Excel, SSRS, Report Builder, PowerPivot, PerformancePoint, Power View. Which one should I use? I will discuss the pro's and con's of each and give demo's of all the tools so you know the best tool for each situation. Given two types of underlying data sources (a data warehouse and a OLAP cube built from the data warehouse) there are many different possible presentation layers (client tools) that serve different user communities with varying usage profiles. There is a lot of confusion on what is the best tool to use. This presentation will hopefully clear up the confusion and give you some guidance on the best tool for each situation.

1. James Serra – Data Warehouse/BI/MDM Architect
JamesSerra3@gmail.com
JamesSerra.com

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3. Agenda
 SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
 Report Builder
 PowerPivot
 PerformancePoint
 Power View
 Data Mining
 SharePoint Dependencies
 Categories of Users
 BI Reporting Styles
 Tool Categories
 Report Matrix

4. SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

5. SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
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6. Report Builder

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8. PowerPivot

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10. PerformancePoint

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12. Power View

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14. Data Mining

15. Data Mining
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18. Categories of Users
• High-level, quick snapshot view
• Scorecard, KPI’s
• Desire to take action on problem areas
• High collaboration to make decisions in teams
Recommend: PerformancePoint

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Recommend: PowerPivot or Power View

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21. BI Reporting Styles
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22. BI Reporting Styles - other
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25. Users Information
Access Requested
Profile Static Reports Dynamic Ad hoc Dashboards Data Mining and
(Pre-canned) Reports Querying Statistical Analysis
Executive
Manager
Analyst
Other

26. James Serra
JamesSerra3@gmail.com
JamesSerra.com

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