Microsoft - MCSE: Data Management and Analytics (Business Intelligence Solutions with SQL Server)

Curriculum

Course 20467D: Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2014

Module 1: Planning a BI Solution

This module enables students to plan the components of a BI Solution.

Lessons

• Elements of a BI Solution
• Planning a BI Project
• The Microsoft BI Platform

Lab : Planning BI Solutions

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Describe the components of a BI Solution.
• Identify the components of a BI Solution.
• Plan a BI Project.

Module 2: Planning BI Infrastructure

This module describes how to use plan appropriate BI Infrastructure given a set of BI Parameters.

Lessons

• Considerations of BI Infrastructure
• Planning Data Warehouse Hardware

Lab : Planning BI Infrastructure

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Describe the components of a BI Infrastructure and where you would use them.
• Plan for the hardware requirements of a data warehouse implementation.

Module 3: Designing a Data Warehouse

This module describes how to design a data warehouse given a set of user requirements.

Lessons

• Data Warehouse Design Overview
• Designing Dimension Tables
• Design FACT tables

Lab : Designing a Data Warehouse Logical Schema

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Design a data warehouse.
• Design dimension tables.
• Design Fact tables.
• Design a logical schema for a data warehouse.

Module 4: Designing an ETL solution

This lesson describes how to design an extract, transform and load (ETL) solution.

Lessons

• ETL Overview
• Planning for Data Extraction
• Planning for Data Transformations
• Planning for Data Loading

Lab : Designing an ETL Solution

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Describe the components of an ETL solution.
• Design an ETL solution.

Module 5: Designing Analytical Data Models

This module describes how to design analytical data models for specific BI scenarios.

Lessons

• Introduction to Analytical data Models
• Designing Analytical Data Models

Lab : Designing Analytical Data Model

Lab : Designing Dimensions and Hierarchies

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Describe the features of an analytical data model.
• Design an analytical data model.

Module 6: Planning a BI Delivery Solution

This module describes how to choose an appropriate delivery solution for a given scenario.

Lessons

• Considerations for BI delivery
• Common Reporting Scenarios
• Choosing a Reporting Tool

Lab : Planning a BI Delivery Solution

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Describe the components of a BI delivery solution.
• Describe some common reporting scenarios.
• Choose an appropriate delivery solution for a given scenario.

Module 7: Designing a Reporting Services Solution

This module describes how to design a reporting services solution.

Lessons

• Planning a Reporting Solution
• Designing Reports
• Planning Report Consistency

Lab : Designing a Reporting Services Solution

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Plan for a reporting Services solution.
• Design reports for a reporting services solutions.
• Plan for consistency of reporting

Module 8: Designing an Excel Based reporting Solution

In this module students will learn how to design a reporting solution using Excel.

Lessons

• Using Excel for Data Reporting and Analysis
• PowerPivot in Excel
• Power View in Excel

Lab : Designing and Excel Reporting Solution

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Describe key features of excel reporting solutions.
• Use PowerPivot in Excel to create reports.
• Use Power View in excel to create reports.

Module 9: Planning a SharePoint Server BI Solution

This module introduces the use of SharePoint Server as a BI solution.

Lessons

• Introduction to SharePoint Server as a BI Platform
• Planning Security for a SharePoint Server BI Solution
• Planning Reporting Services Configuration
• Planning PowerPivot Configuration
• Planning for PerformancePoint Services

Lab : Implementing a SharePoint Server BI Solution

Lab : Implementing PerformancePoint Services

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Describe the components of a SharePoint Server BI solution.
• Plan security for a SharePoint Server BI solution.
• Plan reporting solutions for a SharePoint Server BI solution.
• Describe the components of a PerformancePoint Solution.
• Implement PerformancePoint services.

Module 10: Monitoring and Optimising a BI Solution

At the conclusion of this module you will be able to optimise and monitor a BI solution.

Lessons

• Overview of BI Monitoring
• Monitoring and Optimising the Data Warehouse
• Monitoring and Analysing Analysis Services
• Monitoring and Optimising Reporting Services

Lab : Monitoring and Optimising a BI Solution

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Describe the options for monitoring and optimising a BI solution.
• Be able to monitor and optimise a BI solution.

Module 11: Operating a BI Solution

At the conclusion of this module you will be able to plan management and maintenance operations of a BI solution.

Lessons

• Overview of BI Operations
• ETL Operations
• Data Warehouse Operations
• Analysis Services Operations
• Reporting Services Operations

Lab : Operating a BI Solution

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Describe the components to be managed in a BI Solution.
• Be able to manage the components of a BI solution.