Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2008

<p><strong>Maximize the Business Intelligence Tools in Microsoft SQL Server 2008</strong></p><p>Manage analyze and distribute enterprise data with help from this expert resource. <em>Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2008</em> covers the entire BI lifecycle and explains how to build robust data integration reporting and analysis solutions. Real-world examples illustrate all of the powerful BI capabilities of SQL Server 2008. This is your one-stop guide for transforming disparate data into actionable insight for users throughout your organization.</p><ul><li><div>Understand the goals and benefits of business intelligence</div></li><li>Design and create relational data marts and OLAP cubes</li><li>Manage Analysis Services databases using BI Development Studio</li><li>Cleanse data and populate data marts with SQL Server Integration Services</li><li><div>Take advantage of the flexibility of the Unified Dimensional Model</div></li><li>Manipulate and analyze data using MDX scripts and queries</li><li>Use data mining to identify data patterns correlations and clustering</li><li>Develop and distribute interactive reports with SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services</li><li>Integrate business intelligence into enterprise applications using ADOMD.NET and the Report Viewer Control</li></ul>