Introduction to Microsoft BI

Microsoft BI refers to a suite of business intelligence tools offered by Microsoft. It offers data visualisation and reporting capabilities, enabling businesses to make decisions based on data. The Microsoft BI suite of tools consists of Excel Power Pivot and Power View, SQL Server Reporting Services, and Microsoft Power BI. From a variety of data sources, these technologies may be used to produce interactive dashboards, reports, and data visualisations. Organizations may quickly get insights into their data, enhance their decision-making procedures, and promote corporate success with the aid of Microsoft BI.

Skills you will learn

1. Understanding of data visualisation and analysis
2. Proficiency in Microsoft BI tools such as Power BI and Excel
3. Understanding of data modelling, data warehousing, and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes
4. Ability to create interactive dashboards, reports and perform data analysis
5. Knowledge of DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) language used in Power BI
6. Integration of data from various sources and creating compelling data-driven presentations
7. Knowledge of data security and privacy measures for sensitive data analysis
8. Understanding of industry-standard BI concepts and techniques.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to Business Intelligence:

• Overview of Business Intelligence
• BI architecture
• BI components and tools

1. Microsoft BI Stack:

• Overview of Microsoft BI Stack
• Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
• Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

1. Data Warehousing:

• Overview of data warehousing
• Data warehousing concepts
• Kimball methodologies
• Data warehousing design
• Data warehousing modelling

1. ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)

• Overview of ETL
• Data extraction
• Data transformation
• Data loading
• ETL process flow

1. Data Modeling and Data Mart Design:

• Overview of data modelling
• Relational database concepts
• Star schema design
• Snowflake schema design

1. Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS):

• Overview of SSAS
• SSAS cube creation
• Measures and calculated fields
• Perspectives and Named Sets
• Security in SSAS

1. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS):

• Overview of SSRS
• Creating reports using SSRS
• Creating interactive reports
• Report customization
• Report scheduling and distribution

1. Power BI:

• Overview of Power BI
• Creating Power BI dashboards
• Power BI visualisation techniques
• Power BI integration with other Microsoft products

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