Microsoft Sharepoint 2010 Business Intelligence Unleashed

Author : Steven Mann,Chuck Rivel,Ray Barley,Jim Pletscher,Aneel Ismaily
Publisher : Sams Publishing
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780132660136

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Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence Unleashed by Steven Mann,Chuck Rivel,Ray Barley,Jim Pletscher,Aneel Ismaily Pdf

SharePoint 2010 is today’s leading presentation and deployment system for Business Intelligence (BI) solutions based on Microsoft technologies. This book brings together all the information you need to successfully implement and use SharePoint 2010’s powerful BI capabilities. It reflects the unsurpassed real-world experience of five expert consultants at RDA, a Microsoft Gold Partner specializing in delivering advanced BI solutions with SharePoint. You’ll first learn how to prepare SharePoint 2010 for the deployment of BI solutions. Next, the authors walk through integrating, configuring, and using Reporting Services, PerformancePoint Services, PowerPivot, Visio Services, and other key related technologies. Building on what you’ve learned, you’ll walk step-by-step through constructing and integrating two end-to-end BI solutions. Finally, in a comprehensive troubleshooting section, the authors present today’s most common SharePoint BI issues, identify proven solutions, and teach effective problem-solving techniques. Get started fast, by using the Business Intelligence Center’s prebuilt site collection and template Build integrated, end-to-end SharePoint BI solutions Present business data to the enterprise through Excel Services Install, configure, and integrate Reporting Services and the Reporting Services Add-In for SharePoint Define document library content types and manage reports Use Report Viewer Web Parts to render reports on SharePoint web pages Build enterprise dashboards with PerformancePoint Services Secure dashboards via data source delegation, SharePoint permissions, and groups Analyze enormous datasets with PowerPivot for Excel and SharePoint Publish Visio 2010 data-driven web diagrams that integrate multiple data sources Utilize the fine-grained security available through Visio Graphics Service Troubleshoot problems with Reporting Services, PerformancePoint Services, PowerPivot, and Visio Services

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business
ISBN : 0132660091

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Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence Unleashed by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael Noel,Colin Spence
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780132639989

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Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed by Michael Noel,Colin Spence Pdf

Microsoft® SharePoint 2010 Unleashed Michael Noel Colin Spence Using Microsoft SharePoint 2010 technologies, organizations can bring together, utilize, and collaborate with information from virtually any source. Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed is the most complete, practical resource for all administrators, managers, architects, users, and power users who want to make the most of this powerful platform. Drawing on their experience implementing SharePoint solutions in hundreds of organizations, Michael Noel and Colin Spence cover all facets of succeeding with SharePoint: planning, deployment, migration, scalability, administration, security, Microsoft Office integration, workflow and dashboard development, and more. Noel and Spence illuminate the newest SharePoint innovations, from new social networking features to improved search, helping you make the most of both SharePoint Foundation and SharePoint Server 2010. Using easy-to-understand, step-by-step examples, the authors help you streamline administration, optimize performance, control cost, and implement high-value solutions for collaboration, document management, and business intelligence. Architect and implement SharePoint 2010, and migrate from legacy SharePoint servers Perform advanced installations that maximize scalability Monitor, back up, and restore SharePoint environments Maintain the SQL Server databases on which SharePoint 2010 relies Systematically improve edge, transport, and content security Deploy SharePoint in extranets and alternative authentication scenarios Create highly efficient virtualized SharePoint 2010 farms Customize and manage libraries and lists for your specific requirements Design and manage pages and sites for knowledge workers Effectively manage metadata and content types Integrate content using Office Web Apps and Excel, Access, and Visio Graphics Services Create both out-of-the-box and customized SharePoint workflows Develop custom solutions with SharePoint Designer 2010 and Visual Studio 2010 Create BI solutions with PerformancePoint and Business Connectivity Services Govern your SharePoint ecosystem for maximum value Michael Noel, MS-MVP, MCITP, is an internationally recognized technology expert, bestselling author, and well-known public speaker on a wide range of IT topics. He is the author of 17 books, including Exchange Server 2010 Unleashed, Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed, and Microsoft Forefront Unleashed. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Colin Spence, MCP, MCTS SharePoint, has worked with SharePoint technologies for nearly a decade, helping hundreds of clients architect, implement, and manage customized SharePoint solutions. He speaks, publishes, and blogs regularly on SharePoint technologies. Noel and Spence are partners at Convergent Computing, a leading Microsoft partner in the San Francisco Bay area, and co-authors of SharePoint 2007 Unleashed. ON THE WEB: Download all examples and source code presented in this book from informit.com/title/9780672333255 Category: Microsoft Office 2010 Covers: Microsoft SharePoint 2010 User Level: Intermediate–Advanced

