Get expert guidance on SQL Server 2008 technologies, processes, and procedures - and accelerate your proficiency developing smart, business intelligence solutio... » 

Get expert guidance on SQL Server 2008 technologies, processes, and procedures - and accelerate your proficiency developing smart, business intelligence solutions.

This book provides practical, end-to-end coverage on how to envision, plan, develop, test, and deploy a complete SQL Server 2008-based business intelligence solution. First, you'll build a foundational knowledge of business intelligence systems and components, including case studies of the most common scenarios. Next, you'll work through the physical and logical design of a business intelligence solution, examining SQL Server tools - including SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Integration Services, and SQL Server Reporting Services - and the problems they solve. Finally, you'll master core reporting and data-mining techniques.

Throughout the book, real-world scenarios and examples illustrate essential concepts and demonstrate the most effective ways to implement the platform. The author brings pragmatic perspectives valuable to the range of business intelligence implementers - from business decision makers and administrators, to beginning and advanced level developers and architects. «