This document provides an overview and agenda for a training session on building and querying multidimensional cubes. The session will cover building cubes using SQL Server Analysis Services, querying cubes using multidimensional expressions, and accessing cube data using Excel. It also includes demos of building cubes from System Center Operations Manager data, querying cubes with MDX, and analyzing performance data in Excel pivot tables.
3. What Will We Cover?
Overview of Microsoft® System Center
Operations Manager, Used for Building
Analysis Services Cubes
Multidimensional Expression Queries to
Access and Manipulate Cubes
Access and Analyze System Center
Operations Manager Cubes Using Office
Excel®
4. Agenda
Business Intelligence (BI) Overview
Building Multidimensional Cubes Using SQL
Server 2008 Analysis Services
Querying Cubes Using Multidimensional
Expressions
Accessing and Analyzing Cube Data Using
Office Excel
5. Business Intelligence Overview
Delivery
Content
Collaboration
Search Management
Microsoft Office SharePoint® Server
Office Excel Analytic
Reports Dashboards Scorecards Plans
Workbooks Views
End-User Tools and Performance Management Applications
Office PerformancePoint™ Server
Office Excel
BI Platform
SQL Server SQL Server
Reporting Services Analysis Services
SQL Server database management system (DBMS)
SQL Server Integration Services
Database Flat Files
Microsoft
Dynamics
6. Generic Data Flow to Build a Business
Intelligence Solution
Reporting Services
BI Data Analysis
Warehouse Services
System Center Cubes
Operations
Manager Data
Warehouse
Cube Browser
Support
Database
Office Excel
7. Agenda
Business Intelligence (BI) Overview
Building Multidimensional Cubes Using SQL
Server 2008 Analysis Services
Querying Cubes Using Multidimensional
Expressions
Accessing and Analyzing Cube Data Using
Office Excel
8. Building Multidimensional Cubes
Cube Designer
Create Data Source and Data Source View
Data Source—to
connect BI Data
Warehouse
Data Source
View—logical
relationship
between
entities
11. Demo
Building Multidimensional Cubes
Task 1: Create Analysis Services Database
Task 2: Create Data Sources and Data Source View
Task 3: Create Dimensions for Performance Data
Task 4: Define Measures and Design Cube
12. Agenda
Business Intelligence (BI) Overview
Building Multidimensional Cubes Using SQL
Server 2008 Analysis Services
Querying Cubes Using Multidimensional
Expressions
Accessing and Analyzing Cube Data Using
Office Excel
14. Querying Cubes
SQL Server Management Studio
Access Cube Using SQL Server Management Studio Cube Browser
Cube
Browser
15. Querying Cubes
SQL Server Reporting Services
Access Cube Using SQL Server Reporting Services
Report
Report Designer
Manager
16. Demo
Querying Cubes Using
Multidimensional Expressions
Task 1: MDX Statements to Query Cubes
Task 2: Update Cube data using MDX query
17. Agenda
Business Intelligence (BI) Overview
Building Multidimensional Cubes Using SQL
Server 2008 Analysis Services
Querying Cubes Using Multidimensional
Expressions
Accessing and Analyzing Cube Data Using
Microsoft Office Excel
18. Accessing and Analyzing Cube Data
Using Office Excel
Access Cube Data with Office Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts
Data Grid
PivotChart
19. Demo
Accessing and Analyzing Cube
Data Using Office Excel
Task 1: Configure and Access Analysis
Services Cubes
Task 2: View Cube Measures, Dimensions,
and Perspectives
Task 3: Analyze Performance KPIs and IT
Server Availability
20. Session Summary
Designing Cubes
Accessing and Manipulating the Cube Data
Accessing Cube Data Using Office Excel
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23. Training Resources
Course ID Title
6234A Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft
SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services
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