There are a lot of changes coming in the next release of SQL Server “Denali” with Analysis Services and PowerPivot along with new powerful BI functionality being added. This presentation will introduce the new BI Semantic Model concept, talk about the different options you have with Analysis Services in SQL Server 2012 (“Denali"), go over the new features in Analysis Services – including PowerPivot, go over developing models, and dive into the new self-service reporting authoring tool Power View (Project “Crescent”). Along the way there will be demonstrations of the new features and functionality so you can get a feel for what is coming. By the end of the session you will have a full understanding of what lies ahead and you can start preparing your roadmap for delivering BI content within your organization.

1. Intro to BI Semantic Model &
Delivering Self-Service Reporting
with Power View (“Crescent”)
Dan English
Principal Business Intelligence Consultant
Superior Consulting Services, LLC
denglish@teamscs.com

2. Speaker Background
Dan English
http://denglishbi.wordpress.com
• Developing with Microsoft technologies for over 14 years
• Over 7 years experience with Data Warehousing and Business
Intelligence
• Microsoft SQL Server MVP, Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP),
and Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
• Architect and develop dashboard solutions for enterprise reporting and
monitoring
• Experienced in ETL and Analysis Services development, requirements
gathering, and data modeling
• PASSMN 2009/2010 – Executive Board Chair (President)
• Microsoft MN BI User Group 2011 – Leadership Board
• Twitter – http://twitter.com/denglishbi
• Vimeo Videos - http://vimeo.com/user3952239/videos

3. SCS Background
• Founded in 1997, SCS is a technical consulting firm
focused exclusively on Microsoft technologies to
provide custom solutions
• Headquartered in Burnsville, MN
• Microsoft Gold Certified Partner since 2006
• Microsoft Managed Partner
• Provide solutions in the areas of Business Intelligence,
Reporting, Application Development, Networking,
SharePoint, and Special Projects
• Industry recognized authorities via books, speaker
engagements, and direct assistance to Microsoft

4. Session Outline
• Microsoft Business Intelligence Overview
• What is the BI Semantic Model
• What’s new in PowerPivot & SSAS
• What is Power View (“Crescent”)
• Demo
• What’s coming (Power View)?
• Questions

5. Quick Audience Poll
 How many are currently using SSAS (UDM) in
production?
 How many have Excel 2010 deployed?
 How many are currently using PowerPivot? In
production? With SharePoint?
 How many have not seen a Power View
(“Crescent”) demo?

6. Microsoft BI Overview

7. Microsoft’s BI Vision
Improving organizations by
providing business insights to
all employees leading to better,
faster, more relevant decisions
Complete and integrated
BI and Performance
Management offering
Agile products that adapt to
how you need the information
Built on a trusted part
of your IT backbone

8. Microsoft Business Intelligence Overview
Business User Experience •Self-Service access & insight
•Data exploration & analysis
•Predictive analysis
•Data visualization
•Contextual visualization
Business Collaboration Platform •Dashboards & Scorecards
•Excel Services
•Web based forms & workflow
•Collaboration
•Search
•Content Management
•LOB data integration
Data Infrastructure & BI Platform •Analysis Services
•Reporting Services
•Integration Services
•Master Data Services
•Data Mining
•Data Warehousing

9. Seamless Transition Across BI Spectrum
Empowered Aligned
My Context Our Context The Org’s Context
BI solution created by BI Solution created by BI Solution created by IT,
user. Context is only for power user. Context is Established corporate
user & exists as for a small team & it’s context & is reusable,
document. managed on a server. scalable and backed up.
PowerPivot For Excel PowerPivot For SharePoint Analysis Services

10. Microsoft Mobile BI Vision Roadmap

11. BI Semantic Model

12. BI Semantic Model
One Model for all End User Experiences
Client Tools
Analytics, Reports, Scorecards,
Dashboards, Custom Apps
BI Semantic Model
Personal BI Team BI Organizational BI
PowerPivot for Excel PowerPivot for SharePoint Analysis Services
Data Sources
Databases, LOB Applications, OData Feeds,
Spreadsheets, Text Files
Flexibility Richness Scalability

13. BI Semantic Model: Architecture
Third-party Reporting SharePoint
Excel PowerPivot
applications Services Insights
Databases LOB Applications Files OData Feeds Cloud Services

14. IW and Pro Model Design Tools
Information Workers BI Developers
Feels like Feels like Visual
Excel Studio
It’s a project Optimized
One file, for BI Pros
Rapid (business case,
Save to
response to budget, dates)
SharePoint Large data
business Teams building BI volumes
problems solutions
Solutions live
Deployment
Optimized for for weeks or Source Control,
scripts, versions
Excel power user months TFS
PowerPivot for Excel BI Development Studio
Personal BI Team BI Organizational BI

15. What’s New:
Analysis Services & PowerPivot

16. What’s new PowerPivot?

17. What’s new Analysis Services?

18. What’s new DAX?

19. Demo
POWERPIVOT

20. Power View
(Project “Crescent”)

21. What is Power View?
Power View is an
interactive data exploration
and visual presentation
experience.

22. Power View
Highly Visual Design Experience
• Interactive, web-based authoring, and sharing of information
• Familiar Microsoft Office design patterns
• Powerful data layout with banding, callout, and small multiples
visualizations
Rich metadata-driven interactivity
• Fully integrated with PowerPivot and Tabular SSAS
• Drive greater insight through smart and powerful querying
• Zero configuration highlighting and filtering
• Animated trending and comparisons
Presentation-ready at all times
• Interactive Presentation turns pervasive information into persuasive
information
• Deliver and collaborate through SharePoint
• Full screen presentation mode for interactive boardroom session and
ability to export to interactive PowerPoint slidedeck

23. Report Designer Report Builder Power View
Embedded Operational Self-Service

25. Demo
POWER VIEW

26. Power View Demo Screenshot

27. What is coming (Power View)?
 Sorting
 Drag and Drop to Canvas
 Multiple pages (views)
 Printing support
 Database image support
 DirectQuery support
 Show items with no data
 Charts
 Multiple measure support
 More than 20 series allowed
 Color (series) support in scatter charts
 Number formatting on tables and matrix
 Slicers cross filter
 Filters
 Measure Filters
 Filter Restatement
 Data Region Filters
 Search
 Export to PowerPoint

28. QUESTIONS

29. THANK YOU!
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