About the course
This course, led by a Microsoft BI specialist, covers essential techniques for building and deploying BI solutions.
Develop practical skills in SQL Server Business Intelligence, from data integration with SSIS to reporting with SSRS and multidimensional and tabular modeling with SSAS.
You'll also learn how to leverage Power BI for enhanced visualisation and explore modern data warehousing concepts with Azure Synapse Analytics.
Online and in-house face-to-face options are available - as part of a wider customised training programme, or as a standalone workshop, on-site at your offices or at one of many flexible meeting spaces in the UK and around the World.
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- Master the core SQL Server BI tools: SSRS, SSIS, and SSAS, to design and deploy end-to-end BI solutions.
- Develop hands-on expertise in data integration with SSIS, creating ETL packages to extract, transform, and load data from various sources.
- Design and build interactive reports with SSRS, incorporating advanced visualization techniques to communicate data insights effectively.
- Create and manage multidimensional data models with SSAS, enabling efficient online analytical processing (OLAP) for data analysis.
- Utilise DAX to create tabular models
- Integrate SQL Server BI solutions with Power BI to deliver interactive dashboards and reports for business users.
- Explore modern data warehousing concepts and learn how to leverage Azure Synapse Analytics for cloud-based BI solutions.
- Implement best practices for optimising the performance, security, and scalability of SQL Server BI deployments.
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If you're a database programmer, business analyst, or project manager looking to enhance your skills with SQL Server's Business Intelligence tools, this course is for you.
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To make the most of this course, you should have some experience with SQL. This could include writing SQL queries to select, update, and present data in SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or a similar relational database platform.
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This Business Intelligence course is available for private / custom delivery for your team - as an in-house face-to-face workshop at your location of choice, or as online instructor-led training via MS Teams (or your own preferred platform).
Get in touch to find out how we can deliver tailored training which focuses on your project requirements and learning goals.
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Introduction to Modern Business Intelligence
What is Business Intelligence in the modern data landscape?
On-premises vs. Cloud BI
Overview of the Microsoft BI ecosystem (SQL Server, Power BI, Azure Synapse Analytics)
Introduction to the Modern Data Warehouse
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) - Core Reporting
Report Designer and Report Builder
Creating parameterized and interactive reports
Data visualization best practices in SSRS
Mobile reporting with SSRS
Deploying and managing SSRS reports
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) - Data Integration
SSIS Control Flow and Data Flow
Extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) with SSIS
Advanced SSIS transformations and data cleansing
Error handling, logging, and debugging in SSIS
SSIS deployment and package management
SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) - Multidimensional Modeling
SSAS Multidimensional model concepts
Designing and building data warehouses for SSAS
Creating cubes, dimensions, and measure groups
MDX for querying SSAS cubes
Advanced SSAS features (KPIs, Actions, Perspectives)
SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) - Tabular Modeling
Introduction to SSAS Tabular Model
Comparing Tabular vs Multidimensional
Creating Tabular Models
DAX for Tabular Models
Integrating SQL Server BI with Power BI
Connecting SSRS, SSAS to Power BI
Using Power BI to visualize SQL Server data
Hybrid BI scenarios (on-premises SQL Server with cloud Power BI)
Modern Data Warehousing with Azure Synapse Analytics
Introduction to Azure Synapse Analytics
Synapse SQL Pools for Data Warehousing
Synapse Data Flows for ETL
Integrating SQL Server with Azure Synapse
Advanced Topics
SSAS Partitioning
SSAS Aggregations
SSIS Performance Tuning
SSRS Custom Code
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https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/sql-server/sql-server-downloads - get SQL Server (free and commercial versions available)
https://www.sqlservercentral.com/ - a large SQL Server community
https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/forum/04fe6ee0-3b25-ec11-b6e6-000d3a4f0da0 - request SQL features and report issues
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