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Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have experience of querying data using Transact-SQL.
The primary audience for this course are database professionals who need to fulfil a BI Developer role to create enterprise BI solutions.
Primary responsibilities will include:
• Implementing multidimensional databases by using SQL Server Analysis Services
• Creating tabular semantic data models for analysis by using SQL Server Analysis Services

Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data Modeling

Introduction to Business Intelligence
The Microsoft business intelligence platform

Creating Multidimensional Databases

Introduction to Multidimensional Analysis
Data Sources and Data Source Views
Cubes
Overview of Cube Security
Configure SSAS
Monitoring SSAS

Working with Cubes and Dimensions

Configuring Dimensions
Defining Attribute Hierarchies
Implementing Sorting and Grouping Attributes
Slowly Changing Dimensions

Working with Measures and Measure Groups

Working with Measures
Working with Measure Groups

Introduction to MDX

MDX fundamentals
Adding Calculations to a Cube
Using MDX to Query a Cube

Customizing Cube Functionality

Implementing Key Performance Indicators
Implementing Actions
Implementing Perspectives
Implementing Translations

Implementing a Tabular Data Model by Using Analysis Services

Introduction to Tabular Data Models
Creating a Tabular Data Model
Using an Analysis Services Tabular Data Model in an Enterprise BI Solution

Introduction to Data Analysis Expression (DAX)

DAX Fundamentals
Using DAX to Create Calculated Columns and Measures in a Tabular Data Model

Performing Predictive Analysis with Data Mining

Overview of Data Mining
Creating a Custom Data Mining Solution
Validating a Data Mining Model
Connecting to and Consuming a Data-Mining Model
Using the Data Mining add-in for Excel