<b>A unique book-and-video package for learning Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services</b> <p>If you need a practical, hands-on introduction to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services (SSIS), this book and video package from foremost SSIS authority Brian Knight gets you thoroughly up to speed. Each lesson in the book includes three major components: a thorough description of how each SSIS feature or process works; a tutorial that walks you through the process or technique; and a video lesson that demonstrates it.</p> <p>If you take full advantage of this comprehensive package, you will gain enough experience to tackle your first SSIS project with confidence.</p> <ul>
<li>SQL Server Integration Services 2008 (SSIS) builds on the revolutionary database product suite first introduced by Microsoft in 2005 and is a powerful tool for performing extraction, transformation, and load (ETL) operations essential to data warehousing</li> <li>If you're just learning SSIS, the step-by-step tutorials in this book and DVD training package will ready you to tackle your own first project</li> <li>Every lesson in the book is supplemented by instructional video on the DVD</li> </ul>
<p><b>Note:As a part of this title, video lessons are included on DVD. For the e-book versions, video lessons can be accessed at wrox.com using a link provided in the interior of the e-book.</b></p>

Knight's 24-hour Trainer: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services

Computers & Technology

Knight, Brian

Knight, Devin

Davis, Mike.

Programming

Wrox Pr Inc

<b>A book-and-video introduction to Microsoft's Business Intelligence tools</b> <p>If you are just starting to get a handle on Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) tools, this book and accompanying video provides you with the just the right amount of information to perform basic business analysis and reporting. You'll explore the components and related tools that comprise the Microsoft BI toolset as well as the new BI features of Office 2010. After a basic primer on BI and data modeling, the expert team of authors provides you with step-by-step lessons in the book and videos on the accompanying DVD on how to use SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Reporting Services, Excel BI (including PowerPivot), and SharePoint.</p> <ul>
<li>Integrates instructional videos with each of the lessons found in the book to enhance your learning experience</li> <li>Explores the Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) toolset as well as the new BI features of Office 2010</li> <li>Encourages you to practice what you've learned in "Try It Out" sections</li> <li>Contains video demonstrations that walk you through how to tackle each lesson featured in the book</li> </ul>
<p>With <i>Knight's Microsoft Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer</i>, veteran authors present you with an ideal introductory book-and-video package so that you can get started working with the BI toolset immediately!/p</p> <p><b>Note: As part of the print version of this title, video lessons are included on DVD. For e-book versions, video lessons can be accessed at wrox.com using a link provided in the interior of the e-book.</b></p>

Knight's Microsoft Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer (Book & DVD)

Jorgensen, Adam

LeBlanc, Patrick

Software

Wrox

<b>Learn to build and deliver SharePoint BI applications</b> <p>Written by a team of leading SharePoint and Business Intelligence (BI) experts, this unique book-and-DVD package shows you how to successfully build and deliver BI applications using SharePoint 2010. Assuming no previous SharePoint experience, the authors deliver a clear explanation of what SharePoint will do for your BI and information management capabilities.</p> <p>Each lesson in the book is reinforced with a helpful tutorial on the DVD and cover topics such as interactive reporting with Excel, document sharing for collaborative reporting, and controlling data sources. As you learn best practices for configuring and securing SharePoint 2010 BI applications and planning and implementing your SharePoint BI project plan, you'll be well on your way to gaining a solid foundation of understanding and working with SharePoint 2010 and BI.</p> <ul>
<li>Provides an invaluable training book-and-DVD package that takes you through building and delivering BI applications using SharePoint 2010</li> <li>Features an accompanying video tutorial for each lesson covered in the book, along with a "Try It" section at the end of each lesson</li> <li>Covers interactive reporting with excel</li> <li>Covers Power Pivot advanced analytics</li> <li>Details report and document sharing for collaborative reporting Shows how to use SharePoint lists and libraries for data sources repositories in your BI projects</li> <li>Explains how to control data sources, reports and business intelligence content with permissions and workflow approvals.</li> </ul>
<p>With this unique book-and-DVD combo, you'll be well on your way to successfully building and delivering BI applications using SharePoint 2010.</p> <p><b>Note: As part of the print version of this title, video lessons are included on DVD. For e-book versions, video lessons can be accessed at wrox.com using a link provided in the interior of the e-book.</b></p>

SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer

Stacey,Mark

Schacht, Brad

Web Development & Design

<p><b>Book-and-video package gets novices up to speed on Microsoft SQL Server 2012</b></p> <p>If you need a practical, hands-on introduction, especially to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), this book-and-video package from authority Brian Knight is the perfect solution. Each lesson includes three major components: a description of how each SSIS feature or process works, a tutorial that walks you through the process or technique, and an accompanying video lesson. It's a complete learning package that will give you the confidence you need to start your first SSIS project.</p> <ul>
<li>Guides novice database administrators and developers who are learning Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)</li> <li>Provides expert instruction from leading SQL Server authority and author, Brian Knight</li> <li>Includes a book and a video, complete instruction that includes lessons, hands-on tutorials, and video demonstrations by the author</li> <li>Covers the very latest changes and updates in the SQL Server 2012 release</li> </ul>
<p><i>Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Integration Services 24-Hour Trainer</i> makes SQL Server 2012 and SSIS much less intimidating.</p> <p><b>Note:</b> CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.</p>

Knight's Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Integration Services 24-Hour Trainer

Snyder, Wayne

Networking & Cloud Computing

<p><b>Discover how to maintain and update balanced scorecards and performance dashboards with SQL Server Reporting Services</b></p> <p>Complementing the bestselling <i>Balanced Scorecards and Operational Dashboards with Microsoft Excel</i> (9780470386811), this indispensable book shows you how to create maintainable and dynamically updated scorecards and performance dashboards using Microsoft's premier reporting tool for the enterprise: SQL Server Reporting Services. The book begins with coverage of performance management methods and metrics and then moves on to introduce you to techniques for developing and delivering both a dashboard and balanced scorecard using Reporting Services. The authors assume very limited knowledge of Reporting Services, allowing you to gradually progress through more advanced topics and solutions.</p> <ul>
<li>Shows you how to build a simple dashboard and balanced scorecard utilizing helpful examples</li> <li>Discusses formatting controls and labels, paging, and conditional formatting</li> <li>Introduces the skills necessary to make Reporting Services dashboards and scorecards interactive</li> <li>Covers the visual aspect of dashboards and scorecards and shows how to design and implement dashboards and scorecards in Reporting Services for mobile devices</li> <li>Explains how to apply the techniques covered earlier in the book for specific business applications</li> </ul>
<p>This book sets itself apart from other titles with its comprehensive and invaluable coverage of key strategies and techniques for effectively using SQL Reporting Services to create scorecards and dashboards.</p>

Building Performance Dashboards and Balanced Scorecards With SQL Server Reporting Services

Price, Christopher

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

<b>Fill the gap between planning and doing with SSIS 2014</b> <p>The 2014 release of Microsoft's SQL Server Integration Services provides enhancements for managing extraction, transformation, and load operations, plus expanded in-memory capabilities, improved disaster recovery, increased scalability, and much more. The increased functionality will streamline your ETL processes and smooth out your workflow, but the catch is that your workflow must change. New tools come with new best practices, and <i>Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services</i> will keep you ahead of the curve. SQL Server MVP Brian Knight is the most respected name in the business, and your ultimate guide to navigating the changes to use Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services 2014 to your utmost advantage.</p> <ul>
<li>Implement new best practices for effective use of SSIS</li> <li>Work through tutorials for hands-on learning of complex techniques</li> <li>Read case studies that illustrate the more advanced concepts</li> <li>Learn directly from the foremost authority on SSIS</li> </ul>
<p>SQL Server Integration Services is a complex tool, but it's the lifeblood of your work. You need to know it inside out, and you must understand the full potential of its capabilities in order to use it effectively. You need to make sure the right architecture is in place. <i>Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services</i> is your roadmap to understanding SSIS on a fundamental level, and setting yourself up for success.</p>

Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

Rock, Chris

Moss, Jessica M.

<p><div>Become a self-sufficient citizen developer by learning the tools within the Microsoft Power Platform and how they can be used together to drive change and multiply your productivity. Learn about PowerApps for building applications, Power Automate for automating business processes across those applications, and Power BI for analyzing results and communicating business intelligence through compelling visuals. By understanding the purpose and capabilities of these tools, you will be able to enhance your organization's visibility into key areas and make informed business decisions in a timely matter.&nbsp;</div> <div><br /></div> <div>This book is divided into four parts and begins in Part I by showing you how to build applications through PowerApps. You will learn about screens and controls, application sharing and administration, and how to make your applications accessible from mobile devices such as phones and tablets. Part II is about creating workflows using Power Automate that implement business logic across your applications. Part III brings in dashboards and data analysis, showing you how to connect to a data source, cleanse the data from that source, and drive decision making through interactive reports and storytelling. Part IV brings together all the pieces by showing the integrations that are possible when all three tools are combined into a single solution.</div> <div><br /></div> <div><b><br /></b></div> <div><b>What You Will Learn</b></div> <div> <div> <ul> <li>Understand the need for the citizen developer in today's business environment</li> <li>Organize and plan the building of line-of-business applications with PowerApps solutions&nbsp;</li> <li>Replace wasteful paper processes with automated applications built in PowerApps</li> <li>Automate workflows across processes with Power Automate</li> <li>Communicate analytical results through visualizations and storytelling</li> <li>Integrate PowerApps, Power Automate, and Power BI into solutions that multiply productivity</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div><br /></div> <div><b>Who This Book Is For</b></div> <div><br /></div> <div>Power users and analysts with strong Excel skills who need a more comprehensive set of tools that can better help them accomplish their vision on projects, those familiar with one of the Power Platform tools who wish to learn how all three can fit together, and those who are seen as as "rogue IT" problem solvers who get things done when others have tried but failed<br /></div></p>

