SPSLA 2013 Self-Service Business Intelligence shows you how to use something you know, like Excel to build SQL AS Models, SQL RS RDLX Reports and more

1. ivan@dimension-si.com

2. Outline & Agenda

3. Ivan Sanders
Ivan Sanders is a SharePoint MVP/MCT Author and independent consultant with
more than 15 years of broad-based hands-on experience with the design and
development of mission-critical applications that include Business Intelligence
Dashboards in the enterprise and deployment of Microsoft products, while
delivering nothing but Microsoft SharePoint solutions since 2004.
Ivan is active in the SharePoint Community through the MSDN and TechNet
forums, Teched and PDC Birds of a Feather, SharePoint Saturday, SharePoint
Conferences, SharePoint ShopTalk, INETA, GITCA, and Local Southern California
User Groups.
twitter http://twitter.com/iasanders
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/iasanders,
Blog http://msmvps.com/blogs/ivansanders
MVP Profile https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Ivan.Sanders
Codeplex: http://SharePointDemoBuilds.Codeplex.com
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Business-Intelligence-Microsoft-SharePoint-
2013/dp/0735675430

5. Component SharePoint 2010 Minimum
Requirement
SharePoint “2013” Minimum
Requirement
Processor 64-bit, four cores 64-bit, four cores
RAM 4 GB for developer or evaluation use
8 GB for production use in a single
server or multiple server farm
4 GB for developer or evaluation use
8 GB for production use in a single server
or in a multiple server farm
Hard disk 80 GB for system drive
Maintain twice as much free space as
you have RAM for production
environments.
80 GB for system drive
Maintain twice as much free space as you
have RAM for production environments.

6. Component SharePoint 2010 Minimum
Requirement
SharePoint “2013” Minimum
Requirement
Processor 64-bit, 4 cores for small deployments
64-bit, 8 cores for medium deployments
64-bit, 4 cores for small deployments
64-bit, 8 cores for medium deployments
RAM 8 GB for small deployments
16 GB for medium deployments
8 GB for small deployments
16 GB for medium deployments
Hard disk 80 GB for system drive
Hard disk space is dependent on the
size of your SharePoint content
80 GB for system drive
Hard disk space is dependent on the size
of your SharePoint content

7. Feature Multidimensional Tabular
RAM Some (16/32 GB) A lot (64/128)
RAM Speed Important Crucial
Number of cores 4/8/16 4/8/16
Core speed Less Important Crucial
Disk speed Very Important NA
SSD Disk Usage Strongly recommended NA
Network speed Important Important
Concurrency Pretty good Not enough experience…

13. Visio Web
Access
Custom Data
Providers
Visio JSOM
Mash-Up API
Web Part
Connections
Visio Proxy
Visio Graphics Service
VDW/b/m
SharePoint Content DatabaseExternal Data Sources
Web Front
End
Application
Server
Backend SQL
OLEDB/ODB
C
XLSX SP Lists
SQL
Azure
External
Lists

14. Tabular
Multi-
dimensional
Data Model
External Data
Sources
Presentation
BI Semantic
Model
ROLA
P
Excel 2013
SharePoint Insights
Power View
Business logic and queries
Data access
MDX DAX
MOLA
P
xVelocit
y
Direct
Query
OData FeedsDatabases Hadoop
SQL Azure
&
Cloud
…and more

15. Web Parts
Web Services
Rendering
Custom Editors
Web Services
Authoring
SharePoint Data Store
Monitoring Services
Application Proxy
Data Source Extensibility
PPS App Settings
SharePoint Repository
PerformancePoint
Services WCF Interface
External Data
Sources
Client
Web
Front
End
Application
Server
Backend
HTTP/HTML AJAX/JSON SOAP/XML
SharePoint Data Store

17. http://autospinstaller.codeplex.com

18. Demo + Code
http://bit.ly/kOqLnv

20. Operational Databases
Data Consolidation
& Transformation
(ETL)
Relational Data
Warehouse
OLAP Cubes
OR
Tabular Data
Reports, Charts,
Dashboards & Scorecards

21. Business Needs

22. Gather Analytical
Requirements
Design
Dimensional
Model
Design Data
Transformations
Create OLAP
Dimensions &
Cubes
Design Reports &
Analytics
Design
Presentation Portal
SQL File
Data
Flow
SQL Server
Relational
Integration
Services
Analysis
Services
Reporting
Services
SharePoint
Services

23. PerformancePoint
SSAS
Grids Graphs
Exploration
Value Based
GaugesScorecards
Sparklines
Diagrams
SSRS

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http://www.andrewconnell.com/blog
http://www.harbar.net
http://www.heathersolomon.com/blog
http://www.toddklindt.com/default.aspx
http://www.toddbaginski.com/blog
http://bit.ly/edlSm5
http://weblogs.asp.net/jan
http://www.u2u.info/Blogs/Patrick/default.aspx
http://www.wictorwilen.se
http://blog.tedpattison.net/default.aspx
http://www.fastrup.net
http://keutmann.blogspot.com
http://blog.krichie.com
http://blogs.technet.com/b/wbaer
http://blah.winsmarts.com
http://weblogs.asp.net/bsimser
http://msmvps.com/blogs/ivansanders
http://blog.falchionconsulting.com
http://shannonbray.wordpress.com

29. Codeplex – with Source Code
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http://startermasterpages.codeplex.com
http://spm.codeplex.com
http://autospinstaller.codeplex.com
http://spsf.codeplex.com
http://slk.codeplex.com
http://smarttools.codeplex.com
http://spviewpermission.codeplex.com
http://bidshelper.codeplex.com
http://almspecialisttoolkit.codeplex.com
http://spsf.codeplex.com

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