Author : Charles Joy,Mark Gosson,Kerrie Meyler
Publisher : Sams Publishing
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780672335617

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System Center Opalis Integration Server 6.3 Unleashed by Charles Joy,Mark Gosson,Kerrie Meyler Pdf

By using Microsoft's new Opalis IT process automation software, your IT organization can dramatically reduce operational costs and improve efficiency by replacing resource-intensive, error-prone manual activities with standardized, automated processes. Microsoft doesn't sell Opalis as a separately licensed product: thousands of customers who've licensed Microsoft System Center with SMSE/D already have the rights to use it. They simply have to learn how. If this sounds like you, System Center Opalis Integration Server 6.3 Unleashed will help you do so. This book's expert author team offers you start-to-finish, step-by-step coverage of implementing key Opalis 6.3 features for maximum business value. Drawing on their extensive experience, they bring together coverage of related topics and techniques in ways that enable you and IT professionals to deploy Opalis more quickly and apply it more successfully. The authors begin with a high-level overview of Opalis 6.3 and the potential value it offers to your IT organization. Next, it guides you through architecture, installation, policy basics and design, foundation objects and integration packs, the SDK, and best practices based on real-world implementations.

Author : Sahil Malik,Winsmarts LLC,Srini Sistla,Steve Wright
Publisher : Apress
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781430232865

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Pro SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence Solutions by Sahil Malik,Winsmarts LLC,Srini Sistla,Steve Wright Pdf

What differentiates good organizations from bad? The good ones are those that take advantage of the data they already have and use the feedback that business intelligence gives them to improve their processes. SharePoint is now the delivery platform of choice for Microsoft’s business intelligence products, and in this book we reveal how to get the most from developing business intelligence solutions on SharePoint 2010. To understand the various business intelligence offerings in SharePoint 2010, you need to understand the core SQL Server business intelligence concepts, and the first part of the book presents a comprehensive tutorial on those fundamentals. Pro SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence Solutions then focuses on specific SharePoint business intelligence investments including: Visio Services Excel Services SQL Server Reporting Services Business Connectivity Services PerformancePoint Services All of this is done using a practical, hands-on format, with enough examples to empower you to use these products in your real-life projects. As compelling as SharePoint and SQL Server business intelligence are together, the challenge always has been finding people who understand both SharePoint and SQL Server well enough to deliver such business intelligence solutions. With this book in hand, you become part of that select group.

Author : Tim Kashani,Ola Ekdahl,Kevin Beto,Rachel Vigier
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780789740731

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Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Services 2010 Unleashed by Tim Kashani,Ola Ekdahl,Kevin Beto,Rachel Vigier Pdf

This is a comprehensive, expert guide to all facets of planning, deploying, managing, and utilizing the brand-new SharePoint 2010 PerformancePoint Services. Authored by business and technical experts and a key member of the Microsoft PerformancePoint Services development team, this book demonstrates exactly how to apply PerformancePoint Services to gain real-time insight into all aspects of business performance. Writing for architects, implementers, developers, and administrators, the authors combine crucial technical information with hands-on insights for success, including a case study that identifies key challenges throughout the project lifecycle. Along the way, the authors bring together realistic, proven techniques for integrating with SharePoint, Microsoft Office, and enterprise data sources. They implement KPIs and scorecards; design effective dashboards; ensure security; administer PerformancePoint Services; present best-practice solutions; and much more. Determine what you want to measure and plan the best ways to measure it Install SharePoint Server 2010 and configure PerformancePoint Services Create effective, easy-to-understand dashboards with the Dashboard Designer Integrate and use multiple data sources including SQL Server, Excel, and SharePoint Build KPIs quickly using the Scorecard Wizard Incorporate indicators and KPIs into scorecard views Utilize PerformancePoint reports including analytic charts and grids, KPI Details, and both Reporting Services and Excel Services reports Build Strategy Maps to visualize sales pipelines, processes, and layouts Secure PerformancePoint data sources, dashboards, and reports Use PerformancePoint APIs to add even more functionality Maintain PerformancePoint Services using SharePoint 2010’s tools and settings Streamline PerformancePoint administration with PowerShell and Cmdlets

