Overview of SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence 15 February, 2005 Introduction to the UDM

Peter Myers – Tenix Connections Senior Consultant, Trainer Senior Consultant, Trainer BBus, MCSD, MCDBA, MCSE, MCT BBus, MCSD, MCDBA, MCSE, MCT Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Almost all staff certified with a degree in computing and MCSE or MCDBA or MCSD or multiples of above, and average over 10 years in all phases of the software development life cycle Almost all staff certified with a degree in computing and MCSE or MCDBA or MCSD or multiples of above, and average over 10 years in all phases of the software development life cycle Tenix Connections develops custom solutions in all aspects of the MS DW and BI toolsets and conducts training in the same at a variety of businesses Tenix Connections develops custom solutions in all aspects of the MS DW and BI toolsets and conducts training in the same at a variety of businesses

The Problem “I need to know how many widgets we sold in Victoria by sales rep and by customer for YTD December 2003” - The Manager

Basic BI Concepts Source Systems Staging Systems Data Warehouse Data Mart Cubes UI Tools

BI Core Processes Integration Integration Analysis Analysis Reporting Reporting Services SQL Server 2005 is an end-to-end BI platform

Top 10 BI Features 1. Analysis Services 2. Integration Services 3. Data Mining 4. Reporting Services 5. Clustering Support

Top 10 BI Features (cont) 6. Key Performance Indicators 7. Scalability and Performance 8. One-Click Cube 9. Proactive Caching 10. Integration with the Microsoft Office System

The UDM UDM = Universal Dimensional Model Universal Dimensional Model = Cube Cube = Universal Dimensional Model It provides access to the company’s data

The UDM is a Bridge

UDM Features Combines relational and OLAP perspectives Combines relational and OLAP perspectives Delivers a single end-user query model Delivers a single end-user query model Provides high performance queries supporting interactive analysis Provides high performance queries supporting interactive analysis Incorporates business rules Incorporates business rules Supports ‘closing the loop’ Supports ‘closing the loop’

Demonstration Building an Analysis Services cube Building an Analysis Services cube Creating a Report from the cube Creating a Report from the cube

Does the UDM replace current DW practices? Possibly…

Training Opportunities Zero to BI in Two Intense Days for SQL Server 2000 Zero to BI in Two Intense Days for SQL Server 2000 What’s New in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence in Two Intense Days 31 March – 1 April 14 – 15 April What’s New in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence in Two Intense Days 31 March – 1 April 14 – 15 April

Additional Resources SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 Resource Kit SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 Resource Kit White Paper: “Introduction to the Unified Dimensional Model (UDM)” by Paul Saunders, July 2004 White Paper: “Introduction to the Unified Dimensional Model (UDM)” by Paul Saunders, July 2004