Overview
About this course
The focus of this 3-day instructor-led course is on creating managed enterprise BI solutions. It describes how to implement both multidimensional and tabular data models and how to create cubes, dimensions, measures, and measure groups. This course helps you prepare for the Exam 70-768.
Audience
The primary audience for this course are database professionals who need to fulfil BI Developer role to create enterprise BI solutions.
Primary responsibilities will include:
• Implementing multidimensional databases by using SQL Server Analysis Services
• Creating tabular semantic data models for analysis by using SQL Server Analysis Services
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- Experience of querying data using Transact-SQL
Objective
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the components, architecture, and nature of a BI solution
- Create a multidimensional database with Analysis Services
- Implement dimensions in a cube
- Implement measures and measure groups in a cube
- Use MDX syntax
- Customize a cube
- Implement a tabular database
- Use DAX to query a tabular model
- Use data mining for predictive analysis
Curriculum
Curriculum
- 18 Sections
- 61 Lessons
- 40 Hours
- Module 1: Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data ModelingThis module introduces key BI concepts and the Microsoft BI product suite.2
- Module 1 Lab : Exploring a BI Solution2
- Module 2: Creating Multidimensional DatabasesThis module describes how to create multidimensional databases using SQL Server Analysis Services.6
- Module 2 Lab : Creating a multidimensional database4
- Module 3: Working with Cubes and DimensionsThis module describes how to implement dimensions in a cube.5
- Module 3 Lab : Working with Cubes and Dimensions3
- Module 4: Working with Measures and Measure GroupsThis module describes how to implement measures and measure groups in a cube2
- Module 4 Lab : Configuring Measures and Measure Groups3
- Module 5: Introduction to MDXThis module describes the MDX syntax and how to use MDX3
- Module 5 Lab : Using MDX2
- Module 6: Customizing Cube FunctionalityThis module describes how to customize a cube.4
- Module 6 Lab : Customizing a Cube3
- Module 7: Implementing a Tabular Data Model by Using Analysis ServicesThis module describes how to implement a tabular data model in Power Pivot3
- Module 7 Lab : Working with an Analysis Services Tabular Data Model3
- Module 8: Introduction to Data Analysis Expression (DAX)This module describes how to use DAX to create measures and calculated columns in a tabular data model.2
- Module 8 Lab : Creating Calculated Columns and Measures by using DAX4
- Module 9: Performing Predictive Analysis with Data MiningThis module describes how to use data mining for predictive analysis.5
- Module 9 Lab : Using Data Mining5
