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MICROSOFTDATA

WAREHOUSE IN DEPTH

7-10 November 2006

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

www.Q4K.com

A KIMBALL UNIVERSITYCOURSE

With SQL Server 2005, Microsoft provides a

complete sui te of tools to bui ld data warehouse

and business intel l igence systems using software

from a single vendor. This course prepares you

to deal with the many facets of developing,

deploying, operating, and growing a Microsoft

data warehouse system.

Taught by WARREN THORNTHWAITEand JOY MUNDY

Warren Thornthwaite and Joy Mundy, authors with Ralph

Kimballof the newly published Microsoft Data WarehouseToolkit, will provide you with Microsoft-specific detailed

guidance for working through the data warehouse lifecycle,

from requirements gathering and design through the ETL

system, relational data warehouse, OLAP and data mining

applications, to reporting and other BI applications.

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MICROSOFT DATA WAREHOUSE IN DEPTH7-10 November 2006

WARRENTHORNTHWAITE

Warren Thornthwaite has been

building data warehousing and

business intelligence systems since

1980. Warren worked at Metaphor

for eight years, where he managed

the consulting organization and

implemented many major data

warehouse systems. After Metaphor,

Warren managed the enterprise-

wide data warehouse development

at Stanford University. He then co-

founded InfoDynamics LLC, a data

warehouse consulting firm, with Joy

Mundy. Warren joined up with

WebTV to help build a world class,

multi-terabyte customer focused

data warehouse before returning to

consulting with the Kimball Group.

In addition to designing data

warehouses for a range of

industries, Warren speaks at major

industry conferences and for leading

vendors, and is a long-time instructor

for Kimball University. Warren holds

an MBA in Decision Sciences from

the University of Pennsylvanias

Wharton School, and a BA in

Communications Studies from the

University of Michigan.

KIMBALL UNIVERSITY

Kimball University (KU), operated by the Kimball Group, is the definitive source for dimensional data warehouse education.

The KU goal is to provide the highest quality and most practical education consistent with KU instructors books and extensive

experience in the dimensional approach. Youll learn from the best in the business. Quest For Knowledge has partnered with

KU for several years to bring the highly rated KU classes to Europe.

QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE

JOY MUNDY

Joy Mundy has focused on

data warehousing and business

intelligence since the early

1990s, specializing in business

requirements analysis, dimensional

modeling, and business intelligence

systems architecture. Joy co-

founded InfoDynamics LLC, a data

warehouse consulting firm, then

joined Microsoft WebTV to develop

closed-loop analytic applications

and a packaged data warehouse.

Before returning to consulting with

the Kimball Group in 2004, Joy

worked in Microsoft SQL Server

product development, managing

a team that developed the best

practices for building business

intelligence systems on the Microsoft

platform. Joy began her career as

a business analyst in banking and

finance. She graduated from Tufts

University with a BA in Economics,

and from Stanford with an MS in

Engineering Economic Systems.


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COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction to the BusinessDimensional Lifecycle

Roadmap for the DW/BI system

Project Planning and Management

Assess readiness Define and plan the project Manage the project

Defining Business Requirements

Gathering business requirements Requirements prioritization session Tips and tactics for achieving milestones

and avoiding pitfalls Exercise: Translating requirements into the

DW Bus Matrix

Designing the Business ProcessDimensional Model

Basic dimensional modeling concepts Conformed dimensions

Slowly changing dimensions Additional concepts in dimensionalmodeling

Hierarchies and snowflaking Degenerate and junk dimensions Many to many dimensions The dimensional modeling process

Microsoft DW/BI System Architecture

Common components of DW/BI systemarchitecture

Mapping Microsoft components to thegeneral DW/BI architecture

Process: How to create an architectureplan

The conformed data warehouse Exercise/discussion: Develop and present

summary architecture for attendees systems

System Setup

System configuration Distributing SQL Server components

across server Memory Storage Rough system sizing Installing SQL Server Choosing the edition of SQL Server Issues to consider during installation

and configuration Planning early for development, test,

and production systemsSQL Server Relational DW PhysicalDesign

Column names and data types Primary and foreign keysInitial index planFact table partitioning

