1. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 Agile BI using Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Neelesh Raheja VP Consulting Services, GNet Group Neelesh.Raheja@GNetGroup.com @PracticalBI

2. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 Agenda Level set on components of a BI solution The Microwave Society – Speed Evolution & Change Approaches to BI Classic Agile Blend of both approaches Agility with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 2 Scenario’s In Summary Q&A

3. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 Level Set – food for thought Components of a BI solution? 1. ETL (Extract, Transform, Cleanse, Load) 2. Data Warehouse (includes ODS, Staging, Dim Model) 3. Presentation (OLAP, Reports, Dashboards etc) Which of the above 3 can we get rid off and still deliver a long term & robust Ent. BI solution? None! Enterprise Data Integration & Architecture is key to a successful Enterprise BI Solution

4. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 The Microwave Society Pace of business and short attention span Exponential growth in data, sources and reporting needs Reduced cycle times and pressure to react faster Need to deliver on reporting needs today The next business question is already here! Can we deliver an Enterprise BI Solution….tomorrow? Next Week? Next Month?

5. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 BI solutions must and will evolve Transparency: Report what happened? (DW and Reports) Discover & Question what’s happening? (Dashboards and Ad-Hoc Analysis) Understand Why? Cause & Effect? (root cause & predictive analytics) Changes What should happen? (Goal and process) Improvements Measure change impact (Evolve DW, Dsh, Rpts) Processes & Data Changes in DW Challenges A.Ent Data Architecture B.Time

6. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 Classic approach to BI How often do requirements evolve during design/development? How often do requirements change and impact design/development? How often are the requirements and data in sync? How does the above impact design/development? How fast can we change a DW / ETL to align with changing requirements? 80%-Backend work Takes too long 20%-Touch and feel at project end Ent Data Integration & Architecture XTime

7. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 Agile approach to BI What about data integration i.e. Ent Data Warehouse? One EDW vs. siloed Data Marts What about multiple perspectives of data (e.g. sales hierarchy, marketing hierarchy)? What about single source of truth? (e.g. Multiple Data marts – sales, marketing) Can we rebuild / change data marts without impacting reports? How can we build a single, consistent enterprise data warehouse over time? XEnt. Data Integration & Architecture √Time

8. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 Blend the two? End Goal is a comprehensive BI solution (ETL, EDW and Presentation) Agile BI Solutions in the interim while Data Architecture is built Ent. Data Architecture: ODS, EDW based on Exploration, Evaluation and Evolution. Accelerate robust EDW build based on solid requirements and feedback For Each Roadmap Phase Time: Early Results. Buy Time for Data Architecture Ent Data Architecture Data Warehouse build In parallel

9. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 How Does SQL 2012 fit in? Time : Agile, self service personal (PowerPivot) and/or team BI (PowerPivot for SharePoint) Promote PowerPivot to SSAS (Org BI) Some applications will remain in PowerPivot (Personal / Team) For Each Roadmap Phase Time: Early Results. Buy Time for Data Architecture Ent Data Architecture 1 st Iteration - PowrerPivot 2 nd Iteration Team BI with SharePoint & PowerPivot or Org BI - SSAS Data Warehouse build In parallel

10. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 New in SQL 2012 Analysis Services: BI Semantic Model One Model for all End User Experiences Client Tools Analytics, Reports, Scorecards, Dashboards, Custom Apps Data Sources Databases, LOB Applications, Data Feeds, Spreadsheets, Text Files BI Semantic Model Team BI PowerPivot for SharePoint Personal BI PowerPivot for Excel Organizational BI Analysis Services

11. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 Analysis Services BI Semantic Model POSPOS CRM ERP POS Other CRMCRM ERPERP OtherOther ODS SOURCE DBs Team BI Power Pivot for SharePoint Promote to IT Managed Environment – Process & Security Personal BI Power Pivot for Excel Organizational BI Performance Point Excel and Excel Services SSRS PowerPivot EDW Agility and long term data architecture! Scenario 1: First DW (end goal is EDW)

12. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 Analysis Services BI Semantic Model POSPOS CRM ERP POS Other CRMCRM ERPERP OtherOther ODS SOURCE DBs Team BI Power Pivot for SharePoint Promote to IT Managed Environment – Process & Security Personal BI Power Pivot for Excel Organizational BI Performance Point Excel and Excel Services SSRS PowerPivot EDW Agility and long term data architecture! Scenario 2: Additions to existing DW

13. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 Evidence of the blended approach Pentair Technical Products – Price Realization Project

14. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 Benefits Blended approach addresses both Data Architecture and the Need for Speed Prototyping 1.Visualizing, touching, feeling the data – facilitates discovery and exploration 2.Enables data profiling, validate requirements 3.Keeps customers engaged and involved in the process 4.Focus is on business discussion vs technical specifications 5.Facilitates ownership and adoption Classic Approach based on feedback 1.Accelerates Data Architecture (EDW) build in parallel based on solid requirement 2.Perception of speed, they see activity, no big gaps in time, “pressure relief valve” 3.Removes the unknown which results in uncertainty and a sense of risk 4.Reduces cost of Data Architecture build Leadership can see the value in action

15. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 In Summary Need to blend Agile and Classic approach Why PowerPivot? Modeling and building the solution at the same time Can promote model/solution to enterprise class BI Solution This approach does not eliminate EDW. Changes how we approach data architecture and time Biz/IT engagement. Partnership is still key Roadmap and periodic (90 days) refactoring / re-prioritization Must Enable self service to accelerate results and adoption Incorporate prototyping & deploy to production–Touch & Feel asap! Gather feedback for long term data architecture Execute on it too! EDW is a must Technical Architecture for SQL Server 2012 in memory technologies Yes! Training and hands-on experience with 2012

16. © Copyright GNet Group 2012 Thank You For more information contact Neelesh Raheja VP Consulting Services, Gnet Group Neelesh.Raheja@GNetGroup.com @PracticalBI