Microsoft BI https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/howardm/feed.xml Microsoft Business Intelligence from the field Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:23:15 GMT en-US hourly 1 Microsoft SAP Resources https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/howardm/microsoft-sap-resources Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:23:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/howardm/2012/08/01/microsoft-sap-resources/ Here are some great Microsoft SAP resources

SAP and SAP BW data in PowerPivot
using-sql-server-powerpivot-for-excel-to-analyze-sap-data.aspx.

SAP HANA data in PowerPivot
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/26747.

Microsoft Connector

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd299430.aspx

BizTalk Adapter

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc185427.aspx

XML/A Provider with .NET

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc974473.aspx

SAP Excel ODBO connector, see:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/1031a475-a633-2a10-f4b4-ccfe615c0517

Multiple SAP BI interoperability papers

https://www.microsoft.com/isv/sap/technology/interop/bi.aspx

SSIS and SAP BI White Paper

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd299430.aspx

SSRS and SAP NetWeaver BI Technical Article

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc974473.aspx

Microsoft .NET and SAP - Interoperability

https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Books/12513.aspx

SAP Business Information Warehouse:

https://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e3/e60138fede083de10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm  

ODBO flattening algorithm:

https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms709733.aspx

]]> New Office 2013 BI capabilities https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/howardm/new-office-2013-bi-capabilities Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:39:25 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/howardm/2012/07/30/new-office-2013-bi-capabilities/ Some new links to check out about what is coming from a BI perspective in Office/SharePoint 2013

]]> Microsoft Named a Self-Service Business Intelligence Leader by Forrester Research https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/howardm/microsoft-named-a-self-service-business-intelligence-leader-by-forrester-research Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:44:57 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/howardm/2012/07/24/microsoft-named-a-self-service-business-intelligence-leader-by-forrester-research/ Forrester Research has positioned Microsoft as a leader in the "The Forrester Wave™: Self-Service Business Intelligence Platforms, Q2 2012" report.


  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 



 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 


]]> Microsoft SQL Server training https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/howardm/microsoft-sql-server-training Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:51:55 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/howardm/2012/07/19/microsoft-sql-server-training/ Free MVA courses here https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/colleges/sqlserver

 

]]> Intro to DQS https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/howardm/intro-to-dqs Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:57:26 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/howardm/2012/07/18/intro-to-dqs/ Looks like a good online training on Microsoft Data Quality Services. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/hh830374.aspx

Also a nice AdWorks sample https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/AdventureWorks-Sample-for-826a2ce9

 

]]> Demo Image XII: SQL 2012 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/howardm/demo-image-xii-sql-2012 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:36:40 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/howardm/2012/06/14/demo-image-xii-sql-2012/ Latest and greatest All up Microsoft BI Demo image is located here https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/pd/BIVHD/enus/. Also hosted version is here https://fs.mssalesdemos.com

 

]]> 64 bit version of the Data Mining Add-in for Excel 2010 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/howardm/64-bit-version-of-the-data-mining-add-in-for-excel-2010 Thu, 17 May 2012 06:35:58 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/howardm/2012/05/17/64-bit-version-of-the-data-mining-add-in-for-excel-2010/ FINALLY!!!! and updated for SQL Server 2012.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29061

]]> SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/howardm/sql-server-2012-developer-training-kit Thu, 03 May 2012 16:07:38 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/howardm/2012/05/03/sql-server-2012-developer-training-kit/ This is truly excellent content. Kudos to the MS Team. Links to presos and videos below.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/6982.sql-server-2012-developer-training-kit-bom-en-us.aspx

]]> Microsoft Business Intelligence 2012 - Single Server Install Guide https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/howardm/microsoft-business-intelligence-2012-single-server-install-guide Tue, 01 May 2012 19:40:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/howardm/2012/05/01/microsoft-business-intelligence-2012-single-server-install-guide/ I just put this together for a customer and thought I would share it. It goes through the entire install and configuration process screen by screen, to build a stand alone server with all the server side components of the Microsoft Business intelligence solution.

Enjoy!

Microsoft Business Intelligence 2012 Single Server Install Guide.pdf

]]> SQL Server 2012 Product Guide https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/howardm/sql-server-2012-product-guide Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:15:39 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/howardm/2012/04/12/sql-server-2012-product-guide/ Just released a new SQL Server 2012 Product Guide ready to download.

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