Bridge the big data gap with Microsoft Business Intelligence Tools
for Excel Analysts
The distinction between departmental reporting done by business analysts
with Excel and the enterprise reporting done by IT departments with SQL
Server and SharePoint tools is more blurry now than ever before. With
the introduction of robust new features like PowerPivot and Power View,
it is essential for business analysts to get up to speed with big data
tools that in the past have been reserved for IT professionals. Written
by a team of Business Intelligence experts, Microsoft Business
Intelligence Tools for Excel Analysts introduces business analysts to
the rich toolset and reporting capabilities that can be leveraged to
more effectively source and incorporate large datasets in their
analytics while saving them time and simplifying the reporting process.
- Walks you step-by-step through important BI tools like PowerPivot, SQL
Server, and SharePoint and shows you how to move data back and forth
between these tools and Excel
- Shows you how to leverage relational databases, slice data into
various views to gain different visibility perspectives, create
eye-catching visualizations and dashboards, automate SQL Server data
retrieval and integration, and publish dashboards and reports to the
web
- Details how you can use SQL Server's built-in functions to analyze
large amounts of data, Excel pivot tables to access and report OLAP
data, and PowerPivot to create powerful reporting mechanisms
You'll get on top of the Microsoft BI stack and all it can do to enhance
Excel data analysis with this one-of-a-kind guide written for Excel
analysts just like you.
