Microsoft Ignite NZ 25-28 October 2016 SKYCITY, Auckland

Boom! Compelling visualisations with SQL Server Microsoft Ignite 2016 11/19/2018 5:30 AM Boom! Compelling visualisations with SQL Server M374 Rob Hawthorne robhawthorne@hotmail.com @rob_marg http://www.linkedin.com/in/robhawthorne © 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Agenda Introduction A brief history Challenges 11/19/2018 5:30 AM Agenda Introduction A brief history Challenges New capabilities in MS BI suite Demo Q&A © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

11/19/2018 5:30 AM Introduction © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Introduction Head of Microsoft Solutions & Architecture 11/19/2018 5:30 AM Introduction Head of Microsoft Solutions & Architecture Been working with data, data warehouses and scalability since 1998 Author of “Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Development from Scratch” Lectured at Vic Uni - 2009 Systems Analysis and Design (INFO222) Blatant Product Placement © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

11/19/2018 5:30 AM A brief history © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

A brief history of data visualisation In the beginning… 11/19/2018 5:30 AM A brief history of data visualisation In the beginning… Pre 17th Century Geometric diagrams of celestial bodies Maps for navigation and exploration 1600 – 1699 Invention of “small multiples” (data changing over time). Image from 1626 showing sunspots changing over time 1700 – 1799 Map-makers represented more than geographical position on a map © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

A brief history of data visualisation And then came… The world's first bar chart (William Playfair) 1800 – 1850 William Playfair invented: Pie charts Bar graphs Line charts 1850 – 1899 Gustav Zeuner & Luigi Perozzo invented: 3D surface plots of population data 1900+ Visualisation of information accelerated Visualisation accepted as a way of representing data 3D graph of population in Sweden from 1750–1875 (Gustav Zeuner) © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

A brief history of data visualisation In the Microsoft world… 11/19/2018 5:30 AM A brief history of data visualisation In the Microsoft world… 1990 Excel 3.0 3D charts 1999 Digital Dashboard Starter Kit 2004 Reporting Services version 1.0 2006 ProClarity (later becomes PerformancePoint) 2014 Power BI © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

11/19/2018 5:30 AM Challenges © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Challenges Understanding Data Using graphics for the sake of graphics 11/19/2018 5:30 AM Challenges Understanding Visualisations are meant to aid in understanding Generic reporting, not targeting the audience Too often tries to “impress” rather than “express” Data Shear volume – many data points almost impossible to plot (or get mouse overs) Data types – most data has “textual information” impossible to plot Using graphics for the sake of graphics Not telling the “Story” Lines, bars, pies… stress… © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Some tips Don't be sloppy. Your data presentation is your brand. 11/19/2018 5:30 AM Some tips Don't be sloppy. Your data presentation is your brand. Bring insane focus, and simplify. Calibrate data altitude optimally. Eliminate distractions, make data the hero! Lines, bars, pies… stress… choose the best-fit. Consolidate data, be as honest as you can be. Ditch the text, visualize the story. http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/data-presentation-tips-focus-think-simplify-visualize/ © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

11/19/2018 5:30 AM What’s new © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Whats new Reporting Services Report Builder CU1 & CU2 11/19/2018 5:30 AM Whats new Reporting Services New web portal (customizable) Mobile report publisher (DataZen) SharePoint 2013 & 2016 Intergration HTML5 rendering engine Treemap and Sunburst charts iFrame report embedding Export to Power Point Print using PDF (not ActiveX) Report Builder More “Office” look report UI Customize parameters CU1 & CU2 https://support.microsoft.com/en-nz/kb/3164674 & https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3182270 © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Demo Rob Hawthorne Microsoft Ignite 2016 11/19/2018 5:30 AM © 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

In recent news… Power BI SQL Server Analysis Services as PaaS 11/19/2018 5:30 AM In recent news… Power BI https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sqlrsteamblog/2016/10/25/announcing-a-technical-preview-of-power-bi-reports-in-sql-server-reporting-services/ SQL Server Analysis Services as PaaS https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-azure-analysis-services-preview/ Reporting and Visualisation roadmap https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/dataplatforminsider/2015/10/29/microsoft-business-intelligence-our-reporting-roadmap/ © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

11/19/2018 5:30 AM Q&A robhawthorne@hotmail.com @rob_marg http://www.linkedin.com/in/robhawthorne © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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