2794: Designing a Business Intelligence Solution Architecture for the Enterprise using Microsoft SQL Server 2005

The purpose of this two-day course is to teach Business Intelligence (BI) professionals working in enterprise environments to design a BI solution architecture. Students will be taught the importance of keeping all components of the solution and stages of the lifecycle in mind. The first day focuses on foundational standards and practices for the enterprise. The second day focuses on a project-specific lifecycle for capturing requirements and deriving a solution architecture.

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This course is intended for experienced BI and Microsoft SQL Server professionals. The target students for this course already have an understanding of how to use the SQL Server 2005 tools to implement BI infrastructure and solutions, but need to develop their understanding of design principles and best practices when planning, implementing, and deploying a Business Intelligence architecture and solution.

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Before attending this course, students must:

• Have foundational conceptual understanding of data warehousing, data marts, and Business Intelligence. Students must be well-versed on the subjects of data warehousing, data marts, and BI.
• Have conceptual understanding of the components of SQL Server 2005 (OLAP, ETL, and reporting technologies).
• Have practical experience with OLAP, ETL, and Reporting on the SQL Server 2005 Platform.
• Have foundational understanding of Microsoft Windows security.
• Have foundational understanding of Web-based architecture.

Already know how to use:

• Microsoft Office Visio
• Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio
• Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
• Performance Monitor
• Report Builder and Report Manager
• Microsoft Visual SourceSafe

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Module 1: Introduction to Business Intelligence ArchitectureIn this module, students will learn about key design principles that should be considered when scoping a BI solution, and about the components of the back end and front end of a BI solution, so that they can design and develop appropriate BI solutions for organizations.

• Overview of Business Intelligence
• Overview of Business Intelligence Architecture

• Planning a Business Intelligence Project
• Determining Business Intelligence Requirements
• Revising and Updating a Business Intelligence Project

• Overview of Business Intelligence Development
• Managing Business Intelligence Development
• Determining Data Management Process

• Determining Infrastructure Requirements
• Planning for Scalability and Availability

Module 5: Managing Business Intelligence Operations
This module explains how to manage and operate a Business Intelligence solution.

• Overview of Business Intelligence Operations
• Managing Maintenance and Operations Tasks
• Managing Data Archiving
• Managing Business Intelligence Operations for Business Continuity