Pro Microsoft Power Platform: Solution Building for the Citizen Developer

Pearson, Mitchell

Quintana, Manuel

Apress

<p><b>Get actionable insights from your data using the data visualization capabilities of Microsoft Power BI</b></p>Key Features<ul>
<li>Get to grips with the fundamentals of Microsoft Power BI and its business intelligence capabilities</li>
<li>Build accurate analytical models, reports, and dashboards</li>
<li>Get faster and more intuitive insights from your data using Microsoft Power BI</li>
</ul>Book Description<p>Microsoft Power BI is a cloud-based service that helps you visualize your data and share insights easily. This book will help you get started with business intelligence using the Power BI toolset, covering essential concepts such as installation, designing effective data models, as well as building basic dashboards and visualizations to help you make better business decisions.</p>
<p>You’ll learn how to obtain data from a variety of sources and clean it using Power BI Query Editor. You’ll then understand how you can design your data model to navigate and explore relationships within it, and build DAX formulas to make your data easier to work with. Visualizing your data is a key element in this book, and you’ll get to grips with data visualization styles and enhanced digital storytelling techniques. This guide will help you understand how to administer your organization's Power BI environment so deployment can be made seamless, data refreshes can run properly, and security can be fully implemented.</p>
<p>By the end of this book, you’ll have a better understanding of how to get the most out of Power BI to perform effective business intelligence.</p>What you will learn<ul>
<li>Connect to data sources using both import and DirectQuery options</li>
<li>Use Query Editor for data transformation and data cleansing processes, including writing M and R scripts</li>
<li>Design optimized data models by designing relationships and DAX calculations</li>
<li>Design effective reports with built-in and custom visuals</li>
<li>Adopt Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service to implement row-level security on your model</li>
<li>Administer a Power BI cloud tenant for your organization</li>
<li>Deploy your Power BI desktop files into the Power BI Report Server</li>
</ul>Who this book is for<p>Aspiring business intelligence professionals who want to get up and running with Microsoft Power BI will find this book useful. If you have a basic understanding of BI concepts and want to learn how to apply them using Microsoft Power BI, this book is for you.</p>Table of Contents<ol>
<li>Getting Started with Importing Data Options</li>
<li>Data Transformation Strategies</li>
<li>Building the Data Model </li>
<li>Leveraging DAX</li>
<li>Visualizing Data</li>
<li>Digital Storytelling with Power BI</li>
<li>Using a Cloud Deployment with the Power BI Service</li>
<li> On-Premises Solutions with Power BI Report Server</li>
</ol>

Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide: Build dashboards and visualizations to make your data come to life

