Knight's Microsoft Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer

Knight's Microsoft Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer
Author: Brian Knight
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2011-11-30
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118287479

A book-and-video introduction to Microsoft's Business Intelligence tools If you are just starting to get a handle on Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) tools, this book and accompanying video provides you with the just the right amount of information to perform basic business analysis and reporting. You'll explore the components and related tools that comprise the Microsoft BI toolset as well as the new BI features of Office 2010. After a basic primer on BI and data modeling, the expert team of authors provides you with step-by-step lessons in the book and videos on the accompanying DVD on how to use SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Reporting Services, Excel BI (including PowerPivot), and SharePoint. Integrates instructional videos with each of the lessons found in the book to enhance your learning experience Explores the Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) toolset as well as the new BI features of Office 2010 Encourages you to practice what you've learned in "Try It Out" sections Contains video demonstrations that walk you through how to tackle each lesson featured in the book With Knight's Microsoft Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer, veteran authors present you with an ideal introductory book-and-video package so that you can get started working with the BI toolset immediately! Note: As part of the print version of this title, video lessons are included on DVD. For e-book versions, video lessons can be accessed at wrox.com using a link provided in the interior of the e-book.

Successful Business Intelligence: Secrets to Making BI a Killer App

Successful Business Intelligence: Secrets to Making BI a Killer App
Author: Cindi Howson
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2007-12-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0071596143

Praise for Successful Business Intelligence "If you want to be an analytical competitor, you've got to go well beyond business intelligence technology. Cindi Howson has wrapped up the needed advice on technology, organization, strategy, and even culture in a neat package. It's required reading for quantitatively oriented strategists and the technologists who support them." --Thomas H. Davenport, President's Distinguished Professor, Babson College and co-author, Competing on Analytics "When used strategically, business intelligence can help companies transform their organization to be more agile, more competitive, and more profitable. Successful Business Intelligence offers valuable guidance for companies looking to embark upon their first BI project as well as those hoping to maximize their current deployments." --John Schwarz, CEO, Business Objects "A thoughtful, clearly written, and carefully researched examination of all facets of business intelligence that your organization needs to know to run its business more intelligently and exploit information to its fullest extent." --Wayne Eckerson, Director, TDWI Research "Using real-world examples, Cindi Howson shows you how to use business intelligence to improve the performance, and the quality, of your company." --Bill Baker, Distinguished Engineer & GM, Business Intelligence Applications, Microsoft Corporation "This book outlines the key steps to make BI an integral part of your company's culture and demonstrates how your company can use BI as a competitive differentiator." --Robert VanHees, CFO, Corporate Express "Given the trend to expand the business analytics user base, organizations are faced with a number of challenges that affect the success rate of these projects. This insightful book provides practical advice on improving that success rate." --Dan Vesset, Vice President, Business Analytics Solution Research, IDC

Financial Business Intelligence

Financial Business Intelligence
Author: Nils H. Rasmussen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2002-10-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0471267856

Turn storehouses of data into a strategic tool Business intelligence has recently become a word used by almostevery CFO, controller, and analyst. After having spent the lastdecade implementing Enterprise Resource Planning software and othermission critical solutions, companies now have large databases withtransactional data sitting in their computer rooms. Now, finally,the technology has reached a point where it is possible- in almostreal time-to quickly and easily analyze the financial data in thecorporate databases, to be able to make more intelligent businessdecisions. This book will help financial managers understand thetrends, technology, software selection, and implementation offinancial business intelligence (financial BI) software. With adictionary of business intelligence terms, a comprehensive list ofRequest for Proposal questions, and examples of popular financialbusiness intelligence reroutes and user interfaces, this bookenables managers to measure their companies' business intelligenceand maximize its value.

The Definitive Guide to DAX

The Definitive Guide to DAX
Author: Alberto Ferrari
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Total Pages: 1515
Release: 2015-10-14
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0735698376

This comprehensive and authoritative guide will teach you the DAX language for business intelligence, data modeling, and analytics. Leading Microsoft BI consultants Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari help you master everything from table functions through advanced code and model optimization. You’ll learn exactly what happens under the hood when you run a DAX expression, how DAX behaves differently from other languages, and how to use this knowledge to write fast, robust code. If you want to leverage all of DAX’s remarkable power and flexibility, this no-compromise “deep dive” is exactly what you need. Perform powerful data analysis with DAX for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, Excel, and Power BI Master core DAX concepts, including calculated columns, measures, and error handling Understand evaluation contexts and the CALCULATE and CALCULATETABLE functions Perform time-based calculations: YTD, MTD, previous year, working days, and more Work with expanded tables, complex functions, and elaborate DAX expressions Perform calculations over hierarchies, including parent/child hierarchies Use DAX to express diverse and unusual relationships Measure DAX query performance with SQL Server Profiler and DAX Studio

Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence
Author: Ramesh Sharda
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2017-01-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780134633282

For courses on Business Intelligence or Decision Support Systems. A managerial approach to understanding business intelligence systems. To help future managers use and understand analytics, Business Intelligence provides students with a solid foundation of BI that is reinforced with hands-on practice.

