Overview
About this Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Training Course
This three-day instructor-led Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Training Course is aimed at database professionals who fulfil a Business Intelligence (BI) developer role. This Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Training Course looks at implementing multidimensional databases by using SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), and at creating tabular semantic data models for analysis with SSAS.
Audience Profile
The primary audience for this Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Training Course are database professionals who need to fulfil BI Developer role to create enterprise BI solutions.
Primary responsibilities will include:
- Implementing multidimensional databases by using SQL Server Analysis Services
- Creating tabular semantic data models for analysis by using SQL Server Analysis Services
The secondary audiences for this Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Training Course are power information workers/data analysts.
Prerequisite
This Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Training Course requires that you meet the following prerequisites:
- Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality.
- Working knowledge of relational databases.
- Some experience with database design
At Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Training Course Completion
After completing this Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Training Course, students will be able to:
- Describe the components, architecture, and nature of a BI solution
- Create a multidimensional database with analysis services
- Implement dimensions in a cube
- Implement measures and measure groups in a cube
- Use MDX syntax
- Customize a cube
- Implement a tabular database
- Use DAX to query a tabular model
- Use data mining for predictive analysis
Description
Module 1: Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data Modeling
This module introduces key BI concepts and the Microsoft BI product suite.
Lessons
- Introduction to Business Intelligence
- The Microsoft business intelligence platform
Lab: Exploring a Data Warehouse
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the concept of business intelligence
- Describe the Microsoft business intelligence platform
Module 2: Creating Multidimensional Databases
This module describes the steps required to create a multidimensional database with analysis services.
Lessons
- Introduction to multidimensional analysis
- Creating data sources and data source views
- Creating a cube
- Overview of cube security
Lab: Creating a multidimensional database
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Use multidimensional analysis
- Create data sources and data source views
- Create a cube
- Describe cube security
Module 3: Working with Cubes and Dimensions
This module describes how to implement dimensions in a cube.
Lessons
- Configuring dimensions
- Define attribute hierarchies
- Sorting and grouping attributes
Lab: Working with Cubes and Dimensions
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Configure dimensions
- Define attribute hierarchies.
- Sort and group attributes
Module 4: Working with Measures and Measure Groups
This module describes how to implement measures and measure groups in a cube.
Lessons
- Working with measures
- Working with measure groups
Lab: Configuring Measures and Measure Groups
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Work with measures
- Work with measure groups
Module 5: Introduction to MDX
This module describes the MDX syntax and how to use MDX.
Lessons
- MDX fundamentals
- Adding calculations to a cube
- Using MDX to query a cube
Lab: Using MDX
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the fundamentals of MDX
- Add calculations to a cube
- Query a cube using MDX
Module 6: Customizing Cube Functionality
This module describes how to customize a cube.
Lessons
- Implementing key performance indicators
- Implementing actions
- Implementing perspectives
- Implementing translations
Lab: Customizing a Cube
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Implement key performance indicators
- Implement actions
- Implement perspectives
- Implement translations
Module 7: Implementing a Tabular Data Model by Using Analysis Services
This module describes how to implement a tabular data model in PowerPivot.
Lessons
- Introduction to tabular data models
- Creating a tabular data model
- Using an analysis services tabular model in an enterprise BI solution
Lab: Working with an Analysis services tabular data model
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe tabular data models
- Create a tabular data model
- Be able to use an analysis services tabular data model in an enterprise BI solution
Module 8: Introduction to Data Analysis Expression (DAX)
This module describes how to use DAX to create measures and calculated columns in a tabular data model.
Lessons
- DAX fundamentals
- Using DAX to create calculated columns and measures in a tabular data model
Lab: Creating Calculated Columns and Measures by using DAX
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the fundamentals of DAX
- Use DAX to create calculated columns and measures in a tabular data model
Module 9: Performing Predictive Analysis with Data Mining
This module describes how to use data mining for predictive analysis.
Lessons
- Overview of data mining
- Using the data mining add-in for Excel
- Creating a custom data mining solution
- Validating a data mining model
- Connecting to and consuming a data mining model
Lab: Perform Predictive Analysis with Data Mining
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe data mining
- Use the data mining add-in for Excel
- Create a custom data mining solution
- Validate a data mining solution
