collaborative BI. The presentation demonstrates how Cortana, SharePoint and Power BI can work together to analyze data, form collaborative plans, and take quick action on insights.

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T H E F U T U R E I S H E R E : L E V E R A G I N G C O R TA N A , S H A R E P O I N T, A N D
P O W E R B I T O S I M P L I F Y G E T T I N G A N D A C T I N G O N A N A LY T I C A L D ATA

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BING PREDICTS
One example of Microsoft’s investment in
data analytics capabilities are the “Bing
Predicts team”
Bing Predicts has achieved some
outstanding accuracy for some highly
complex and high profile environments
Cortana predicted that the Golden State
Warriors would win the NBA title in 2015
before the playoffs even started
Cortana also predicted 15 out of 16 World
Cup games in 2014!

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AGENDA
• The Data of Today
• The Users of Today
• Cortana Intelligence
• Collaborative BI
• Demo
• Questions?

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ORIX partnered with Credera to redesign its
website. The new design featured a
refreshed brand utilizing responsive design
to ensure a consistent experience across
multiple devices.
W E B S I T E R E D E S I G N
THE DATA OF
TODAY

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PURPLE AND DATA
Back in 1570 BC, purple dye could only
be extracted by a certain kind of Mollusk
near the ancient Phoenician city
It would take 10,000 snails to generate 1
gram of dye
Only the rich and powerful had access to
purple
In 1856, Englishman William Henry
Perkin accidentally created synthetic dye
making it widely available and
“democratizing” it while trying to cure
Malaria
The “Democratization of Data” is here!

7. SharePoint TechFest 2016
April 6, 2016
PURPLE AND DATA
Back in 1570 BC, purple dye could only
be extracted by a certain kind of Mollusk
near the ancient Phoenician city
It would take 10,000 snails to generate 1
gram of dye
Only the rich and powerful had access to
purple
In 1856, Englishman William Henry
Perkin accidentally created synthetic dye
making it widely available and
“democratizing” it while trying to cure
Malaria
The “Democratization of Data” is here!

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DATA IS GROWING
External sources are now generating most
of our content
More than 85 percent of the data available
to organizations is automatically
generated – from every device, sensor,
upload, tweet, purchase, shipment and
keystroke - Gartner
In 2012, we generated 2.8 zettabytes (2.8
trillion gigabytes) of data
IDC predicts we will generate 40
zettabytes by 2020!

9. COMPANIES THAT EMBRACE THE DATA CULTURE
OUTPERFORM THEIR COMPETITORS
Source: IDC, Capturing the 1.6 Trillion Data Dividend, May 2014
Diverse data sources
New analytics
Insights to more people
Speed

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ORIX partnered with Credera to redesign its
website. The new design featured a
refreshed brand utilizing responsive design
to ensure a consistent experience across
multiple devices.
W E B S I T E R E D E S I G N
THE USER OF
TODAY

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SELF SERVICE IS KING
According to Gartner, “By 2017, most
business users and analysts in
organizations will have access to self-
service tools to prepare data for analysis”
Forbes reported, “Visual data-discovery,
an important enabler of end user self-
service, will grow 2.5 x faster than the
rest of the market, becoming by 2018 a
requirement for all enterprises.”

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55% of teens use voice recognition
every day
41% of adults use voice recognition
every day
– Google via PR Newswire
HEY CORTANA?
By 2018, 30% of our interactions
with technology will be through
"conversations" with smart
machines. Product leaders at
technology and service providers
need to invest now to improve
currently limited voice interfaces.
Gartner, 2015 Market Trends

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ORIX partnered with Credera to redesign its
website. The new design featured a
refreshed brand utilizing responsive design
to ensure a consistent experience across
multiple devices.
W E B S I T E R E D E S I G N
CORTANA
INTELLIGENCE

14. CORTANA INTELLIGENCE SUITE
Transform data into intelligent action
DATA
Business
apps
Custom
apps
Sensors
and devices
INTELLIGENCE ACTION
People
Automated
Systems
Applications

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LIVE DASHBOARDS & REPORTS

16. Natural Language Query – ask questions
of your data in natural language with Q&A.
Cortana integration – with Power BI allows
Cortana to access your business data.
Quick Insights – discover patterns and
trends in your data automatically.
Custom Visualizations – gain new
perspective with custom visualizations that
bring data to life
Integrated into your apps – integrate
Power BI visualizations into your
applications.
NEW USER EXPERIENCES
“Hey Cortana,
show sales for
Lindsey Brennan”
POWER BI

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ORIX partnered with Credera to redesign its
website. The new design featured a
refreshed brand utilizing responsive design
to ensure a consistent experience across
multiple devices.
W E B S I T E R E D E S I G N
COLLABORATIVE
BI

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COLLABORATIVE BI
Collaborative business intelligence is
the merging of business intelligence
software with collaboration tools,
including social and Web
2.0 technologies, to support
improved data-driven decision
making.

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SHAREPOINT WORKSPACES AND POWER BI
INTEGRATIONS
Power BI Dashboard
capabilities
SharePoint Lists –
documents, tasks, events,
etc.

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Azure
Active
Directory
Apps

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SHARE WITH GROUPS
Groups enable teams to
collaborate around
analytics
New Power BI Dashboard
experience

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ORIX partnered with Credera to redesign its
website. The new design featured a
refreshed brand utilizing responsive design
to ensure a consistent experience across
multiple devices.
W E B S I T E R E D E S I G N
DEMO

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D E M O …
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Who is going to fight them?
What are we going to do?
Where are they invading?
Are we in danger?
How many invaders are
there?
How much damage have they
caused so far?
Has any progress been made
in fixing this?
We are being invaded!

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Who is going to fight them?
• Assess the situation
(Cortana via Power BI)
• Form a team to address it
(Cortana -> SharePoint)
• Delegate tasks
(Cortana -> SharePoint)
• View results
(Cortana + SharePoint via Power BI)
Justice League to the rescue!

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Solution Architecture
Azure

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DEMO

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Created a plan based on data
Enabled Team Collaboration
Took Action quickly
So how did we do it?

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ORIX partnered with Credera to redesign its
website. The new design featured a
refreshed brand utilizing responsive design
to ensure a consistent experience across
multiple devices.
W E B S I T E R E D E S I G N
CONCLUSION

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C O N C L U S I O N …
Embracing a new generation of collaborative BI and self service tools will enable your organization to make data driven
decisions and thrive in competitive markets where data continues to grow
Key Take Aways…
• The vastness and diversity of your data is an asset now
• In a few short years, self service data, voice, and collaborative BI will be
an enterprise requirement
• Office 365 Groups are the new kid on the block
• Companies that embrace the new data and collaboration era will
outperform their peers!

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A B O U T C R E D E R A …
Always doing what’s best for our clients; earning their trust and confidence every day
Management & Technology Consulting
Firm
• MS Gold Certified Partner
• Member of Microsoft’s SharePoint
Development Advisory Council (DAC)
• IW Competency (Microsoft’s Corporate
SharePoint Certification)
• Certified provider of SharePoint
Deployment Planning
• Established 1999
• Offices in Dallas, Houston, Denver
Microsoft Solutions Offerings
• Custom Application Development
• Enterprise Portal Design &
Implementation
• eCommerce
• SOA & Business Process Integration
• Customer Relationship Management
(CRM)
• Business Intelligence & Data
Warehouse
How We Serve Our Clients
• We provide expert, objective advice to
help solve complex business and
technology challenges
• Our clients hire us to own their toughest
challenges; they retain us because we
keep our promises
• Services: Management Consulting,
Technology Solutions, Mobile
Solutions, Business Intelligence

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THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!
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