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With great Power(Pivot), comes great responsibility
Jen StirrupMVPCopperBlue Consulting
Who am I?
Your friendly neighbourhood Specialist in Data VisualisationMicrosoft SQL Server MVPTwitter: @JenStirrup @thinkcopperblueE: [email protected]: www.copperblueconsulting.comW: www.jenstirrup.com
With Great Power….
Comes Great Responsibility.
I made a choice once to live a life of responsibility.
Be a Business Intelligence Superhero
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Fly up, up and away!
Agenda
With Great Power….Comes great responsibility
PowerPivot in Office 2013 PreviewPower View in Office 2013 Preview
Reduce ETL Load
PowerPivot allows data analysts to do mash-upsData-savvy users can import data from different sourcesPowerPivot – quick ways to answer quick business questions
The Business Intelligence Chocolate Cake problemEverybody wants their own chocolate cake…They want chocolate cake now….Their way….
But who cleans up the mess?Who is going to pay for it?How can we stop the cakes from mixing?
The Golden Record problem
The Bystander Effect
Two Versions of Power View
Power View in Sharepoint 2010 / 2013Power View in Office 2013 Preview
Two Versions of Power Pivot
PowerPivot in Office 2013 PreviewPowerPivot in Sharepoint 2010 / 2013
PowerPivot: Data Model
In Excel, when you add tables and relationships, Excel is creating a Data Model ‘behind the scenes’.
PowerPivot: Tips and Tricks
• In Office Preview, you may have to enable the COM add-in.
• Add rows by Paste Append, then refresh data
Accessing Power View in Excel
Ease of UseFilteringSorting
Accessing Power View: Caveats
• Ease of Use• Filtering• Sorting
Accessing Power View in a Browser
• Excel Workbooks: publish to Sharepoint and open via Excel Services
• Publish to Office365 and view it in a browser• RDLX files via SSRS in Sharepoint Integrated Mode
(2010 or 2013)• Sharepoint Cumulative Release
Keep it Simple and Straightforward
Avoid Spreadsheet Hell
Technology does not replace process
Get in touch!
Jen Stirrup Specialist in Data VisualisationMicrosoft SQL Server MVPTwitter: @JenStirrup @thinkcopperblueE: [email protected]: www.copperblueconsulting.comW: www.jenstirrup.com
