April 10-12, Chicago, IL Make Cloud BI Work for You Gilad Elyashar Chuck Heinzelman David Magar

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3 Abstract Not all business intelligence needs are the same; if they were, this world would be a very boring place. With Microsoft's BI offerings in Azure, you have the flexibility to create the BI environment that best fits your needs. Whether you need traditional SQL Server Reporting Services, PowerPivot, or full-blown Power View, Azure provides the building blocks for your solution. Join this scenario-based, demo-driven presentation to learn how you can build and leverage Azure-based Reporting Services, PowerPivot, and full Infrastructure as a Service BI options.

4 Welcome to the Azure Playhouse The Businesses in Your Neighborhood A Play in Three Acts

5 Act 1 – It Mashes, It Slices, It Dices The Setting You are a catalog retailer. You’ve been experiencing problems with your shipping pipeline that is causing customer dissatisfaction. You are not sure exactly which carriers are causing the problems, but you believe that most of your problems are geographically isolated.

6 Traditional Business Intelligence Existing Data LOB applicationsFilesData marts AnalysisReports Dashboards and scorecards Provision ETL/Data Quality Analysis cubes Data warehouse Data Staging Traditional BI IT Professional

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8 Share Insights Create Reports Prepare Data Anna’s Day to Day

9 Evolution of Business Intelligence Spreadsheets Specialized tools Self-service BI End Users Existing Data LOB applicationsFilesData marts AnalysisReports Dashboards and scorecards Provision ETL/Data Quality Analysis cubes Data warehouse Data Staging Traditional BI IT Professional

10 Self-service Modeling Prepare Data

11 Self-service Modeling Create Reports

12 Sharing

13 Verify Prerequisites Install SQL Server PowerPivot for SharePoint and configure it Install Analysis Services OLE DB provider on Excel Service application servers Verify a PowerPivot for SharePoint installation Verify central administration integration Verify integration at site level Verify data access on the server Install Reporting Services SharePoint mode as a single server farm Install and start the reporting services SharePoint service Create a reporting services service application Activate the Power View site collection feature Additional Configuration Provision Subscriptions and Alerts Configure for a service application Add Reporting Services Content Types Activate the File sync feature Verify a reporting services installation Verify the Service Application Verify the Site Collection Feature Verify Reporting Server Content Type Configure SharePoint permissions Create data connection files that are used to launch Power View Install BI Features with SharePoint

14 Self-service Sharing

15 BI with SharePoint Online Create a SPO tenant Configure users & permissions Start using it!

April 10-12, Chicago, IL Demo Mashing up Data and Hosting in O365

17 Act II – It’s Centralized…Of Course We Can Grant You Permissions The Setting I own 3 local pizza restaurants, each with a stand-alone Point of Sale system. There’s no easy way to get an overall view of my entire company The Need Make the overall Pizza operations more efficient The Solution You, a BI-Selling consultant, specializing in Point of Sale solutions, offer me an affordable centralized viewpoint for my Pizza business data

April 10-12, Chicago, IL Demo Presenting a global View of Data with Windows Azure SQL Reporting

19 Act II Cont’d – A Pizza Business problem The Setting Prices for ingredients keep changing, I keep some track of what I bought and when but I wish I could understand my profitability … The Need Mash-up my purchase tracking with my ongoing operational data. The Solution You, my BI consultant, import additional data into the data store and show me what I need on a dedicated report!

April 10-12, Chicago, IL Demo Adding more data and drilling through…

21 Cost Effectiveness Analysis - -No machine management -No specialized tools -No extra licensing fees -Fast time to production -Global reach through any device Monthly Costs: -Azure SQL DB (5 Gb) – ~26$ -Azure SQL Reporting – ~115$ Total: <150$/month -Pricing model: 0.16$/hr per 0-30 renders -Volatility is LOW -Peak ~24/hr usage  600$

22 But Hey… What do we know… Check out how an IT reseller spun up a new business on the RS Team blogon the RS Team blog

23 Act III – We Need It, But They Won’t Build It The Setting You work in the marketing department at a regional retail chain that recently ran a major marketing campaign. You need to analyze the data from your campaign, but your IT department doesn’t have a suitable environment – and they told you building one would take 6 – 12 months!

24 Windows Azure Virtual Machines Virtual Machines (just like on-prem) hosted in Azure Gallery Images Bring Your Own Image Bring Your Own VM Integrates Into Windows Azure Virtual Networks Can Be Joined To On-Prem Domains Storage to Suit Your Needs VHDs Stored in Azure Blob Storage Up to 16TB of Storage Per VM

April 10-12, Chicago, IL Demo Running SharePoint BI in Windows Azure Virtual Machines

26 Conclusion Not all business intelligence needs are the same; if they were, this world would be a very boring place. With Microsoft's BI offerings in Azure, you have the flexibility to create the BI environment that best fits your needs. Whether you need traditional SQL Server Reporting Services, PowerPivot, or full-blown Power View, Azure provides the building blocks for your solution. Join this scenario-based, demo-driven presentation to learn how you can build and leverage Azure-based Reporting Services, PowerPivot, and full Infrastructure as a Service BI options.

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