Download Business Intelligence Boot Camp

Business Intelligence Boot Camp
6447; 5 Days, Instructor-led
Course Description:
This accelerated learning environment helps you build your skills and techniques to design,
build, and deploy solutions that deliver more data to more people across your organization as
well as prepare you for the MCSE: Business Intelligence certification exams. This extendedhours boot camp, led by senior Global Knowledge instructors, includes targeted lectures using
Microsoft Learning recommended content and twelve-month access to over 20 hands-on remote
labs.
This boot camp includes all the certification exam vouchers required for certification, along with
one free retake voucher for each exam, if needed. It also includes access to our Microsoft Boot
Camp Exclusives, providing indispensable certification exam prep.
Although not required to attend this boot camp, it should be noted that in order to qualify for the
MCSE: Business Intelligence certification candidates must either hold or obtain an MCSA: SQL
Server 2012 certification as well.
This course incorporates content from Microsoft Official Courses (MOC):
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Implementing Data Models and Reports with Microsoft SQL Server (M20466C)
Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (M20467B)
You Will Cover the Objectives for these Exams:
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70-466: Implementing Data Models and Reports with Microsoft SQL Server
70-467: Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server
Course Summary:
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The technical skills required to implement data models and reports with Microsoft SQL
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The knowledge and skills to design business intelligence solutions with Microsoft SQL
Server
Key topics and concepts addressed in the exams 70-466: Implementing Data Models and
Reports with Microsoft SQL Server and 70-467: Designing Business Intelligence
Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server
Audience
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IT Professionals with at least three years of hands-on experience implementing and
administering database systems
Database Administrators, Systems Engineers, System Analysts and Technical
Consultants who have completed the MCSA: SQL Server 2012 certification or have
equivalent knowledge
IT Professions who want to prepare for the MCSE: Business Intelligence certification
Prerequisites
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MCSA: SQL Server 2012 certification or equivalent knowledge
Three years of hands-on experience working in a SQL Server environment
Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality
MCSA: SQL Server 2012 Boot Camp
Course Outline
1. Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data Modeling
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Elements of an Enterprise BI Solution
The Microsoft BI Platform
Planning an Enterprise BI Project
2. Creating Multidimensional Databases
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Multidimensional Analysis
Creating Data Sources and Data Source Views
Creating a Cube Cube
Security
3. Working with Cubes and Dimensions
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Configuring Dimensions
Attribute Hierarchies
Sorting and Grouping Attributes
4. Working with Measures and Measure Groups
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Measures
Measure Groups
5. Multidimensional Expressions (MDX)
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MDX Fundamentals
Adding Calculations to a Cube
Using MDX to Query a Cube
6. Enhancing a Cube
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Implementing Key Performance Indicators
Implementing Actions, Perspectives, and Translations
7. Implementing an Analysis Services Tabular Data Model
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Tabular Data Models
Creating a Tabular Data Model
Using an Analysis Services Tabular Data Model in the Enterprise
8. Data Analysis Expression (DAX)
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DAX Fundamentals
Using DAX to Create Calculated Columns and Measures in a Tabular Data Model
9. Implementing Reports with Reporting Services
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Reporting Services
Creating a Report with Report Designer
Grouping and Aggregating Data in a Report
Showing Data Graphically
Filtering Reports using Parameters
Publishing and Viewing a Report
10. Enhancing Reports with SQL Server Reporting Services
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Show Data Graphically
Filter Reports Using Parameters
Visualizing Data with Power View
11. Managing a Report Execution and Delivery
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Managing Security
Managing Report Execution
Subscriptions and Data Alert
Troubleshooting Reporting Services
12. Delivering BI with SharePoint PerformancePoint Services
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Introduction to SharePoint Server as a BI Platform
Introduction to PerformancePoint Services
PerformancePoint Data Sources and Time Intelligence
Reports, Scorecards, and Dashboards
13. Performing Predictive Analysis with Data Mining
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Data Mining
Create and Validate a Data Mining Model
Using the Data Mining Add-In for Excel
Using a Data Mining Model in a Report
Exam 70-467: Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server
1. Planning a BI Solution
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Elements of a BI Solution
Microsoft BI Platform
Planning a BI Project
2. Planning a SQL Server BI Infrastructure
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Considerations for a BI Infrastructure
Planning Data Warehouse Hardware
3. Designing a Data Warehouse
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Data Warehouse Design
Designing Dimension Tables and Fact Tables
Designing a Data Warehouse Physical Implementation
4. Designing an ETL Solution
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ETL Overview
Planning Data Extraction, Data Transformation, and Data Loading
5. Designing Analytical Data Models
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Analytical Data Models
Designing an Analytical Data Model
Designing Dimensions
Enhancing Data Models
6. Planning a BI Delivery Solution
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Considerations for Delivering BI
Common Reporting Scenarios
Choosing a Reporting Tool
7. Designing a Reporting Services Solution
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Planning a Reporting Services Solution
Designing Reports
Planning Reporting Consistency
8. Designing a Microsoft Excel-Based Reporting Solution
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Using Excel for Data Reporting and Analysis
PowerPivot and Power View for Excel
9. Planning a SharePoint Server BI Solution
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SharePoint Server as a BI Platform
Planning Security for a SharePoint Server BI Solution
Planning Reporting Services Configuration
Planning PowerPivot Configuration
Planning for PerformancePoint Services
10. Monitoring and Optimizing a BI Solution
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BI Monitoring Overview
Monitoring and Optimizing the Data Warehouse, Analysis Services, and Reporting Services
11. Operating a BI Solution
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BI Operations Overview
ETL Operations
Data Warehouse, Analysis Services, and Reporting Services Operations