CONTENUTI

Module 1: Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data Modeling

Introduction to Business Intelligence

The Microsoft business intelligence platform

 

Lab : Exploring a Data Warehouse

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe the concept of business intelligence

Describe the Microsoft business intelligence platform

 

Module 2: Creating Multidimensional Databases

Introduction to multidimensional analysis

Creating data sources and data source views

Creating a cube

Overview of cube security

 

Lab : Creating a multidimensional database

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Use multidimensional analysis

Create data sources and data source views

Create a cube

Describe cube security

 

Module 3: Working with Cubes and Dimensions

Configuring dimensions

Define attribute hierarchies

Sorting and grouping attributes

 

Lab : Working with Cubes and Dimensions

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Configure dimensions

Define attribute hierarchies.

Sort and group attributes

 

Module 4: Working with Measures and Measure Groups

Working with measures

Working with measure groups

 

Lab : Configuring Measures and Measure Groups

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Work with measures

Work with measure groups

 

Module 5: Introduction to MDX

MDX fundamentals

Adding calculations to a cube

Using MDX to query a cube

 

Lab : Using MDX

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe the fundamentals of MDX

Add calculations to a cube

Query a cube using MDX

 

Module 6: Customizing Cube Functionality

Implementing key performance indicators

Implementing actions

Implementing perspectives

Implementing translations

 

Lab : Customizing a Cube

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Implement key performance indicators

Implement actions

Implement perspectives

Implement translations

 

Module 7: Implementing a Tabular Data Model by Using Analysis Services

Introduction to tabular data models

Creating a tabular data model

Using an analysis services tabular model in an enterprise BI solution

 

Lab : Working with an Analysis services tabular data model

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe tabular data models

Create a tabular data model

Be able to use an analysis services tabular data model in an enterprise BI solution

 

Module 8: Introduction to Data Analysis Expression (DAX)

DAX fundamentals

Using DAX to create calculated columns and measures in a tabular data model

 

Lab : Creating Calculated Columns and Measures by using DAX

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe the fundamentals of DAX

Use DAX to create calculated columns and measures in a tabular data model

 

Module 9: Performing Predictive Analysis with Data Mining

Overview of data mining

Using the data mining add-in for Excel

Creating a custom data mining solution

Validating a data mining model

Connecting to and consuming a data mining model

 

Lab : Perform Predictive Analysis with Data Mining

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe data mining

Use the data mining add-in for Excel

Create a custom data mining solution

Validate a data mining solution

Connect to and consume a data mining solution