Author : Kathy Hughes
Publisher : Sams Publishing
Page : 2064 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780132660860

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SharePoint Designer 2010 Unleashed by Kathy Hughes Pdf

Now that Microsoft has made SharePoint Designer a free download, thousands of organizations are adopting it to design state-of-the-art SharePoint sites and solutions. In SharePoint® Designer 2010 Unleashed, Microsoft MVP Kathy Hughes brings together all the information you need to make the most of this powerful tool. Using realistic examples, you are guided through all of Designer 2010’s capabilities, presenting best practices drawn from her extensive experience. First, Hughes quickly reviews the SharePoint 2010 concepts and tools that SharePoint Designer 2010 users must know to be effective. Next, she introduces SharePoint Designer 2010’s revamped interface, shows how to use its core features, and calls attention to its most powerful new improvements. You’ll walk step-by-step through styling and designing sites that offer advanced functionality and consistent branding. Next, you’ll master SharePoint Designer 2010’s toolsets for data integration and workflow development. This book will be invaluable to every user or potential user of SharePoint Designer, including: Web designers, information workers, software developers, system administrators, and IT managers. Kathy Hughes is a Microsoft MVP for SharePoint Server with a Masters Degree in interaction design from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. Hughes trains and consults on SharePoint, focusing on design, usability, and customization. She contributed to multiple SharePoint Server 2007 books, and authored a comprehensive five-day SharePoint Server 2007 Designer course used by Mindsharp and its partners worldwide. She speaks regularly at Microsoft events including TechEd Australia and Office DevCon Australia. Get started fast with SharePoint Designer 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Customize SharePoint sites and content with CSS, Web Parts, master pages, and themes Work with site templates Create and adapt content types, columns, lists, and libraries Quickly build new content pages and page layouts Incorporate media, including Silverlight and images Configure RSS, REST, SQL Server, and other data sources Integrate external content types and lists via Business Connectivity Services (BCS) Authenticate data sources and troubleshoot data integration problems Extend the ribbon with custom actions and leverage the dialog framework to enhance the user interface Use SharePoint Designer 2010’s built-in ASP.NET controls Extend site functionality with the XSLT List View and Data View Web Parts Modify out-of-the-box list forms, or build new ones with InfoPath 2010 Adapt Designer 2010’s workflows or build entirely new ones Category: Microsoft® SharePoint® Covers: Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010 User Level: Intermediate–Advanced ON THE WEB: Download all examples and source code presented in this book from informit.com/title/9780672331053

Author : Tim Kashani,Ola Ekdahl,Kevin Beto,Rachel Vigier
Publisher : Sams Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-13
Category : Business
ISBN : 0672330946

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Microsoft SharePoint 2010 PerformancePoint Services Unleashed by Tim Kashani,Ola Ekdahl,Kevin Beto,Rachel Vigier Pdf

Writing for architects, implementers, developers, and administrators, the authors combine crucial technical information with hands-on insights for success, including a case study that identifies key challenges throughout the project lifecycle. --

Author : Norm Warren,Mariano Neto,John Campbell,Stacia Misner
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780735662513

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Business Intelligence in Microsoft SharePoint 2010 by Norm Warren,Mariano Neto,John Campbell,Stacia Misner Pdf

Dive into the business intelligence (BI) features in SharePoint 2010—and use the right combination of tools to deliver compelling solutions. This practical guide helps you explore several BI application services available in SharePoint 2010 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2. You’ll learn each technology with step-by-step instructions, and determine which ones work best in specific BI scenarios—whether you’re a SharePoint administrator, SQL Server developer, or business analyst. Choose the BI tools that meet your needs—and learn how they work together Examine the BI lifecycle, from determining key performance indicators to building dashboards Take Microsoft Excel further—gain more control and functionality with web-based Excel Services Mash up data from multiple sources using PowerPivot for Excel 2010 Create data visualizations with objects, context, and metrics using Microsoft Visio Services Build dashboards, scorecards, and other monitoring and analysis tools with PerformancePoint Services Use SharePoint to view BI reports side by side, no matter which tools were used to produced them Your companion web content includes: Interactive exercises that help you try out concepts or techniques Code samples that enable you to work with the exercises

Author : Adam Jorgensen,Mark Stacey,Devin Knight,Patrick LeBlanc,Brad Schacht
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781118102015

