The document outlines Microsoft’s reporting vision integrating SQL Server 2012 with SharePoint 2010, focusing on a unified BI model for end-users. It introduces PowerPivot and Power View as key tools for creating, managing, and delivering reports, emphasizing flexibility, scalability, and ease of use. Additionally, it details installation steps and resources for setting up the necessary components for effective BI reporting.

1. SQL Server 2012 and
SharePoint 2010:
Reporting Nirvana
Randy Williams
Director of AvePoint Client Services

2. Randy Williams
Author Director of ACS

4. Microsoft’s Reporting Vision
One BI model for all end-user experiences
Client Tools
BI Semantic Model
Personal BI Team BI Organizational BI
PowerPivot for Excel PowerPivot for SharePoint Analysis Services
Data Sources

5. BI Semantic Model: How it Works
Third-party SharePoint
SSRS Excel PowerPivot
applications Insights
Multi- Tabular
dimensional
MDX DAX
Direct
ROLAP MOLAP xVelocity
Query
Databases LOB Applications Files OData Feeds Cloud Services

6. BISM: Key Benefits
Flexibility Richness Scalability

8. PowerPivot
 Design goal: Powerful, yet simple BI for end users
 Two ways to use it
 Supports large datasets (millions of rows) that are compressed
 Processing is done in memory based on the xVelocity (Vertipaq)
engine
 Datasets can be pulled from multiple sources
and linked together
 PowerPivot workbooks can be published to
SharePoint

9. What’s new with PowerPivot v2?
 KPI’s
 Diagram view for managing relationships
 Hierarchies
 More robust architecture
 Configuration Tool 
 Full support for BISM, including tabular models

10. Demo
PowerPivot

12. Power View
 Silverlight application launched from SPS 2010
 Simple, yet powerful visualization analysis and ad-hoc
reporting
 Designed for end users
 Works with two tabular model types
 Can be exported to PowerPoint

13. Power View – important concepts
 Part of Reporting Services in SQL 2012
 It’s presentation ready at all times
 Reports are designed for the screen
 It’s fun because it’s smart and simple
 Requires a basic understanding of Pivot Tables
 Does not replace Report Builder or SSDT (BIDS)
 Does not replace Performance Point or other high-end analysis
tools
 Remember, it’s Silverlight based (sorry, no iPad… yet)

14. Demo
Power View

16. SQL Server Reporting Services
 “Comprehensive, server-based solution that enables the
creation, management, and delivery of both traditional, paper-
oriented reports and interactive web-based reports.”
 Report can be exported to PDF, Excel, HTML, and other formats
 Can be integrated with SharePoint
 Reports are managed from web interface
(SharePoint or native)
 Multiple tools can be used to author reports
 Supports “push-style” subscriptions

17. What’s new with SSRS 2012
 Did I mention Power View?
 Integration with SharePoint is now done with a service app
 Ability to run native and SharePoint integration side-by-side
 Open XML-based rendering of Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx)
 Data alerts notify you when defined patterns are found
 Performance optimizations

18. Choosing a report authoring app
Report Designer Report Builder Power View

19. Demo
SSRS 2012

20. Design tools and approach
Personal BI Team BI Organizational BI

22. Basic install & config steps
Be sure you are running SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise with
SP1
1. On app server(s), install PowerPivot for SharePoint
2. On WFE servers, install SQL Server 2012 Add-in for SharePoint
3. Run PowerPivot Configuration Tool
4. On app server(s), install SSRS
5. Run SharePoint Configuration Wizard
6. Start SSRS service in Central Admin
7. Create SSRS service app in Central Admin
8. Create a PowerPivot site collection
9. Activate site-collection features

24. PowerPivot Configuration Tool

26. Resources
 Sqlcat.com
 Reporting Services on Technet - bit.ly/cFwURt
 Introducing SQL 2012 (free MS Press ebook) - bit.ly/AFoMfa
 Installation checklists - bit.ly/IXYgLV
 BI on Technet - bit.ly/Kjz2vo
 BI videos on Technet - bit.ly/KN57Zb
 Microsoft Virtual Academy - bit.ly/A3P488
 www.powerpivot-info.com
 www.microsoft.com/en-us/bi/powerpivot.aspx

27. Thank you
randy.williams@avepoint.com @tweetraw