This course requires that you meet at least 2 years’ experience of working with relational databases, including: designing a normalized database; creating tables and relationships; querying with Transact-SQL; some basic knowledge of data warehouse schema topology (including star and snowflake schemas); some exposure to basic programming constructs (such as looping and branching). An awareness of key business priorities such as revenue, profitability, and financial accounting is desirable.

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 Data Model in SQL Server Analysis Services; use DAX to enhance a tabular model; create reports with Reporting Services; enhance reports with charts and parameters; manage report execution and delivery; implement a dashboard in SharePoint Server with PerformancePoint Services; use Data Mining for Predictive Analysis.