ETL System Design

Develop a high-level mapExercise: High-level map for

MDWT_AdventureWorksDW Develop standard strategies for

common tasksDevelop table-level details The ETL system specification

ETL System Development UsingIntegration Services

Introduction to Integration Servicesand the BI Studio tools

Control Flow elements

Data Flow elements Debugging within the BI Studio

development environment General SSIS design techniques Modularize packages Variables, expressions, and

configurations

Save extracted data beforetransformation Template packagesPopulating dimension tables Using the slowly changing

dimension wizard Avoiding the slowly changing

dimension wizardPopulating fact tables Basic fact table processing The surrogate key pipeline Advanced issues in fact table

processingA simple Audit system

The Analysis Services OLAP

Database: Designing Dimensions Why Use Analysis Services OLAP? Aggregation design and

management Query performance Complex calculation logicGetting Ready Partially populate the relational DW Create a data source and data

source viewDesigning Dimensions The vocabulary of dimensions The Dimension Wizard The Dimension Editor

The Analysis Services OLAPDatabase: Designing Cubes

Designing cubes Analysis Services cube terminology Cube structure Dimension usage Process and browse the cube Calculations, KPIs, and Actions Translations and PerspectivesPhysical design considerations Physical design terminology Storage mode Aggregations PartitionsProcessing cubes

BI Applications

Basic BI application concepts The reporting system design process Standard report template Report specifications Reporting system navigation design The BI application development process

Delivering BI Applications withReporting Services

Reporting Services overviewDesigning a report Sourcing from the relational

database

Sourcing from Analysis ServicesDeploying a report Report Manager The BI portalReporting Services metadataReport Builder

Adding Business Value with DataMining

Data Mining overview The SQL Server 2005 data mining

architecture The data mining process Extended demo: Creating a data

mining model Developing the input data set Selecting algorithms The data mining designer IteratingValidating the model Using the data mining model in production Data mining metadata and

maintenance

The Metadata Morass

Defining metadataManaging metadata Metadata in SQL Server 2005 A simple business metadata data model

Securing the Microsoft DW/BI SystemGetting readyDeveloping a plan Providing open access Itemizing sensitive data Securing various types of data accessSecuring SQL Server components Relational database Analysis Services Reporting Services

Deployment: The Great Unveiling

System deployment Pre-deployment testing Testing the deployment process

Deploying the relational database Deploying Integration Services

packages Deploying Analysis Services

databases Deploying Reporting Services reportsUser readiness DW/BI documentation User training User support Desktop readiness and configuration

Operations and Maintenance

Providing ongoing user support Executing SSIS packages in production

Monitoring the DW/BI system General operating system monitoring Monitoring the relational data warehouse Monitoring Integration Services Analysis Services Reporting ServicesPerformance tuningBackup and recovery

Growing the DW/BI System

Technical work: Iterating the Lifecycle Organizational work: Marketing and

managing expectationsSystem interconnections

Real Time Business Intelligence

Defining real-time BI Making the case for (and against) real-time Alternative approaches to providing

real-time data Executing reports in real-time Loading the DW/BI system in real-time Using Analysis Services with real-time data



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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is designed to appeal to

all major roles on a data warehouse

project on the Microsoft platform. It offers

useful guidance for data warehouse team

managers, system architects, ETL system

architects and developers, data warehouse

operational staff and BI application

designers and developers.

VENUE

Radisson SAS Hotel Amsterdam Airport is

surrounded by the greenery of the Business

Park Schiphol-Rijk, only 10 minutes from

Schiphol International Airport and 30

minutes from Dam Square. The hotel offers

a shuttle service from and to the Airport.

Please contact the hotel directly for pricing,

availability and reservations.

RADISSON SAS HOTELAMSTERDAM AIRPORT

Boeing Avenue 2

1119 PB Schiphol-Rijk

The Netherlands

Tel: +31-20-655-3131

Fax: +31-20-655-3100

[email protected]

www.amsterdam.airport.radissonsas.com

COURSE DESCRIPTION

With SQL Server 2005, Microsoft provides a complete suite of tools for you to build data

warehouse and business intelligence systems using software from a single vendor. Thiscourse prepares you to deal with the many facets of developing, deploying, operating and

growing a Microsoft data warehouse system.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

This lecture and demo course will provide you a detailed technical introduction to building

a Microsoft data warehouse / business intelligence system that meets the needs of your

business users. The course will provide Microsoft-specific detailed guidance for working

through the data warehouse lifecycle, from requirements gathering and design through the

ETL system, relational data warehouse, OLAP and data mining applications, to reportingand other BI applications. You will discuss issues around deploying, operating, and

securing the Microsoft data warehouse system.

