Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) Taining Course Midlands | Birmingham | Telford | Stafford | Wolverhampton

In this course participants learn how to use Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) to design and implement OnLine Analytical Processing (OLAP) cubes and data mining models to support Business Intelligence (BI) solutions. This course includes concepts, procedures and practices based on real-world experience giving both the novice and experienced SQL Server 2005 developer the tools to build data warehousing and decision support system solutions. This course also provides information on end-user tools including Microsoft Excel 2003/2007 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services.

Topics include-

What Is Microsoft BI?
Core concept - BI is the cube or UDM
Example cube as seen using Excel pivot table
MS BI is comprehensive - more than Analysis Services on SQL Server
Demonstration of SQL Reporting Services with cube as data source

OLAP Modeling
Modeling source schemas -stars and snowflakes
Understanding dimensional modeling - Dimensions (Type 1, 2, or 3) or rapidly changing
Understanding fact (measures) and cube modeling

Using SSAS in BIDS
Understanding the development environment
Creating Data Sources and Data Source Views
Creating cubes - using the UDM and the Cube Build Wizard
Refining Dimensions and Measures in BIDS

Intermediate SSAS
KPIs
Perspectives
Translations - cube metadata and currency localization
Actions - regular, drill-through and reporting

Advanced SSAS
Using multiple fact tables
Modeling intermediate fact tables
Modeling M:M dimensions, Fact (degenerate) dimensions, Role-playing dimensions, writeback dimensions
Modeling changing dimensions - Dimension Intelligence w/ Wizard
Using the Add Business Intelligence Wizards - write-back, semi-additive measures, time intelligence, account intelligence

Cube Storage and Aggregation
Storage topics - basic aggregations, MOLAP
Advanced Storage Design - MOLAP, ROLAP, HOLAP
Partitions - relational and Analysis Services partitions
Customizing Aggregation Design - Processing Design
Rapidly changing dimensions / ROLAP dimensions
Welcome to the Real Time - Proactive Caching
Cube processing options

Beginning MDX
Basic syntax
Using the MDX query editor in SQL Server Management Studio
Most-used Functions & Common tasks
New MDX functions

Intermediate MDX
Adding calculated members
Adding scripts
Adding named sets
.NET Assemblies

SSAS Administration
Best practices - health monitoring
XMLA scripting (SQL Mgmt Studio)
Other Documentation methods
Security - roles and permissions
Disaster Recovery - backup / restore
Clustering - high availability

Introduction to Data Mining
Examples of using each of the 9 algorithms (MS Clustering, MS Decision Trees, Naïve Bayes, MS Sequence Clustering, MS Time Series, MS Association Rules, MS Neural Network)
Data Mining dimensions
Data Mining clients
Processing mining models

Introduction to Reporting Clients
Excel 2003 Pivot Tables
SQL RS & Report Builder
SPS RS web parts & .NET 2.0 report viewer controls
Business Scorecards 2005 & ProClarity

Future Directions & Integration with Office 12
SharePoint 12 and AS
Report Center (type of dashboard) uses KPIs, Reports, Excel Web, Filter
Excel Services 12 and AS (Web Services)