Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Course Overview

The "Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2014" course is aimed at BI professionals who are tasked with designing and implementing a BI infrastructure. The course covers a comprehensive range of topics essential for building a robust business intelligence solution using the Microsoft BI stack.

Starting with planning a BI solution, students learn the key elements of BI projects and how to choose appropriate technologies from the Microsoft BI platform. The course then moves on to planning SQL Server Business Intelligence infrastructure, where learners are guided on how to consider BI infrastructure requirements and how to plan for data warehouse hardware.

In designing a data warehouse, participants grasp the fundamentals of designing dimension and fact tables. The ETL solution module provides an overview of the extract, transform, load process, crucial for data integration.

Designing analytical data models and planning a BI delivery solution are covered extensively, ensuring learners can create models suitable for analysis and select the right reporting tools. Subsequent modules focus on specific technologies such as Reporting Services, Excel, and SharePoint Server for BI solutions.

Finally, the course wraps up with monitoring and optimizing, as well as operating a BI solution, ensuring that students are equipped with the knowledge to maintain and enhance the performance of their BI systems post-deployment. This comprehensive training ensures that participants are well-prepared to design and deliver effective BI solutions, leveraging the full potential of Microsoft SQL Server 2014.