business intelligence in sharepoint
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Many of our SharePoint clients are asking this question, "How do I develop an executive dashboard to surface meaningful business data?" View C/D/H’s slide deck and let us show you, with: • An overview of Microsoft BI Platform • Excel Services • Business Connectivity Services • Performance Point Services • SQL Reporting Services with SharePoint Integration • PowerPivot for SharePoint And for more information on this or other SharePoint topics, visit our blog at www.cdhtalkstech.com.TRANSCRIPT
SharePoint Virtual Series: Business Intelligence in SharePoint
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Agenda
• Microsoft Business Intelligence• Excel Services• Performance Point• SQL Server Reporting Services• Power Pivot• Power View
Microsoft BI Stack
• SQL Server 2012• Office 2010• SharePoint Server
2010
Microsoft Business Intelligence
Microsoft Business Intelligence
“Microsoft may only offer around 80% of advanced BI functionality as compared with other leading vendors, but what it lacks in features it more than makes up for in cost/benefits ratios.” - Forrester Wave Self Service BI Platforms 2012
Excel Services - Overview
• Share, secure, manage workbooks on the web
• Web services, web parts, web access, calculation services
• Calculate on the server, run in the browser• Version control, check-in/check-out, etc.
Excel Services - Example
Excel Services - Example
Excel Services - Usage
• Spreadsheets• Reports• Charts• Dashboards• Connect to external data• Share and control on SharePoint
Excel Services - Requirements
• SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Edition• Excel Services Service Application• Secure Store Service Application
Performance Point - Overview
• Create dashboards and scorecards and publish to SharePoint
• Dashboard designer• Decomposition tree, web parts, KPIs
Performance Point - Example
Performance Point -Requirements
• SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Edition• Performance Point Service Application• Excel Services Service Application• Secure Store Service Application
SQL Server Reporting Services – Overview
• Report writer for the web• SharePoint integrated mode
– Reports managed in SharePoint report libraries
– Storage and organization within SharePoint using libraries, folders, views, etc.
– Security– Report builder built-in
SQL Server Reporting Services -Usage
• Need traditional report builder - static (not interactive)
• Need reports formatted to print, export, etc.
SQL Server Reporting Services -Requirements
• SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature• SharePoint add-in for Reporting Services• SQL 2012 – SSRS Service application
Power Pivot - Overview
• Load very large data sets into Excel using in-memory technology
• Quickly model and process very large data sets
• Create pivot table and filter, slice and dice, drill down/up, etc….and fast!
Power Pivot - Usage
• Built for Excel power-user, meant for quick “trial and error” reporting
• Example: Connect to data warehouse, link with other data sources, mash it up into a pivot table, explore
Power Pivot - Examples
Power Pivot - Gallery
Power Pivot - Requirements
• SQL Server Enterprise Edition• Excel Add-in for Power Pivot• SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Edition
Power View - Overview
• Thin web client (Silverlight) runs in the browser
• Extension of Power Pivot• Creates interactive "slides" or "views"• Design tool to add visualizations to the
view/report• Visualizations: Slicers, navigation controls,
charts, cards and tiles
Power View - Example
Power View - Demo
• More interactive, dynamic, ad hoc
Demo: https://businessintelligencedemoportal.com/sites/contosoenergy/SitePages/pvrsample.aspx
Power View - Requirements
• Enterprise or BI Editions of SQL 2012• Reporting services in SharePoint
integrated mode• SharePoint 2010 Enterprise• Silverlight, IE8+
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