Implementing/Maintaining SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services

Master SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services and revolutionize your business intelligence solutions with our comprehensive course designed for database professionals and BI developers.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Design multidimensional analysis solutions using SQL Server Analysis Services.

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Implement and manage cubes and dimensions to optimize data analysis.

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Query and customize Analysis Services solutions for enhanced insights.

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Deploy and maintain secure, high-performance Analysis Services databases.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 3 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • Business Intelligence Developers
  • Database Administrators
  • Data Analysts
  • Application Developers

Description

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-day instructor-led course teaches students how to implement an Analysis Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to use the Analysis Services development tools to create an Analysis Services database and an OLAP cube, and how to use the Analysis Services management and administrative tools to manage an Analysis Services solution.

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Course Outline

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Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services

  1. Overview of Data Analysis Solutions

  2. Overview of SQL Server Analysis Services

  3. Installing SQL Server Analysis Services

Module 2: Creating Multidimensional Analysis Solutions

  1. Developing Analysis Services Solutions

  2. Creating Data Sources and Data Source Views

  3. Creating a Cube

Module 3: Working with Cubes and Dimensions

  1. Configuring Dimensions

  2. Defining Attribute Hierarchies

  3. Sorting and Grouping Attributes

Module 4: Working with Measures and Measure Groups

  1. Working With Measures

  2. Working with Measure Groups

Module 5: Querying Multidimensional Analysis Solutions

  1. MDX Fundamentals

  2. Adding Calculations to a Cube

Module 6: Customizing Cube Functionality

  1. Implementing Key Performance Indicators

  2. Implementing Actions

  3. Implementing Perspectives

  4. Implementing Translations

Module 7: Deploying and Securing an Analysis Services Database

  1. Deploying an Analysis Services Database

  2. Securing an Analysis Services Database

Module 8: Maintaining a Multidimensional Solution

  1. Configuring Processing

  2. Logging, Monitoring, and Optimizing an Analysis Services Solution

  3. Backing Up and Restoring an Analysis Services Database

Module 9: Introduction to Data Mining

  1. Overview of Data Mining

  2. Creating a Data Mining Solution

  3. Validating Data Mining Models

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