Book description
- Teaches solution architects, designers, and developers how to use
Microsoft's reporting platform to create reporting and business
intelligence (BI) solutions
- Updated with new information about holistic BI solutions,
comprehensive OLAP/Analysis Services reporting, and complete
production deployment scenarios
- Includes programming examples focused on specific, scenario-based solutions
- Explains reporting services architecture and business
intelligence, teaches the fundamentals of designing reports through
the use of careful planning considerations, and covers advanced
report design and filtering techniques
Paul Turley
(Vancouver, WA) is a Manager of Specialized Services for Hitachi
Consulting Education Services. Paul manages the Business Intelligence
training team and teaches classes for companies throughout the world on
Microsoft SQL Server technologies. He works with companies to design
architecture for and build BI and reporting solutions. He has been
developing business database solutions since 1991 for companies like
Microsoft, Disney, Nike, and Hewlett - Packard. He has been a Microsoft
Certified Trainer since 1996 and holds several industry certifications,
including MCTS and MCITP for BI, MCSD, MCDBA, MSF Practitioner, and IT Project+.
Paul has authored and coauthored several books and courses on database,
business intelligence, and application development technologies. He is
the lead courseware developer for the Hitachi Consulting courses: “ SQL
Server 2008 Business Intelligence Solutions ” and “ SQL Server 2008
Reporting Services Solutions. ” His books include
Professional SQL
Server 2005 Reporting Services
,
Professional SQL Server Reporting Services (SQL Server 2000)
,
Beginning Transact - SQL with SQL Server 2000 and 2005
,
Beginning SQL Server 2005 Administration
,
Beginning Access 2002 VBA
,
Data Warehousing with SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services
, and
Professional Access 2000 Programming
- all from Wrox. He is also a contributing author to
SQL Server 2005
Integration Services Step by Step
from Microsoft Press.
Thiago Silva (Dallas, TX) is a Manager of Specialized Services
for Hitachi Consulting. Thiago has also been designing and developing
custom .NET, business intelligence, and Reporting Services solutions
since the early days of .NET and SQL Server 2000. He is a part of the
Microsoft Strategic Alliance leadership group within Hitachi
Consulting, where he helps create, manage, and deliver internal
training materials and intellectual capital around the Microsoft
technology stack. He also teaches the SQL Server Reporting Services
course offered by Hitachi Consulting.
Thiago has been a featured
guest on the talk show podcast .NET Rocks and is an active
member of the .NET development community, frequently writing on his
blog Silvaware, at http://silvaware. blogspot. com. Thiago holds a
Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management Information
Systems from Texas A & M University, and a MCAD. NET technical certification.
Bryan C. Smith (Irving, TX) is a Manager of Specialized
Services for Hitachi Consulting. Bryan has been developing and
administering database solutions since 1997 for clients in a variety
of industries. These days, he focuses on helping clients build
Business Intelligence solutions using the Microsoft SQL Server product
suite. Bryan holds MCITP, MCTS, MCDBA, A+, Network+, and Server+
certifications, and serves as an instructor for Hitachi Consulting ' s
SQL Server Analysis Services course.
Ken Withee (Seattle, WA) is a Senior Consultant with Hitachi
Consulting. He earned a Master of Science degree in Computer Science
studying under Dr. Edward Lank at San Francisco State University.
Their work has been published in the LNCS journals and was the focus
of a presentation at the IASTED conference in Phoenix. Their work has
also been presented at various other Human Computer Interaction
conferences throughout the world.
Ken has more than 7 years of
professional computer and management experience working with a vast
range of technologies.
Ken is a Microsoft Certified Technology
Specialist and is certified with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
2007 and SQL Server 2005, and has passed the certification exam for
.NET 2. 0.
