Module 1: Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data Modeling
This module introduces key BI concepts and the Microsoft BI product suite.
Lessons:
- Introduction to Business Intelligence
- The Microsoft business intelligence platform
- Lab : Exploring a Data Warehouse
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the concept of business intelligence
- Describe the Microsoft business intelligence platform
Module 2: Creating Multidimensional Databases
This module describes the steps required to create a multidimensional database with analysis services.
Lessons:
- Introduction to multidimensional analysis
- Creating data sources and data source views
- Creating a cube
- Overview of cube security
- Lab : Creating a multidimensional database
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Use multidimensional analysis
- Create data sources and data source views
- Create a cube
- Describe cube security
Module 3: Working with Cubes and Dimensions
This module describes how to implement dimensions in a cube.
Lessons:
- Configuring dimensions
- Define attribute hierarchies
- Sorting and grouping attributes
- Lab : Working with Cubes and Dimensions
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Configure dimensions
- Define attribute hierarchies.
- Sort and group attributes
Module 4: Working with Measures and Measure Groups
This module describes how to implement measures and measure groups in a cube.
Lessons:
- Working with measures
- Working with measure groups
- Lab : Configuring Measures and Measure Groups
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Work with measures
- Work with measure groups
Module 5: Introduction to MDX
This module describes the MDX syntax and how to use MDX.
Lessons:
- MDX fundamentals
- Adding calculations to a cube
- Using MDX to query a cube
- Lab : Using MDX
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the fundamentals of MDX
- Add calculations to a cube
- Query a cube using MDX
Module 6: Customizing Cube Functionality
This module describes how to customize a cube.
Lessons:
- Implementing key performance indicators
- Implementing actions
- Implementing perspectives
- Implementing translations
- Lab : Customizing a Cube
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Implement key performance indicators
- Implement actions
- Implement perspectives
- Implement translations
Module 7: Implementing a Tabular Data Model by Using Analysis Services
This module describes how to implement a tabular data model in PowerPivot.
Lessons:
Introduction to tabular data models
- Creating a tabular data model
- Using an analysis services tabular model in an enterprise BI solution
- Lab : Working with an Analysis services tabular data model
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe tabular data models
- Create a tabular data model
- Be able to use an analysis services tabular data model in an enterprise BI solution
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.
Lessons:
- DAX fundamentals
- Using DAX to create calculated columns and measures in a tabular data model
- Lab : Creating Calculated Columns and Measures by using DAX
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the fundamentals of DAX
- Use DAX to create calculated columns and measures in a tabular data model
Module 9: Performing Predictive Analysis with Data Mining
This module describes how to use data mining for predictive analysis.
Lessons:
- Overview of data mining
- Using the data mining add-in for Excel
- Creating a custom data mining solution
- Validating a data mining model
- Connecting to and consuming a data mining model
- Lab : Perform Predictive Analysis with Data Mining
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe data mining
- Use the data mining add-in for Excel
- Create a custom data mining solution
- Validate a data mining solution
- Connect to and consume a data mining solution
