April 10-12, Chicago, IL

Make Cloud BI Work for YouGilad ElyasharChuck HeinzelmanDavid Magar

April 10-12, Chicago, IL

Please silence cell phones

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Abstract

Not all business intelligence needs are the same; if they were, this world would be a very boring place. With Microsoft's BI offerings in Azure, you have the flexibility to create the BI environment that best fits your needs. Whether you need traditional SQL Server Reporting Services, PowerPivot, or full-blown Power View, Azure provides the building blocks for your solution. Join this scenario-based, demo-driven presentation to learn how you can build and leverage Azure-based Reporting Services, PowerPivot, and full Infrastructure as a Service BI options.

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Welcome to the Azure PlayhouseThe Businesses in Your Neighborhood

A Play in Three Acts

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Act 1 – It Mashes, It Slices, It Dices

The SettingYou are a catalog retailer. You’ve been experiencing problems with your shipping pipeline that is causing customer dissatisfaction. You are not sure exactly which carriers are causing the problems, but you believe that most of your problems are geographically isolated.

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Traditional Business Intelligence

Existing Data

LOB applications FilesData marts

Analysis Reports Dashboardsand scorecards

Provision

ETL/Data Quality

Analysis cubes

Datawarehous

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Data Staging

Traditional BI

IT Professional

Meet Anna

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Share Insights

Create Reports

Prepare Data

Anna’s Day to Day

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Evolution of Business Intelligence

Spreadsheets

Specialized tools

Self-service BI

End Users

Existing Data

LOB applications FilesData marts

Analysis Reports Dashboardsand scorecards

Provision

ETL/Data Quality

Analysis cubes

Datawarehous

e

Data Staging

Traditional BI

IT Professional

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2010Self-service Modeling

Prepare Data

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2012Self-service Modeling

Create Report

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Sharing 2012

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Verify PrerequisitesInstall SQL Server PowerPivot for SharePoint and configure

it

Install Analysis Services OLE DB provider on Excel Service

application servers

Verify a PowerPivot for SharePoint installation• Verify central administration

integration• Verify integration at site level• Verify data access on the

server

Install Reporting Services SharePoint mode as a single

server farm

Install and start the reporting services SharePoint service

Create a reporting services service application

Activate the Power View site collection feature

Install BI Features with SharePoint

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Self-service Sharing 2013

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BI with SharePoint Online

Create a SPO tenant

Configure users &

permissions

Start using it!

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DemoMashing up Data and Hosting in O365

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Act II – It’s Centralized…Of Course We Can Grant You PermissionsThe Setting

I own 3 local pizza restaurants, each with a stand-alone Point of Sale system. There’s no easy way to get an overall view of my entire company

The NeedMake the overall Pizza operations more efficient

The SolutionYou, a BI-Selling consultant, specializing in Point of Sale solutions, offer me an affordable centralized viewpoint for my Pizza business data

April 10-12, Chicago, IL

DemoPresenting a global View of Data withWindows Azure SQL Reporting

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Act II Cont’d – A Pizza Business problemThe Setting

Prices for ingredients keep changing, I keep some track of what I bought and when but I wish I could understand my profitability …

The NeedMash-up my purchase tracking with my ongoing operational data.

The SolutionYou, my BI consultant, import additional data into the data store and show me what I need on a dedicated report!

April 10-12, Chicago, IL

DemoAdding more data and drilling through…

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Cost Effectiveness Analysis - - No machine management- No specialized tools- No extra licensing fees- Fast time to production- Global reach through any device

Monthly Costs: - Azure SQL DB (5 Gb) – ~26$- Azure SQL Reporting – ~115$Total: <150$/month

- Pricing model: 0.16$/hr per 0-30 renders

- Volatility is LOW- Peak production @ ~24/hr usage

600$

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But Hey… What do we know…

Check out how an IT reseller spun up a new business on the RS Team blog

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Act III – We Need It, But They Won’t Build ItThe Setting

You work in the marketing department at a regional retail chain that recently ran a major marketing campaign. You need to analyze the data from your campaign, but your IT department doesn’t have a suitable environment – and they told you building one would take 6 – 12 months!

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Windows Azure Virtual Machines

• Virtual Machines (just like on-prem) hosted in Azure• Gallery Images• Bring Your Own Image• Bring Your Own VM

• Integrates Into Windows Azure Virtual Networks• Can Be Joined To On-Prem Domains

• Storage to Suit Your Needs• VHDs Stored in Azure Blob Storage• Up to 16TB of Storage Per VM

April 10-12, Chicago, IL

DemoRunning SharePoint BI inWindows Azure Virtual Machines

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Conclusion

Not all business intelligence needs are the same; if they were, this world would be a very boring place. With Microsoft's BI offerings in Azure, you have the flexibility to create the BI environment that best fits your needs. Whether you need traditional SQL Server Reporting Services, PowerPivot, or full-blown Power View, Azure provides the building blocks for your solution. Join this scenario-based, demo-driven presentation to learn how you can build and leverage Azure-based Reporting Services, PowerPivot, and full Infrastructure as a Service BI options.

April 10-12, Chicago, IL

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