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SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer by Adam Jorgensen,Mark Stacey,Devin Knight,Patrick LeBlanc,Brad Schacht Pdf

Learn to build and deliver SharePoint BI applications Written by a team of leading SharePoint and Business Intelligence (BI) experts, this unique book-and-DVD package shows you how to successfully build and deliver BI applications using SharePoint 2010. Assuming no previous SharePoint experience, the authors deliver a clear explanation of what SharePoint will do for your BI and information management capabilities. Each lesson in the book is reinforced with a helpful tutorial on the DVD and cover topics such as interactive reporting with Excel, document sharing for collaborative reporting, and controlling data sources. As you learn best practices for configuring and securing SharePoint 2010 BI applications and planning and implementing your SharePoint BI project plan, you'll be well on your way to gaining a solid foundation of understanding and working with SharePoint 2010 and BI. Provides an invaluable training book-and-DVD package that takes you through building and delivering BI applications using SharePoint 2010 Features an accompanying video tutorial for each lesson covered in the book, along with a "Try It" section at the end of each lesson Covers interactive reporting with excel Covers Power Pivot advanced analytics Details report and document sharing for collaborative reporting Shows how to use SharePoint lists and libraries for data sources repositories in your BI projects Explains how to control data sources, reports and business intelligence content with permissions and workflow approvals. With this unique book-and-DVD combo, you'll be well on your way to successfully building and delivering BI applications using SharePoint 2010. Note: As part of the print version of this title, video lessons are included on DVD. For e-book versions, video lessons can be accessed at wrox.com using a link provided in the interior of the e-book.

Author : Norm Warren,Mariano Neto,Stacia Misner,Ivan Sanders,Scott A. Helmers
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780735675872

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Business Intelligence in Microsoft SharePoint 2013 by Norm Warren,Mariano Neto,Stacia Misner,Ivan Sanders,Scott A. Helmers Pdf

Dive into the business intelligence features in SharePoint 2013—and use the right combination of tools to deliver compelling solutions. Take control of business intelligence (BI) with the tools offered by SharePoint 2013 and Microsoft SQL Server 2012. Led by a group of BI and SharePoint experts, you’ll get step-by-step instructions for understanding how to use these technologies best in specific BI scenarios—whether you’re a SharePoint administrator, SQL Server developer, or business analyst. Discover how to: Manage the entire BI lifecycle, from determining key performance indicators to building dashboards Use web-based Microsoft Excel services and publish workbooks on a SharePoint Server Mash up data from multiple sources and create Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) using PowerPivot Create data-driven diagrams that provide interactive processes and context with Microsoft Visio Services Use dashboards, scorecards, reports, and key performance indicators to monitor and analyze your business Use SharePoint to view BI reports side by side, no matter which tools were used to produced them

Author : Rand Morimoto,Michael Noel,Guy Yardeni,Chris Amaris,Andrew Abbate
Publisher : Sams Publishing
Page : 936 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780133057263

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Unleashed by Rand Morimoto,Michael Noel,Guy Yardeni,Chris Amaris,Andrew Abbate Pdf

Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 doesn’t just add dozens of new features: It integrates multiple technologies into a common, unified communications system that can add value in many new ways. Now, five leading Exchange Server consultants help you deploy Exchange Server 2013 quickly and smoothly--and then efficiently manage, troubleshoot, and support it for years to come. More than a comprehensive, authoritative reference, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Unleashed presents hundreds of helpful tips and tricks based on the authors’ unsurpassed early adopter experience with Exchange Server 2013 in real production environments. Carefully and thoroughly, the authors explain what’s new and different in Microsoft Exchange 2013 and guide you through architecting, planning, implementing, and transitioning to your new Exchange Server environment. They offer best practices for establishing solid Active Directory, DNS, fabric, virtualization, and PKI security environments to support Exchange; implementing high availability and site resilience; and much more. You’ll find expert discussions of security and compliance and uniquely practical and detailed coverage of day-to-day administration, management, maintenance, and optimization. The authors next turn to advanced platform integration, helping you leverage the full benefits of linking Exchange Server, SharePoint, and Unified Messaging. They conclude with a full section on Exchange Server’s dramatically improved support for endpoint clients, including Apple, Android, and Microsoft smartphones and tablets. Detailed information on how to... Use proven best practices to install Exchange Server 2013 from scratch or to upgrade from Exchange Server 2007/2010 Integrate Active Directory, DNS, fabric, and virtualization with Exchange Server 2013 Implement certificate-based Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Plan, deploy, migrate to, and support public folders Protect your users and organization with both policy-based and content-enforced security Design and implement message archiving, retention, and eDiscovery Administer, optimize, and document your Exchange Server 2013 environment Architect all aspects of an integrated, enterprise-level Exchange Server 2013 environment Integrate Exchange Server with SharePoint Site Mailboxes, Enterprise Search, and more Leverage the robust Outlook client for Windows, Mac, Web, tablet, and mobile phones