Packt Publishing

<p><b>Design, develop, and master efficient Power BI solutions for impactful business insights</b></p> Key Features <ul>
<li>Get to grips with the fundamentals of Microsoft Power BI </li> <li>Combine data from multiple sources, create visuals, and publish reports across platforms </li> <li>Understand Power BI concepts with real-world use cases </li> </ul> Book Description <p>Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference Guide gets you started with business intelligence by showing you how to install the Power BI toolset, design effective data models, and build basic dashboards and visualizations that make your data come to life. </p> <p>In this Learning Path, you will learn to create powerful interactive reports by visualizing your data and learn visualization styles, tips and tricks to bring your data to life. You will be able to administer your organization's Power BI environment to create and share dashboards. You will also be able to streamline deployment by implementing security and regular data refreshes. </p> <p>Next, you will delve deeper into the nuances of Power BI and handling projects. You will get acquainted with planning a Power BI project, development, and distribution of content, and deployment. You will learn to connect and extract data from various sources to create robust datasets, reports, and dashboards. Additionally, you will learn how to format reports and apply custom visuals, animation and analytics to further refine your data. </p> <p>By the end of this Learning Path, you will learn to implement the various Power BI tools such as on-premises gateway together along with staging and securely distributing content via apps. </p> <p>This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: </p> <ul>
<li>Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide by Devin Knight et al. </li> <li>Mastering Microsoft Power BI by Brett Powell </li> </ul> What you will learn <ul>
<li>Connect to data sources using both import and DirectQuery options </li> <li>Leverage built-in and custom visuals to design effective reports </li> <li>Administer a Power BI cloud tenant for your organization </li> <li>Deploy your Power BI Desktop files into the Power BI Report Server </li> <li>Build efficient data retrieval and transformation processes</li>
</ul> Who this book is for <p>Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference Guide is for those who want to learn and use the Power BI features to extract maximum information and make intelligent decisions that boost their business. If you have a basic understanding of BI concepts and want to learn how to apply them using Microsoft Power BI, then Learning Path is for you. It consists of real-world examples on Power BI and goes deep into the technical issues, covers additional protocols, and much more. </p>Table of Contents <ol>
<li>Getting Started with Importing Data Options</li> <li>Data Transformation Strategies</li> <li>Building the Data Model</li> <li>Leveraging DAX</li> <li>Visualizing Data</li> <li>Using a Cloud Deployment with the Power BI Service</li> <li>Planning Power BI Projects</li> <li>Connecting to Sources and Transforming Data with M</li> <li>Designing Import and DirectQuery Data Models</li> <li>Developing DAX Measures and Security Roles</li> <li>Creating and Formatting Power BI Reports</li> <li>Applying Custom Visuals, Animation, and Analytics</li> <li>Designing Power BI Dashboards and Architectures</li> <li>Managing Application Workspaces and Content</li> <li>Managing the On-Premises Data Gateway</li> <li>Deploying the Power BI Report Server</li> <li>Creating Power BI Apps and Content Distribution</li> <li>Administering Power BI for an Organization</li> <li>Scaling with Premium and Analysis Services</li>
</ol>

Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference: Bring your data to life with the powerful features of Microsoft Power BI

Powell, Brett

<p><p><b>An accessible fast paced introduction to all aspects of Power BI for new or aspiring BI professionals, data analysts, and data visualizers</b></p> <h4>Key Features</h4> <ul> <li>Updated with the latest features in Power BI including Dataflow, AI insights, visuals and row level security</li> <li>Get faster and more intuitive data insights using Microsoft Power BI and its business intelligence capabilities</li> <li>Build accurate analytical models, reports, and dashboards</li> </ul> <h4>Book Description</h4> <p>This revised edition has been fully updated to reflect the latest enhancements to Power BI. It includes a new chapter dedicated to dataflow, and covers all the essential concepts such as installation, designing effective data models, as well as building basic dashboards and visualizations to help you and your organization make better business decisions.</p> <p>You'll learn how to obtain data from a variety of sources and clean it using Power BI Query Editor. You'll then find out how you can design your data model to navigate and explore relationships within it and build DAX formulas to make your data easier to work with. Visualizing your data is a key element in this book, and you'll get to grips rapidly with data visualization styles and enhanced digital storytelling techniques.</p> <p>In addition, you will acquire the skills to build your own dataflows, understand the Common Data Model, and automate data flow refreshes to eradicate data cleansing inefficiency.</p> <p>This guide will help you understand how to administer your organization's Power BI environment so that deployment can be made seamless, data refreshes can run properly, and security can be fully implemented.</p> <p>By the end of this Power BI book, you'll have a better understanding of how to get the most out of Power BI to perform effective business intelligence.</p> <h4>What you will learn</h4> <ul> <li>Connect to data sources using import and DirectQuery options</li> <li>Use Query Editor for data transformation and data cleansing processes, including writing M and R scripts and dataflows to do the same in the cloud</li> <li>Design optimized data models by designing relationships and DAX calculations</li> <li>Design effective reports with built-in and custom visuals</li> <li>Adopt Power BI Desktop and Service to implement row-level security</li> <li>Administer a Power BI cloud tenant for your organization</li> <li>Use built-in AI capabilities to enhance Power BI data transformation techniques</li> <li>Deploy your Power BI desktop files into the Power BI Report Server</li> </ul> <h4>Who this book is for</h4> <p>Aspiring business intelligence professionals who want to learn Power BI will find this book useful. If you have a basic understanding of BI concepts and want to learn how to apply them using Microsoft Power BI, this book is for you.</p></p>

Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide: Bring your data to life through data modeling, visualization, digital storytelling, and more, 2nd Edition

Schacht, Bradley

Ostrowsky, Erin

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