The focus of the course is architectural: how should you design the components of the

system. We expect our students to be able to read documentation and follow Microsofts

generally straightforward user interfaces. Our goal is to teach you the hard stuff: not which

button to push, but how to design and build a successful Microsoft DW/BI system. The

pace of the course permits only demos by the instructor; do not expect hands-on tutorials

during class time.

PREREQUISITES

Students must understand dimensional modeling. This course supplements, rather than

replaces, the material in other KU courses. Whether or not youve attended one of our

KU courses, be sure to review the key dimensional design concepts prior to attending this

class.

REGISTRATION FEE

The registration fee for this 4-day class is 2.895 per person. This includes four days

of instruction, buffet lunch and morning/afternoon snacks, course materials and a KUCertificate of Completion. Students also receive a copy of The Microsoft Data Warehouse

Toolkit.

Q4K offers the following discounts. Only one discount may be used.

10% Early Bird discount for students registering by the Early Bird cut-off date

(30 September 2006). Payment must be received before the cut-off date to receive the

discount.

10% discount for groups of 3 or more students from the same company registering

for the same class at the same time.

www.Q4K.com



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Quest For Knowledge

Architecting an IT environment that stands the test of time begins with a sharpvision on the durability of all of its components. Quest for Knowledge (Q4K)concentrates on education and training on software and concepts that havea bright future in one of these interrelated disciplines: Data Warehousing,Business Intelligence and Customer Relationship Management. The Q4KData Warehouse and Business Intelligence curriculum provides in the mostcomprehensive education and training available in the Benelux. With in depthData Warehouse courses and a series of product oriented training classes forleading Business Intelligence solutions, Q4K training provides you with the bestknowledge transfer and a sound foundation to make your projects successful.Visit our websitewww.Q4K.comor request our training catalog for a completeoverview.

Kimball University

Kimball University (KU) is the definitive source for dimensional data warehouseeducation. KU provides the highest quality and most practical education

consistent with KU instructors books and extensive experience in the dimensionalapproach. Youll learn from the best in the business. Kimball University offerspublic classes in venues around the US and internationally. In addition, KUteaches classes on-site at client locations. All class content is vendor neutral.

With the support of

Newcom Information Systems

Newcom Information Systems (Newcom) has a long experience providingconsultancy in the fields of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing. Theactivity range of Newcoms professionals goes from business consulting toimplementation, as well as assessing company Business Intelligence infrastructure.

One of our standard services is the assessment of existing Business Intelligenceand Data Warehouse environments. The experience has proven that investmentsin such environments are often not fully exploited because the information deliveryis not in line with the business needs. Newcom is a tool-independent consultingcompany and guarantees the most successful strategy for your business. A perfect

connection to your organisation is created at all time where scalable, flexibleand extendable solutions prevail. And last but not least Newcom ensures properknowledge transfer. This means that you will be fully in control of the deliveredsolutions. Visit the website at www.newcom.net for more information about ourservices and solutions.

Avanade

Avanade is the leading technology integrator with specialization in the Microsoftenterprise platform. Founded in 2000 as a joint-venture between Microsoftand Accenture, Avanade has grown to more than 4,900 professionals in 39locations worldwide. Our people help customers around the world maximizetechnology investments and create comprehensive solutions that drive businessresults. Avanade can be characterized by their deep technical skills of itsemployees, their ability to create leading-edge solutions and assets whichhelp customers to solve complex problems and the advantage of sharing andextending the knowledge of their employees globally. Additional information canbe found at www.avanade.com.

Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq MSFT) is the worldwide leader insoftware, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their fullpotential. Over the past three decades, we have expanded our business fromthe United States into more than 90 other countries, and we now employ nearly60,000 people globally at Microsoft, were motivated and inspired every dayby how our customers use our software to find creative solutions to businessproblems, develop breakthrough ideas, and stay connected to whats mostimportant to them. We run our business in much the same way, and believe ourthree core business divisions offer the greatest potential to serve our customers.They are the Platform Products and Services Division (including the WindowsClient Group, Server and Tools Group, and MSN Group), the Business Division,including the Information Worker Group and Microsoft Business SolutionsGroup and the Entertainment and Devices Division, including the Home and

Entertainment Group and the Mobile and Embedded Devices Group. Weare committed long term to the mission of helping our customers realize theirfull potential. Just as we constantly update and improve our products, we wantto continually evolve our company to be in the best position to accelerate newtechnologies as they emerge and to better serve our customers.



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