Brian Larson (Arden Hills, MN) served as a contract member of the Reporting Services development team and contributed to the code base. He has contributed to SQL Server Magazine and is the Chief of Technology for Superior Consulting Services. With over 18 years of experience in the computer industry, and 14 years as a software development consultant, Brian is an MCSD as well as an MCDBA, and has authored and delivered training curriculum for SQL Server 2000 and C#.NET as well as numerous custom applications.

• Part I: Business IntelligenceChapter 1. Equipping the Organization for Effective Decision MakingChapter 2. Making the Most of What You've Got--Using Business IntelligenceChapter 3. Seeking the Source--The Source of Business IntelligenceChapter 4. Two, Two, Two Models in One--The BI Semantic ModelChapter 5. First Steps--Beginning the Development of Business IntelligencePart II: Defining Business Intelligence StructuresChapter 6. Building Foundations--Creating Data MartsChapter 7. Transformers--Integration Service Structure and ComponentsChapter 8. Fill 'er Up--Using Integration Services for Populating Data MartsPart III: Working with a Multidimensional BI Semantic ModelChapter 9. Cubism--Measures and DimensionsChapter 10. Bells and Whistles--Special Features of OLAP CubesChapter 11. Writing a New Script--MDX ScriptingChapter 12. Pulling It Out and Building It Up--MDX QueriesPart IV: Working with a Tabular BI Semantic ModelChapter 13. Setting the Table--Creating a Tabular BI Semantic ModelChapter 14. A Fancy Table--Tabular BI Semantic Model Advanced FeaturesPart V: MiningChapter 15. Panning for Gold--Introduction to Data MiningChapter 16. Building the Mine--Working with the Data Mining ModelChapter 17. Spelunking--Exploration Using Data MiningPart VI: DeliveringChapter 18. Special Delivery--Microsoft Business Intelligence Client ToolsChapter 19. Let's Get Together--Integrating Business Intelligence with Your ApplicationsIndex

Brian Larson (Arden Hills, MN) served as a contract member of the Reporting Services development team and contributed to the code base. He has contributed to SQL Server Magazine and is the Chief of Technology for Superior Consulting Services. With over 18 years of experience in the computer industry, and 14 years as a software development consultant, Brian is an MCSD as well as an MCDBA, and has authored and delivered training curriculum for SQL Server 2000 and C#.NET as well as numerous custom applications.

• Part I: Business IntelligenceChapter 1. Equipping the Organization for Effective Decision MakingChapter 2. Making the Most of What You've Got--Using Business IntelligenceChapter 3. Seeking the Source--The Source of Business IntelligenceChapter 4. Two, Two, Two Models in One--The BI Semantic ModelChapter 5. First Steps--Beginning the Development of Business IntelligencePart II: Defining Business Intelligence StructuresChapter 6. Building Foundations--Creating Data MartsChapter 7. Transformers--Integration Service Structure and ComponentsChapter 8. Fill 'er Up--Using Integration Services for Populating Data MartsPart III: Working with a Multidimensional BI Semantic ModelChapter 9. Cubism--Measures and DimensionsChapter 10. Bells and Whistles--Special Features of OLAP CubesChapter 11. Writing a New Script--MDX ScriptingChapter 12. Pulling It Out and Building It Up--MDX QueriesPart IV: Working with a Tabular BI Semantic ModelChapter 13. Setting the Table--Creating a Tabular BI Semantic ModelChapter 14. A Fancy Table--Tabular BI Semantic Model Advanced FeaturesPart V: MiningChapter 15. Panning for Gold--Introduction to Data MiningChapter 16. Building the Mine--Working with the Data Mining ModelChapter 17. Spelunking--Exploration Using Data MiningPart VI: DeliveringChapter 18. Special Delivery--Microsoft Business Intelligence Client ToolsChapter 19. Let's Get Together--Integrating Business Intelligence with Your ApplicationsIndex