Microsoft business intelligence tools for Excel analysts
Bridge the big data gap with Microsoft Business Intelligence Tools for Excel Analysts. The distinction between departmental reporting done by business analysts with Excel and the enterprise reporting done by IT departments with SQL Server and SharePoint tools is more blurry now than ever before. With the introduction of robust new features like PowerPivot and Power View, it is essential for business analysts to get up to speed with big data tools that in the past have been reserved for IT profe…
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- Full title :Microsoft business intelligence tools for Excel analysts / by Michael Alexander, Jared Decker, Bernard Wehbe.
Summary
Bridge the big data gap with Microsoft Business Intelligence Tools for Excel Analysts. The distinction between departmental reporting done by business analysts with Excel and the enterprise reporting done by IT departments with SQL Server and SharePoint tools is more blurry now than ever before. With the introduction of robust new features like PowerPivot and Power View, it is essential for business analysts to get up to speed with big data tools that in the past have been reserved for IT professionals. Written by a team of Business Intelligence experts, Microsoft Business Intelligence Tools for Excel Analysts introduces business analysts to the rich toolset and reporting capabilities that can be leveraged to more effectively source and incorporate large datasets in their analytics while saving them time and simplifying the reporting process. Walks you step-by-step through important BI tools like PowerPivot, SQL Server, and SharePoint and shows you how to move data back and forth between these tools and Excel; Shows you how to leverage relational databases, slice data into various views to gain different visibility perspectives, create eye-catching visualizations and dashboards, automate SQL Server data retrieval and integration, and publish dashboards and reports to the web; Details how you can use SQL Server's built-in functions to analyze large amounts of data, Excel pivot tables to access and report OLAP data, and PowerPivot to create powerful reporting mechanisms. You'll get on top of the Microsoft BI stack and all it can do to enhance Excel data analysis with this one-of-a-kind guide written for Excel analysts just like you.
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- Publication Date:2014
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons, Inc
- Place of Publication:Hoboken, NJ
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:xvi, 362 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781118821527, 1118821521
- oclc:ocn858361960
- LC Classification:HF5548.4.M523
- Dewey Decimal:005.54
Table of Contents
LEVERAGING EXCEL FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: Important database concepts -- PivotTable fundamentals -- Introduction to Power Pivot -- Loading external data into Power Pivot -- Creating dashboards with Power View -- Adding location intelligence with Power Map -- Using the Power Query add-in. LEVERAGING SQL FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: Essential SQL server concepts -- Introduction to SQL -- Creating and managing SQL scripts -- Calling views and stored procedures from Excel -- Understanding reporting services -- Browsing analysis services OLAP cubes with Excel -- Using the data mining add-in for Microsoft Office. DELIVERING BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE WITH SHAREPOINT AND EXCEL SERVICES: Publishing your BI tools to SharePoint -- Leveraging PerformancePoint services. APPENDIXES: Understanding the big data toolset -- Considerations for developing mobile BI.
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