PerformancePoint SSAS Grids Graphs Exploration Value Based Gauges Scorecards Sparklines Diagrams SSRS.
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So Many BI Tools, So Little TimeDan BulosPresidentSymmetry Corporation
SESSION CODE: BIP301
What tool should I use? When?
PerformancePoint
SSAS
Grids Graphs
Exploration
Value Based
GaugesScorecards
Sparklines
Diagrams
SSRS
Business User Experience
Microsoft Business Intelligence
Business Collaboration Platform
Information Platform Information PlatformAnalysis ServicesReporting ServicesIntegration ServicesMaster DataData Mining ServicesData Warehousing
Integrated Content and CollaborationThin ClientsDashboardsBI SearchContent ManagementCompositions
Familiar User Experience Self-service Access and InsightData Exploration and AnalysisPredictive AnalysisData VisualizationContextual Visualization
Platform Layers
Excel Pivot TablesPerformancePointReporting Services
SQL RelationalAnalysis Services
PowerPivotData Platform
Presentation Platform
Data Platform
SQL Server Relational DataCore data collection and organization vehicle
History, Integration, Reconciliation
Analysis Services CubesCore derived data platform
Aggregates, Metrics & Analytics
PowerPivotNew kid on the block
Build in Excel – Deploy into SharePoint
Reporting Spectrum
Discovery
Production
ParameterDriven
AdvancedVisualization
HighlyFormatted
Tables, Crosstabs, Charts, Graphs
Managed AnalysisDashboards
Ease ofDevelopment
& Usage Paramount
Customization & DistributionAlternatives
Depth & Quickness
of Analytics
Guided Analytics
ProgrammerDeveloped
LineDeveloped
StaffDeveloped
InteractiveNavigation
Presentation Platform
Reporting ServicesManaged Reporting
Pixel Perfect Layout and DesignReport Builder and Part Gallery
Excel Pivot TablesAnalyst Tool
Slice/Dice and Explore the DataExcel Services for Deployment
PerformancePointDashboards & Scorecards – Two Roles
Content Assembly and NavigationAnalytical Grids & Graphs
Nirvana – The Right Tool for the Job
Excel/ServicesPivot TablesPowerPivot
ReportingServices
SharePointDashboards
PPSScorecards
Grids/Graphs
Collaboration
ConsiderationsTactical Enterprise
Low HighOutput Volume
Small LargeAudience
Explore GuidedNavigation
Short LongReport Life Span
Footprint
Min MaxBusiness Process
Ad-Hoc ProductionMission
Common Use Cases – What To Do?
StructuredUnresponsive
Tribal Knowledge Wing it
Legacy BIConversion
Q.Where should I start?
A.With what you know!
Q.How to proceed?
A. Incrementally!
Use Case: Structured ReportingSituation
Large report backlog – too long to respond Too many reports, very similar
Current Technology Relational DW/DM + SSRS
Action Path Add SSAS + Report consolidation PowerPivot - Use SSRS as the conduit PPS to bring it all together
Use Case: Tribal KnowledgeSituation
No process – Does not run the same every time Too many workbooks – Which is the right one?
Current Technology Excel, Pivot Tables, Access, Cut & Paste (ETL)
Action Path PowerPivot Develop SSRS reports to support PowerPivot Develop a data mart to support the reports Create SSAS cubes and PPS dashbaords
Use Case: Legacy BISituation
Disruptive change on the horizon No leverage of existing platform – locked in
Current Technology Non-Microsoft platform
Action Path PPS + supporting SSAS Cubes SSRS to enhance dashboards SSRS as data feed mechanism PowerPivot
GridsExcel
Great, No Programming. But No Guided Analysis.Excel Services – Limited Experience - Improving
Reporting ServicesTablix can do almost anything. Developer-ishNo built-in/automatic interaction
PerformancePointBest Slice/DiceVery Limited Layout and Formatting
GraphsExcel
Very Good – Easy to UsePresentation Quality?
Reporting ServicesBroadest and Best Only place for Gauges
PerformancePointVery Poor – Decomp Tree = Bright SpotFlipping from Graph to Grid is Very Useful
DashboardsExcel
Starts out Easy, Gets Complex QuicklyGreat Slicers
Reporting ServicesReport Parts GalleryA Lot of Work Building the Interactions
PerformancePointBest–In–Class ScorecardOnly Place to Combine SSRS, Excel, & PPS
Printing
Printing is
incompatible with
screen display
ExcelA Single, Couple, or Few pages of outputVB coding needed for complex print jobs
Reporting ServicesMany pages, many consumersParameter drivenDesign to the printed page
PerformancePointNo Way !
Questions?
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