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Join Ian Proffer in this insightful session on Digital Dashboards and Data Repository. Discover what a digital dashboard is, how to present data effectively, and which tools such as Crystal Reports, SQL Server Reporting Services, and Dundas Dashboard can help you build intuitive dashboards. We will discuss business intelligence, data mining, and showcase practical examples. Learn to leverage familiar platforms like Microsoft Access and SharePoint for data visualization, ensuring that your organization can make informed decisions and optimize data usage effectively.
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Digital Dashboards & Data Repository 2010 MUSE International Session 385 June 3, 10:00-11:00 Presenter: Ian Proffer
Today’s Agenda • What is a “digital dashboard?” • Presenting data from your DR • What tools can I use to build a dashboard? • Crystal Reports • SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 • Dundas Controls for SSRS • SSRS 2008 • Dundas Dashboard • Questions & discussion
Some Definitions… • Business Intelligence Skills, processes, technologies, applications and practices used to support decision making • Data Mining The process of discovering patterns within data, analyzing it from different perspectives and then summarizing it in a useful way. • Digital Dashboard An information system user interface that organizes and presents information in an easy to read format.
DR Data Presentation • Microsoft Access • Web browsers • Crystal Reports • SQL Server Reporting Services • Microsoft Sharepoint • Dundas Controls/Dashboard • Other Applications
Microsoft Access • A great starting point for storing and working with relational data • Easy to use, especially for non-IT users • Widely available and inexpensive • It’s a database, not a report presentation tool • Inefficient when working with SQL databases • No central report distribution or viewing function
Web Browsers • Installed…everywhere! • No training necessary • Completely customizable (the good) • Develop any type of application or report, using any tool you want • Completely customizable (the bad) • Building your own applications from the ground up requires substantial investment
Crystal Reports • The industry standard report writing application • Integrated with Visual Studio • Powerful and flexible, yet easy to use • Crystal Solutions Server for enterprise-wide delivery can get expensive
SQL Server Reporting Services • A single platform for authoring, presenting and delivering reports • Included with SQL Server starting with SQL 2000 • Low cost – leverages existing Windows Server features (SQL, IIS, Active Directory) • Integrated with Visual Studio • Fairly steep learning curve
Microsoft SharePoint • An web portal for collaboration, information and document sharing • Integrated with all things Microsoft: Office, Windows Server, Exchange • An alternative to using SSRS Report Manager • May not make sense if your organization doesn’t already rely on it
Dundas Data Visualization • Components for SSRS • Dundas Gauge, Chart, Map • Also available for .NET, Sharepoint • Dundas Dashboard • Complete platform for dashboard development, display and user consumption • Requires additional investment, infrastructure
Other Platforms & Applications • IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence • Oracle Hyperion • SAP BusinessObjects Crystal • ClickView • Smaller Vendors
What’s a “Sparkline?” • Edward Tufte coined this term to describe “intense, simple, word-sized graphics.” • From Beautiful Evidence, 2006 • www.edwardtufte.com
Napoleon's March to Moscow: The War of 1812 Graphic by Charles Joseph Minard
Thank You and See You Next Year! • Other Acmeware Sessions • 805 DR Reporting Made Easy with SQL Server BI Tools – Tuesday 1:00pm (Jamie McDonald) • 385 Digital Dashboards and Data Repository - Thursday 10:00am (Ian Proffer) • 382 Report Development in a MEDITECH 6.0+ Environment – Thursday 1:30pm (Glen D’Abate) • 384 Security Audits using DR and SQL Tools– Friday 9:30am (Jamie McDonald) • 383 SQL Server Upgrade Issues and Version Questions for DR – Friday 3:30pm (Ian Proffer)