วันนี้ผ่านไปเจอเว็บไซต์ที่ให้บริการดาวน์โหลดวีดีโอเกี่ยวกับ Microsoft Business Intelligence โดยเฉพาะครับ ชื่อ Learn Microsoft BI Video ต้องลงทะเบียนก่อน แต่ฟรีนะครับ มีตัวอย่างให้ลองดาวน์โหลดมาดูคุณภาพก่อนได้ นอกเหนือจากส่วนที่เจาะจงเป็นเทคโนโลยีของไมโครซอฟต์แล้ว ยังมีส่วนที่เป็นความรู้ทั่วไปเกี่ยวกับ business intelligence ด้วย ตอนนี้มีวีดีโออยู่ 18 รายการแต่ดูท่าทางจะยังมีเพิ่มขึ้นมาเรื่อยๆ

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  • The first video is a twelve minute introduction entitled “What is Business Intelligence?” This video covers what is meant by terms such as data warehousing and business intelligence and why companies undertake such projects.
  • The second video is a 34 minute overview of how a single data warehouse can be used to deliver business value to a wide variety of users through scorecards, dashboards, reports, analytic applications, and custom applications.
  • The third video discusses the process of data warehousing, from the initial problem definition through the creation of the cubes and delivery of the data. This video runs 19.5 minutes.
  • The fourth video is “Why Business Intelligence Projects Fail (and what you can do about it).” This covers some of the primary reasons that BI projects fail along with tips for addressing the problems. This video is 32.5 minutes in length.
  • The fifth video is “Introduction to Business Intelligence Development Studio” and covers the primary tool used to create data warehouses. This is the environment for creating SSIS packages, SSAS cubes, and SSRS reports. This video runs 15.5 minutes.
  • The sixth video is an introduction to Analysis Services. It briefly discusses the two primary purposes of Analysis Services: building cubes and building mining models. The video runs 6.5 minutes.
  • The seventh video is a SQL Server Analysis Services video called “Creating Projects and Data Sources.” The video discusses the different types of Analysis Services projects and the options for creating them. It then discusses the creation of data sources and the various settings and considerations for handling authentication and impersonation. This video runs 17 minutes.
  • The eighth video covers the topic of Data Source Views (DSVs) in Analysis Services projects. DSVs are powerful, logical views of the schema on which the cube will be built. This video covers the creation of the DSV as well as manipulating the schema. This video runs 21 minutes.
  • The ninth video discusses the Cube Wizard for Analysis Services 2005. The Cube Wizard creates cubes but can also create dimensions, and populate those dimensions with attributes and hierarchies. This video will be followed by one specific to Analysis Services 2008 because of the significant differences in the Cube Wizard between versions. This video runs 16.5 minutes.
  • The tenth video shows the Cube Wizard for Analysis Services 2008. The Cube Wizard for 2008 is greatly simplified from the one in 2005 and takes a minimalist approach to creating dimensions. This video runs 12.5 minutes.
  • The eleventh video follows up on the Cube Wizard videos. The video explains the build, deployment, and processing pieces by deploying and processing the simple cube created in the previous videos. The video then covers browsing the data to verify the cube structure. This video runs 23 minutes.
  • The twelfth video shows the creation of dimensions using the Dimension Wizards in both SSAS 2005 and SSAS 2008. After creating a dimension, the difference between a database dimension and cube dimension is explored, along with several of the attributes of a dimension. Finally, properties of the attributes are examined along with a discussion of what will follow in future videos. This video runs 42.5 minutes.
  • The thirteenth video follows up on the twelfth by adding hierarchies to the dimensions created in the previous video. There is a discussion of why hierarchies should be created, then a demonstration of how to do it. Some properties are examined to change the name of the All level of the hierarchy, as well as to hide the All level. This video runs 25 minutes.
  • The fourteenth video is “Attribute Relationships” and covers an extremely important topic in dimension design. You’ll learn why attribute relationships are so important, how to create them, and some of the challenges you might have in working with them. Demonstrations in both SSAS 2005 and SSAS 2008 are provided. This video runs 57.5 minutes.
  • The fifteenth video is “Dimension Usage” and discusses how cubes handle multiple fact tables when the facts have different dimensionality. You’ll discover why you need multiple fact tables, how dimensions can be related to measure groups, and how to handle unrelated dimensions when viewing facts. This video runs 19 minutes.
  • The sixteenth video is “Aggregation Basics in SSAS 2005″ and covers why you want to create aggregations and how to use the aggregation wizard. A discussion of the “one-third rule” is included. This video runs 24 minutes.
  • The seventeenth video is “Aggregation Basics in SSAS 2008″ and covers why you want to create aggregations and how to use the new aggregation wizard, including the Aggregation Usage page. A discussion of the “one-third rule” is included. This video runs 25 minutes.
  • The eighteenth video is “Introduction to PerformancePoint Server.” and discusses the three modules of PerformancePoint Server: Monitoring, Analytics, and Planning. It describes how the three modules fit together to form a complete solution for keeping tabs on business performance. This video runs 21 minutes.