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Business Intelligence and SharePoint 2010

Steve McDonnell

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Agenda

• Options for BI in SharePoint 2010• Solution Overview• Pre-Reporting Tools

Integration Services – SSIS Analysis Services – SSAS

• Reporting Tools Reporting Services – SSRS PerformancePoint

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Demo: Process Overview

Raw Data Database

Reports and Dashboards

Data Cubes

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Methods and Technologies Used

• SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Allows you to bring disparate data into one central location Can perform complex transformations while moving data Allows you to build a Data Warehouse or Data Marts

• This stage can be the most time consuming process in a BI Project

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Methods and Technologies Used

• SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) Used to build data cubes (or OLAP cubes) that enables dynamic, real time,

analytical processing and advanced reporting Data cubes pre-calculate aggregations to enable real time analytics Data cubes are n-dimensional

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Methods and Technologies Used

• SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Report Writing Tool built into SQL Server Integrates with SharePoint

Permissions to reports are controlled from within SharePoint like normal documents Users can create new reports from within SharePoint

Users can set up a scheduled delivery of reports via email

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Methods and Technologies Used

• PerformancePoint Services Microsoft’s high end dashboarding product Interactive Charts and Reports work with Multi-dimensional data End users can easily create new reports from within SharePoint This product used to cost more per user than SharePoint 2007 Enterprise

Now included as a Service in SharePoint 2010

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Gartner’s 2011 BI product Roundup

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Questions?