Updating Your Microsoft SQL Server 2008 BI Skills to SQL Server 2008 R2

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Introduction

This 3 day ILT course focuses on the new features SQL Server 2008 R2 for BI specialists.

Pre-Requisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

Three to four years of experience using SQL Server 2008 BI components
Knowledge of relational and multi-dimensional database schemas
Experience creating and deploying SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports
Experience debugging, monitoring, and troubleshooting BI solutions
Experience working with the Microsoft .NET Framework
Experience in using the following tools:
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 BI Development Studio
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio
- Report Builder and Report Manager
Possible experience in using Microsoft Visual Studio

Outcomes

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe the new and enhanced features in SQL Server 2008 R2 that relate to Business Intelligence, describe how SQL Server 2008 R2 can be integrated with Microsoft SharePoint technologies in a BI infrastructure, and describe the options available for implementing large-scale data warehousing solutions built on SQL Server 2008 R2.
Use SQL Server PowerPivot to create self-service BI solutions
Use new and enhanced Reporting Services tools to create and manage self-service reporting solutions
Use new report features to create compelling reports
Use StreamInsight to create an application that captures and analyzes streams of event data.
Use Master Data Services to enable data consistency across the enterprise to help increase the accuracy of BI solutions.
Integrate data from SQL Azure into a SQL Server BI solution.
Describe the new features of SQL Server 2008 R2, and use them to manage BI applications.

Target Audience

The primary audience for this course is BI Professionals who have 3-4 years of experience with SQL Server. The audience has an understanding of how to use SQL Server 2008 BI tools to implement a BI infrastructure and solution.