Pro SQL Server 2008 Analytics provides everything you need to
know to develop sophisticated and visually appealing sales and
marketing dashboards using SQL Server 2008 and to integrate those
dashboards with SharePoint, PerformancePoint, and other key
Microsoft technologies.
The book begins by addressing the many misconceptions that
surround the use of key performance indicators (KPIs) and giving a
brief overview of the business intelligence (BI) and reporting
tools that can be combined on the Microsoft platform to help you
generate the results that you need.
The focus of the book is to help you implement a successful
business intelligence project of your own. The text discusses many
of the required project planning components, provides overviews and
examples associated with Microsoft's BI tools, and gives detailed
examples of successful dashboard implementations. What you'll learn
The key functional and technical components of a successful
report/dashboard implementation What Microsoft tools are provided
both within and without SQL Server 2008 to help you achieve an
integrated solution How to determine whether your performance
indicators are correct for your business and how to roll them out
to your organization in an effective way Who this book is for
This book is for entrepreneurs, technologists, and developers
who want to bring clear-cut, reliable reporting into their
organization. No prior experience of building analytics and
reporting dashboards is required, but basic familiarity with SQL
Server 2008 is assumed. Table of Contents An Overview of Analytics
Seven Keys to Successful Reporting Projects Key Performance
Indicators Microsoft Platform Components for Dashboards Core
Components of SQL Server 2008 SQL Server Analysis Services
Performance Management Implementation and Maintenance of the
Integrated System Case Studies
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