Books
Knowledge is power! Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform is all about making business data usable and accessible to as many people as possible and delivering on the Microsoft promise – “BI for the Masses”.
At the same time, understanding how its technologies fit together is not a trivial task.
We hope that our books would help you to unlock the power of business intelligence and learn how to apply it successfully in your real-life projects.
APPLIED MICROSOFT SQL SERVER 2012 ANALYSIS SERVICES (TABULAR MODELING)
introduces the Tabular side of the innovative Business Intelligence Semantic Model (BISM)
that promotes rapid professional and self-service BI application development.
Business analysts and power users will learn how to integrate data from multiple data sources,
implement self-service BI applications with Excel, and deploy them to SharePoint.
Business intelligence professionals and database administrators will discover how to build corporate
solutions powered by BISM Tabular, delivering supreme performance with large data volumes,
and how to implement a wide range of solutions for the entire spectrum of personal-team-organizational BI needs.
MCTS SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT (EXAM 70-448)
features official exam prep and practice for the skills measured by Exam 70-448.
Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-448—and on the job.
Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective.
Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises.
This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.
Assess your skills with the practice tests on CD.
You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific
learning needs.
APPLIED MICROSOFT SQL SERVER 2008 REPORTING SERVICES
teaches you how to apply
Reporting Services in real life to build innovative Business Intelligence solutions that drive
decisions. The author, who has worked closely
with the Reporting Services Development Team, takes you on an insightful tour that
provides an authoritative yet independent view of the technology.
The book is designed as an easy-to-follow guide for navigating safely the most
intricate aspects of the technology.
"...a great resource for those who are looking to get the most out of the Microsoft reporting platform."
Brian Welcker
Former
Group Program Manager
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
MCTS SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT (EXAM 70-445)
features official exam prep and practice for the skills measured by Exam 70-445.
Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-445—and on the job.
Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective.
Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises.
This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.
Assess your skills with the practice tests on CD.
You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific
learning needs.
APPLIED MICRISOFT ANALYSIS SERVICES 2005 teaches you how to build end-to-end OLAP solutions with Microsoft Analysis Services 2005 and Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform.
This book doesn’t assume any prior experience with OLAP and Microsoft Analysis Services. It is designed as an easy-to-follow guide where each chapter builds upon the previous to implement the components of the innovative Unified Dimensional Model (UDM). New concepts are introduced with step-by-step instructions and hands-on labs.
MICROSOFT REPORTING SERVICES IN ACTION is a detailed and practical guide to the functionality provided by Microsoft Reporting Services 2000.
It systematically shows off many powerful RS features by leading you through a dizzying variety of possible uses. Following a typical report lifecycle, the book shows you how to create, manage, and deliver RS reports.
"I encourage you to use the ideas in this book and take Reporting Services to the next level."
Brian Welcker
Group Program Manager
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services