1. SQL Server PowerPivot for IT Pros
Derek Comingore
April 22, 2010
SQL Saturday #39
New York

2. Agenda Microsoft BI in 2010 PowerPivot Architecture
Managed Self-Service IT Responsibilities
Deployment
Management
Monitoring
Panorama NovaView for PowerPivot

3. Sourced from Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 BI Guide
Microsoft BI in 2010
Sourced from Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 BI Guide

4. Known Questions Unknown Microsoft BI in 2010 Sales Inventory
Production
Unknown
Employee Surveys
Industry Data
Competitor Pricing

5. Microsoft BI in 2010 Company Truth for Key Metrics
Corporate
Company Truth for Key Metrics
BI Professional Development
Team
Departmental Metrics
BI Professional or Information Worker Development
Personal
Individual Metrics
Information Worker Development
Known Questions
Unknown Questions

6. PowerPivot Architecture:
Client Landscape
Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Planning & Deployment Guide

7. PowerPivot Architecture:
Server Landscape
Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Planning & Deployment Guide

8. Managed Self-Service IT Responsibilities
Deployment
Proper Planning & Execution
Management
Controlling Content
Effective Security
Monitoring
Ensuring Application Availability
Mission-Critical Insight

9. Deployment: Requirements
SQL Server 2008 R2
x86 or x64
Enterprise Edition
SharePoint 2010
x64
Excel 2010
On-Premise Editions

10. Deployment: Project Mgmt
Planning
Pilot Environment Rollout
Production Rollout
Per Infrastructure Deployment

11. SharePoint Topologies
Deployment:
SharePoint Topologies
Single-Server
Evaluations & Small Teams Deployments
Single Application, Front-End, & Administrative Server
Farm
Enterprise Deployments
Separate Application, Front-End, & Administrative Servers

12. Deployment: Centralization
Centralized
Singular Infrastructure
Shared IT Staff
Sharing is implicit
Decentralized
Autonomous Infrastructure
Separate IT Staff
Sharing is explicit
Local Deployments
Global Deployments

13. Deployment: Tips Client Excel 2010 Only for Info Producers
Add-In Should Match Excel CPU
X64 highly recommended
Server
SharePoint farm highly recommended for most deploys
Have AD Service Accounts Designated
General
As always, get executive sponsorship
Transition people slowly into the New BI World

14. Linked Reports (SSRS & PowerPivot Apps)
Management:
Content Overview
Sample.xlsx
Data & Presentation
Build Models
Information Producer
SharePoint
Managed
Use Models
Data Feeds
(Atom Documents)
IT Pro
Data Silos
Linked Reports (SSRS & PowerPivot Apps)
Information Consumer

15. PowerPivot Application Dev & Publish
Demo: Part 1:
PowerPivot Application Dev & Publish

16. Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Team Blog
Management:
PowerPivot Gallery
Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Team Blog

17. Native SharePoint Document Library Features
Management:
Native Features
Workflows
Application Approval
Versioning
Consume Application Iterations
Retention
Remove old Applications
Removed unused Applications
Native SharePoint Document Library Features

18. Management: Data Refresh
Supported Data Sources
On & Off Premise DBs
(Azure)
Accessible Files
Unsupported Data Sources
Clipboard
Local Resources

19. Schedule, Data Sources, and Credentials
Management:
Data Refresh
Configure
Schedule, Data Sources, and Credentials
Notifications
Monitor
Refresh History

20. Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Team Blog
Management:
Data Refresh
Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Team Blog

21. Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Team Blog
Management:
Data Refresh
Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Team Blog

22. Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Team Blog
Management:
Data Refresh
Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Team Blog

23. Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Team Blog
Management:
Data Refresh
Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Team Blog

24. Management: Security Configure
SharePoint Site Or Document Security Settings
‘All or Nothing’
Monitor
Who is accessing applications

25. PowerPivot Application ManagementS
Demo: Part 2:
PowerPivot Application Management

26. Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Team Blog
Monitoring:
Management Dashboard
Sourced from Microsoft PowerPivot Team Blog

27. Monitoring: Management Dashboard
Infrastructure
CPU & Memory Usage
Workbook Activity
Workbook Usage
Data Source Usage
Data Refresh
Refresh Successes & Failures

28. Monitoring: Management Dashboard
Initialization
Develops Initial App
Demand
Organizational Usage Increases
Mainstream
BI Team Instantiates Application into Corp. Model

29. PowerPivot Application MonitoringS
Demo: Part 3:
PowerPivot Application Monitoring

30. Panorama NovaView for PowerPivot
Full BI Web Suite
End-to-End Suite (w/o SharePoint)
Integrates with SharePoint
Advanced Analytics
Instant Calculated Members
What-If Analysis
Data Security Layer
Unified SSAS & PowerPivot dimension/member security
Supports AD and non-AD
Panorama NovaView is the only End-to-End BI suite on PowerPivot today

31. Panorama NovaView for PowerPivot
A full BI WEB suite that Microsoft doesn’t have today (the promise of Proclarity and then the promise of the Analytical and Scorecarding part of PerformancePoint)
2.       Advanced analytics - we provide much more value for the power users / analysts (instant calculated members, the whatif analysis with parameters, the advance exception handling such as bubble up exceptions, the interactive charting, advance MDX wizards, large dimensions handling, etc…)
3.       Simple, self-service BI for the information workers (Panorama NovaView extends BI to the masses through innovative interface and tight integration with Office / SharePoint)
4.       Improved collaboration … on top of any data source (through Panorama Universal Data Connector users can connect to any data source and automatically transform static reports into fully interactive data that they can perform analysis, reporting, etc. on)
5.       Panorama extends PowerPivot with a complete BI suite and makes it ready for enterprise wide deployments (we transform PowerPivot from a personal productivity tool to an enterprise in-memory solution, enhancing it with advanced analytical capabilities and web interface, while our advanced security model allows departmental and corporate wide collaboration)
Panorama NovaView is the only End-to-End BI suite on PowerPivot today

32. Panorama NovaView for PowerPivotS
Demo: Part 4:
Panorama NovaView for PowerPivot

33. Mission & Core Values Team B.I. Voyage Where in the world is Derek?
100% Repeat Customer Business
On & Off Premise Solutions
Rapid Value Principals
30+ Years of Combined Experience
BBB Accredited & Woman Owned
Delivery Lead by MVP
Consulting & Advisory Services
Where in the world is Derek?
Web
Blog

34. Q & A