Leveraging Microsoft Power BI To Support Enterprise Business Intelligence

MICROSOFT POWER BI TO SUPPORT ENTERPRISE BUSINESS

INTELLIGENCE

Presented By: Neal Levin, BI Practice Lead Rightpoint

Date: Feb. 24, 2015

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INTRODUCTION

• BI Practice Lead – Rightpoint (2 years)

• Pre-Sales Technical Architect – Microsoft (7 years)

• Microsoft Practice Lead – KPMG Consulting/BearingPoint


AGENDA

1. Power BI Overview and Evolution

2. Overview of Microsoft Enterprise Business Intelligence

3. Demonstration

a) Creating a data repository in SQL Server

b) Creating a model of end user needs using Excel/Power Pivot

c) Importing model into SQL Server Analysis Services

d) Adding role-based security

e) Attaching to an on premise SQL Server Analysis Services from Power BI

f) Creating reports and visualizations in Power BI

4. Q & A

5. Gift offer


MICROSOFT BI HISTORY


POWER BI PRICE OFFERS ATTRACTIVE PRICING FOR OFFICE 365


MICROSOFT BI SEMANTIC MODEL


OVERALL ARCHITECTURE FOR SESSION

Data Warehouse/Data Mart

ETL


CRM

SAMPLE ARCHITECTURE

Spreadsheets ETL SQL Server Data

Base

SQL Server Analysis

Services Tabular Model

Calculations

and Measures

ERP

Budgets

Revenue

Expenses

Pipeline

Utilization

Billing

Projects

Clients

Employees

Power BI

HR


INITIAL DATA MODEL FOR DEMONSTRATION

Revenue and

Expenses

Practice

Category

Job

Client

Employee

Practice

Subcategory

Hours

Date

Dimension Fact

Role

Budget

Job Type

Industry Office


SAG FH AA JAC TOL

VALUE OF A DIMENSIONAL MODEL

Practice Catgory

Dep

artm

ent

Office

Assurance

Tax Revenue

Consulting

Wealth

Compliance

Advisory

ENV COMM UTIL IND INST

Dat

e

DEMONSTRATION


REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTING POWER BI ANALYSIS SERVICES

• Power BI Analysis Services Connector installed on the Analysis Services server

• Office 365 tenant must have DirSync enabled via Azure Active Directory so

Power BI can pass the user by way of EffectiveUser


WHAT DID WE SEE IN THIS SESSION?

• Ability to rapidly prototype end user needs using Excel/Power Pivot/Power View

• Migrate Power Pivot model to SQL Server Analysis Services

• Attach Power BI to on premise SQL Server Analysis Services

• Create exciting visualization/dashboards in the cloud and share with colleagues


WHAT DID WE NOT SEE IN THIS SESSION

• Creation of SQL Server Integration Services packages to populate and automate

loading of SQL Server data base

• Integration of SharePoint with SQL Server Analysis Services for on premise

creation of dashboards/visualizations/reports

• SQL Server Reporting Services

• Power Query


$100 MICROSOFT GIFT CARD

The first 5 attendees to sign up will

receive a $100 Microsoft Gift Card

SIGN UP FOR A BI LUNCH & LEARN


Want to learn more about Business Intelligence?

Neal LevinBusiness Intelligence Practice LeadP: 312.999.5429 [email protected]

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