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Enabling Self-Service Reporting in Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Enabling Self-Service Reporting in Microsoft SQL Server 2008. C. Ryan Clay, Thiago Silva & Bryan C. Smith. Today’s Objectives. Explore the topic of self-service in business intelligence Review Microsoft’s approach to self-service Demonstrate Microsoft self-service reporting technologies.

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Enabling Self-Service Reporting in Microsoft SQL Server 2008

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  1. Enabling Self-Service Reporting in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 C. Ryan Clay, Thiago Silva & Bryan C. Smith

  2. Today’s Objectives • Explore the topic of self-service in business intelligence • Review Microsoft’s approach to self-service • Demonstrate Microsoft self-service reporting technologies

  3. Supporting Materials

  4. Business Intelligence def. - the processes, tools, and technologies for turning data into information, and information into knowledge, and plans that lead to positive actions for the organization • Reporting • Exploratory Analysis • Performance Management • Predictive & Statistical Analysis

  5. Business Intelligence Demands Predictive & Statistical Analysis Performance Management Exploratory Analysis Reporting

  6. The Opportunity for Self-Service Business demand outpaces IT capacity High demand for less technically complex activities

  7. Realizing the Opportunity for Self-Service Complete IT Dependence Full Business Self-Service People Complete IT Dependence Full Business Self-Service Process Technology

  8. The People Component • Adoption should be actively encouraged • Users should be supported

  9. The Process Component • Transitions should be carefully planned • Expectations should be actively managed

  10. The Technical Component • Technologies need to be highly approachable • Tools should support varying degrees of sophistication • Tools should support publication and re-use

  11. Microsoft’s Self-Service BI Strategy

  12. Business Intelligence Demands Predictive & Statistical Analysis Office Data Mining Add-Ins Office Performance Point Server Performance Management Office Excel Exploratory Analysis SQL ServerReport Builder 2.0 Reporting Analysis Services

  13. Report Builder 2.0 • Office-like interface for high accessibility • Support for both casual and deeply technical users • Improvements to Reporting Servicestranslate into improved userexperience

  14. Analysis Services 2008 • Internal metadata ensures accurate front-end data assembly • Fine-grained security model built into the database • High performance data retrieval better ensures end-user satisfaction

  15. Demonstrations

  16. For More Information rclay@hitachiconsulting.com tsilva@hitachiconsulting.com bcsmith@hitachiconsulting.com

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