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SQL Server Analysis & Int Services training course

Design data warehouses and cubes with SQL Server Analysis/Integration Services !

"Our tailored course provided a well rounded introduction and also covered some intermediate level topics that we needed to know. Clive gave us some best practice ideas and tips to take away. Fast paced but the instructor never lost any of the delegates"

Brian Leek, Data Analyst, May 2022

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20/01/25 - 3 days

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Highlights

Gain an introduction to SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
Explore dimension design and cube design
Work with visualisation tools
Learn more about SSAS administration
Gain an overview of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and start to use it
Design data warehouses and cubes with SSAS and SSIS
Learn about control flow and data flow

Course Details

SQL Server Analysis Services

Overview

Business Intelligence overview
Analysis Services (SSAS) Multidimensional and Tabular mode
Review of third normal form and relational OLTP databases
Introduction to relational star schemas
Introduction to multidimensional cubes
Introduction to SSAS tabular models
Building dimension tables
Building fact tables
Building cubes in BIDS/SSDT
Developing an Integration Services ETL package

Dimension design

Attribute hierarchies
User hierarchies and drill-down
Attribute relationships
Key collections
Parent-child dimensions

Cube design

Calculations and named sets (using MDX expressions)
KPIs (using MDX)
Actions (drill-through and reporting)
Partitions and aggregation design
Perspectives

Visualisation

MDX queries
SSRS reports on multidimensional and tabular cubes
Excel pivot tables
PowerPivot and DAX

Administration

Backing up and restoring star schemas
Backing up and restoring cubes
Slowly-changing dimensions
Incremental updates
Security

SQL Server Integration Services

Overview

Integration services (SSIS)
Workflow
Control Flow toolbox overview
Data Flow toolbox (ETL) overview

Control Flow

Package variables
Script Task
Execute SQL Task
Send Mail Task
WMI Event Watcher Task
Sequence Container
Foreach Loop Container

Data Flow

Sources, destinations, and transformations
Data Viewers
Conditional Split transformation
Derived Column transformation
Lookup transformation (with caching, Sort and Merge transformations)
Fuzzy Grouping transformation

Administration

Deploying packages
Executing packages with dtexec and stored procedures
Scheduling packages with SQL Server Agent
Configuring packages
Logging packages
Security

Who should attend

Anyone interested in getting raw data to the end user as information that has integrity, is retrieved quickly and requires little or no programming. Some basic SQL skills would be an advantage.

Feedback

4.8 out of 5 average

Brian Leek, Data Analyst, May 2022

“JBI did a great job of customizing their syllabus to suit our business needs and also bringing our team up to speed on the current best practices. Our teams varied widely in terms of experience and the Instructor handled this particularly well - very impressive”

Brian F, Team Lead, RBS, Data Analysis Course, 20 April 2022

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More about this course

This SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) training course covers the creation of data warehouses and cubes, the discovery and preparation of data, and the presentation of data in insightful and attractive reports and dashboards.

We spend time modelling data in SSAS with a little help from Integration Services (SSIS).

Both SSAS multidimensional and tabular models (including Power Pivot) are covered, which are the powerhouses that drive your reports and dashboards. We also look at SSIS, where you learn how to assemble, modify and clean your data.