Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Brian Larson (Arden Hills, MN) served as a contract member of the Reporting Services development team and contributed to the code base. He has contributed to SQL Server Magazine and is the Chief of Technology for Superior Consulting Services. With over 18 years of experience in the computer industry, and 14 years as a software development consultant, Brian is an MCSD as well as an MCDBA, and has authored and delivered training curriculum for SQL Server 2000 and C#.NET as well as numerous custom applications.

• PART I: Business IntelligenceChapter 1: Equipping the Organization for Effective Decision MakingChapter 2: Making the Most of What You've Got -- Using Business IntelligenceChapter 3: Searching for the Source -- The Source of Business IntelligenceChapter 4: One-Stop Shopping -- The Unified Dimensional ModelChapter 5: First Steps -- Beginning the Development of Business IntelligencePART II: Defining Business Intelligence StructuresChapter 6: Building Foundations -- Creating and Populating Data MartsChapter 7: Fill 'er up -- Using Integration Services for Populating Data MartsPART III: Analyzing Cube ContentChapter 8: Cubism -- Measures and DimensionsChapter 9: Bells and Whistles -- Special Features of OLAP CubesChapter 10: Writing a New Script -- MDX ScriptingChapter 11: Pulling It Out and Building It Up -- MDX QueriesPART IV: MiningChapter 12: Panning for Gold -- Introduction to Data MiningChapter 13: Building the Mine -- Working with the Data Mining ModelChapter 14: Spelunking -- Exploration Using Data MiningPART V: DeliveringChapter 15: On Report -- Delivering Business Intelligence with Reporting ServicesChapter 16: Let's Get Together -- Integrating OLAP with Your ApplicationsChapter 17: Another Point of View -- Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts