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PowerPivot using Stats SA data. Mark Stacey. #88 Cape town. Mark Stacey. Founded Pragmatic Works South Africa Started BIDN Johannesburg chapter Frequent presenter at MS User Groups Author of “ Sharepoint 2010 BI” Running SQL 11 Launch events for EMEA http://www.expeditionDenali.com.
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PowerPivot using Stats SA data Mark Stacey #88 Cape town
Mark Stacey • Founded Pragmatic Works South Africa • Started BIDN Johannesburg chapter • Frequent presenter at MS User Groups • Author of “Sharepoint 2010 BI” • Running SQL 11 Launch events for EMEA http://www.expeditionDenali.com
Introduction & Agenda Technology Stack Excel as a Front-End @MarkGStacey Power Pivot Excel Services & Power Pivot Services #SQLSAT88 @MarkGStacey
Levels of BI Strategic Tactical Operational Scorecards, Workflow, Annotations, Communication Reports, Cubes, Annotations, Workflow, Communication Reports, Embedded Functions, Mobile BI Business Process Automation Strategic Value Reporting Services Workflow Reporting Services Excel Workflow Subscriptions Analysis Services Performance Point , SharePoint Number of Decisions #SQLSAT88 @MarkGStacey
Tools • Performance Point • Scorecards: High Level Overview, drill down • Analytics : Interactive • Cons: Not totally customisable • SSRS • High Fidelity • Advanced Visualisations • Drilldown/drill through – can be dynamic, requires more work • Excel / Excel Services (PowerPivot) • Fully customisable • High Fidelity • Loses fidelity in Excel Services • Not as interactive with other Sharepoint components #SQLSAT88 @MarkGStacey
Excel Services Architecture • Client • Local File • Processing on machine • Sharepoint • Shared, Version controlled worksheet in DB • Processing on scalable servers #SQLSAT88 @MarkGStacey
Excel as a front-end #SQLSAT88 @MarkGStacey
PowerPivot #SQLSAT88 @MarkGStacey
Excel & PowerPivot Services #SQLSAT88 @MarkGStacey
Demo Statistics SA data #SQLSAT88 @MarkGStacey
Questions? User Group http://www.bidn.com/ Blog http://www.bidn.com/people/MarkGStacey Twitter @MarkGStacey