Introducing Microsoft Power BI

Introducing Microsoft Power BI
Author: Alberto Ferrari
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2016-07-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1509302751

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Introducing Microsoft Power BI enables you to evaluate when and how to use Power BI. Get inspired to improve business processes in your company by leveraging the available analytical and collaborative features of this environment. Be sure to watch for the publication of Alberto Ferrari and Marco Russo's upcoming retail book, Analyzing Data with Power BI and Power Pivot for Excel (ISBN 9781509302765). Go to the book's page at the Microsoft Press Store here for more details:http://aka.ms/analyzingdata/details. Learn more about Power BI at https://powerbi.microsoft.com/.

Business Intelligence For Dummies

Business Intelligence For Dummies
Author: Swain Scheps
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2011-02-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118051416

You're intelligent, right? So you've already figured out that Business Intelligence can be pretty valuable in making the right decisions about your business. But you’ve heard at least a dozen definitions of what it is, and heard of at least that many BI tools. Where do you start? Business Intelligence For Dummies makes BI understandable! It takes you step by step through the technologies and the alphabet soup, so you can choose the right technology and implement a successful BI environment. You'll see how the applications and technologies work together to access, analyze, and present data that you can use to make better decisions about your products, customers, competitors, and more. You’ll find out how to: Understand the principles and practical elements of BI Determine what your business needs Compare different approaches to BI Build a solid BI architecture and roadmap Design, develop, and deploy your BI plan Relate BI to data warehousing, ERP, CRM, and e-commerce Analyze emerging trends and developing BI tools to see what else may be useful Whether you’re the business owner or the person charged with developing and implementing a BI strategy, checking out Business Intelligence For Dummies is a good business decision.

Power Bi - Business Intelligence Clinic (Color Version): Create and Learn

Power Bi - Business Intelligence Clinic (Color Version): Create and Learn
Author: Roger F. Silva
Publisher: Business Intelligence Clinic
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2018-10-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781794499195

If you want to learn Business Intelligence software, if you are looking for specific BI tool, or if you are trying to decide on your next new BI solution, you will love Business Intelligence Clinic. One dataset, multiple solutions: Each book is about a different BI software, and you will follow step-by-step instructions to create a professional sales dashboard with the same friendly dataset. The BI Clinic series is suitable for everyone - managers, analysts, students... - It will help you compare different Business Intelligence tools, learn the basics, and select the best for your project, company, customers, or personal needs. In this Create and Learn book, Power BI - Business Intelligence Clinic with more than 300 images (Color Version), you will you go through important topics of Microsoft Power BI Desktop - a Free BI tool from Microsoft. You will learn how to install Power BI Desktop, get data, model your data, work with visuals and reports, create a sales dashboard, and share your work with others. We will not go into deep theories as the purpose of this book and all Create and Learn material is to make the most of your time and to learn by doing. You will follow step-by-step instructions to create a professional sales dashboard, and eight warm-up dashboards to help you rapidly increase your Power BI knowledge. I hope this book will help you to start your journey in the Business Intelligence world and give you the right tools to start building professional reports and dashboards using Microsoft Power BI. Thank you for creating and learning. Roger F. Silva For Kindle ebook, or Black & White (cheaper than color), versions use this link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J3DLBXK Check the Business Intelligence Clinic series One dataset, multiple solutions: Power BI - Business Intelligence Clinic Excel - Business Intelligence Clinic Tableau - Business Intelligence Clinic Qlik - Business Intelligence Clinic

Business Intelligence and Analytics

Business Intelligence and Analytics
Author: Ramesh Sharda
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 688
Release: 2014-02-28
Genre: Business intelligence
ISBN: 9781292009209

Decision Support and Business Intelligence Systems provides the only comprehensive, up-to-date guide to today's revolutionary management support system technologies, and showcases how they can be used for better decision-making. The 10th edition focuses on Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics for enterprise decision support in a more streamlined book.

Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence
Author: Richard Hurley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2020-01-19
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781952191114

In the modern business world, the pace of action continues to quicken. Businesses need to be able to get actionable insights from their data in order to make the right decisions to act rapidly and effectively.