Author : Tim Kashani
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8131754820

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Microsoft® SharePoint 2010 PerformancePoint® Services Unleashed by Tim Kashani Pdf

Author : Ray Rankins,Paul Bertucci,Chris Gallelli,Alex T. Silverstein
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 3260 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780768696547

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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Unleashed by Ray Rankins,Paul Bertucci,Chris Gallelli,Alex T. Silverstein Pdf

This is the industry’s most comprehensive and useful guide to SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2. It presents start-to-finish coverage of SQL Server’s core database server and management capabilities, plus complete introductions to Integration, Reporting, and Analysis Services, application development, and much more. Four expert SQL Server administrators, developers, and consultants have packed this book with real-world information, tips, guidelines, and samples drawn from their own extensive experience creating and managing complex database solutions. Writing for intermediate-to-advanced-level SQL Server professionals, they focus on the product’s most complex and powerful capabilities, and its newest tools and features. For example, you’ll find invaluable information on administering SQL Server more efficiently, analyzing and optimizing queries, implementing data warehouses, ensuring high availability, and tuning performance. The accompanying CD-ROM contains an extraordinary library of practical tools and information including sample databases and all code examples. Whether you’re responsible for SQL Server 2008 analysis, design, implementation, support, administration, or troubleshooting, no other book offers you this much value. Understand the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 environment, R2’s newest features, and each edition’s capabilities Manage SQL Server 2008 more effectively with SQL Server Management Studio, the SQLCMD command-line query tool, and Powershell Efficiently manage security, users, backup/restore, replication, Database Mail, and database objects—from tables and indexes to stored procedures and triggers Increase availability with clustering, database mirroring, and other features Use new Policy-Based Management to centrally configure and operate SQL Server throughout the organization Use SQL Server Profiler to capture queries and identify bottlenecks Improve performance by optimizing queries, design more effective databases, and manage workloads with the new Resource Governor Develop applications using SQL Server 2008’s enhancements to T-SQL and SQLCLR, .NET integration, LINQ to SQL, XML, and XQuery Make the most of Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services—especially Microsoft’s new R2 reporting improvements Improve data security using Column-level and Transparent Data Encryption CD-ROM includes: 15 additional chapters Code samples, scripts, and databases utilized within the book Free version of SQL Shot (performance & tuning software)

Author : Kathy Hughes
Publisher : Sams Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-16
Category : Microsoft SharePoint (Electronic resource)
ISBN : 0672331055

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Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 Unleashed by Kathy Hughes Pdf

Microsoft has transformed SharePoint Designer into a free download: now, here's the first comprehensive guide to making the most of it! Written by Microsoft MVP Kathy Hughes, a leader of the SharePoint Designer community Shows how to use SharePoint Designer to establish and maintain custom branding Packed with examples and best practices, and supported with extensive online resources For all current and potential users: information workers, administrators, designers, developers, and more Now that Microsoft has made SharePoint Designer a free download, thousands of organizations are adopting it as the tool of choice for designing customized SharePoint sites and solutions. In this book, top SharePoint Designer expert and Microsoft MVP Kathy Hughes brings together all the information they need to make the most of this powerful tool. Packed with solid examples and real-world best practices, SharePoint Designer 2010 Unleashed will be an invaluable resource for all SharePoint Designer users, from professional web developers and designers to information workers, system administrators to managers. Hughes covers all this, and much more: " Building and implementing customized branding using SharePoint Designer, CSS, Master Pages, Themes, and Page Layouts " Getting started with SharePoint Designer 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 " Creating sites with site templates and out-of-the-box Web parts " Customizing List Forms with InfoPath 2010 " Designing more effective web interfaces with SharePoint Designer 2010 " Implementing and designing MySites " Creating custom workflows and Workflow Forms " Designing sites that use SharePoint 2010's powerful business intelligence features " Creating interactive mashups " Customizing the Ribbon and dialog interface " Prototyping SharePoint sites with Expression Blend 3 and Sketchflow.