1. Intro to Datazen

2. Brad Gall Senior Consultant bgall@pragmaticworks.com www.bradgall.com
@bradgallsql

3. About Me SQL, SharePoint, MS BI for over 10 years
Speak at user groups and webinars
Reside in Cincinnati, OH
(Go Reds)

4. Agenda Product Overview Datazen Publisher Datazen Enterprise Server
Control Panel
Datazen Viewers
Dashboard Development

5. DATAZEN
Overview

6. Datazen Overview Dashboard Reporting Tool
Recently Purchased by Microsoft
On-premises compliment to cloud based Power BI
Mobile first Design Strategy
Dashboard Reporting Tool
Recently purchased by Microsoft
Very "visual" touch friendly
First impression of design reminds me a lot of Power View
Development feels a bit more like SSRS in that you have to write your own data queries
Both Microsoft and Datazen announcements called out its On Premises installation as a compliment to cloud based Power BI
“Datazen technology and solutions will complement Power BI, our cloud-based business analytics service, rounding out our mobile capabilities for customers who need a mobile BI solution implemented on-premises and optimized for SQL Server. Over time, we plan to integrate Datazen technology with Power BI to give our customers another hybrid bridge for their on-premises investment to the cloud."
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"In practical terms, our customers and partners will be pleased to learn that the entire Datazen product stack – server, publisher, and all mobile clients – will continue to be available in their current form.  Datazen is positioned as a mobile BI solution for customers who need a solution that is implemented on-premises. As such, it will complement Power BI, Microsoft's cloud-based business analytics service."
 From <
Designed with Mobile First mindset
Apps for Win Mobile, IOS, and Andriod
Also runs in Browser and can be integrated via URLs into custom applications (SharePoint)
Bring up Datazen App
Home Screen
KPIs and Dashboards
Click on KPI and show off comments
Click on a couple of Dashboards and show visuals
Open Dashboards
Point out touch friendliness
Show Time navigator

7. Datazen Sources Download Link: http://www.datazen.com/start
Documentation:
MS Datazen Content Portal: osoft-datazen-content-portal-links-to-blogs-articles-videos-and- documentation.aspx
Formerly

8. Datazen Applications Datazen Publisher Datazen Enterprise Server
Windows 8 App (Windows 7 publisher just released)
Datazen Enterprise Server
Windows Server with web interface
Control Panel
Datazen Viewer
Mobile App (IOS, Android, Windows Phone)
Windows application or web site

9. DATAZEN
Publisher

10. Datazen Publisher Used to Create Dashboards
Free to download on Windows App Store
Windows 7 preview app available on Microsoft.com
Free to use with local excel data source
Dashboard files need to be ed with excel source file to share
Datazen Enterprise Server
provides collaboration and additional data sources
Publisher is free to download
Can run locally for free using local excel data source
To share Dashboards the dashboard files would need to be ed with excel source file
Connect Publisher to Datazen Enterprise Server to connect to other sources and collaborate

11. Datazen Publisher Designer
“Design First” Development Methodology
User friendly design interface
No code writing after datasets are available
Drag and Drop Development Interface
Creates visually interactive reports
Touch Friendly interface
Drop down filters
Drill through reports

12. Demo

13. DATAZEN
Enterprise Server

14. Datazen Enterprise Server
Free for SQL Enterprise Customers
“As of today, SQL Server Enterprise Edition customers with version 2008 or later and Software Assurance are entitled to download the Datazen Server software at no additional cost.”
From <
Windows Server 2008 R2 or later
Support Physical, Virtual, or Azure VM Servers
Available to Software Assurance SQL Enterprise Customers
As of today, SQL Server Enterprise Edition customers with version 2008 or later and Software Assurance are entitled to download the Datazen Server software at no additional cost
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Download Here:
Only runs on Windows Server Editions 2008 R2 or later
Active directory authentication is recommended (local authentication is an option)

15. 4 Major Datazen Server Features
Core Service
Data Acquisition Service
Rendering Service
Web Application
Control Panel
Viewer
Web API
Services
Core Service
Windows service containing the Repository of users, KPIs, dashboards, data view definitions, custom maps, permissions, custom brand packages and cached data.
Designed for fast read access by a large number of clients.
Data Acquisition Service
Windows service that periodically queries external data sources and caches results in the Core Service Repository.
Rendering Service
Windows service responsible for processing and rendering dashboard thumbnails.
Web Applications
Web API: REST-based API that is the client-facing interface to all client applications.
Control Panel: Application for browser-based server administration.
Viewer: Web portal for browser-based access to dashboards and KPIs.
Distributable Services (Scale out)
Shared cache instances
Local Database
The Datazen Enterprise Server Core Service Repository is built on RavenDB, which supports full database encryption (AES–128).

16. Hardware Single Server Scale out (Multiple Servers)
Recommended for supporting up to 500 registered users (assuming peak concurrent user load of 50 concurrent users)
Scale out (Multiple Servers)
Web Applications and/or Data Acquisition scale out
Requires Caching Architecture
Memcached, Redis, or Azure Cache

17. Hardware Core Service Web Applications Up to ~7500 users CPU: 8 cores*
RAM: 16GB
Disk Space: 250Gb or more
(*minimal real time data access)
Web Applications
Up to ~650 users:
CPU: 4 cores*
RAM: 16GB
Disk Space: 5Gb

18. Sites and URLs
Certs and Ports setup via IIS Manager Control Panel Viewer

19. Datazen Enterprise Infrastructure

20. Install Demo

21. DATAZEN
Control Panel
(Server Admin)

22. Control Panel
Getting Started
Initial User Setup

23. Users Initial Users Server Users BI Hub Users Admin Guest
Must create at least 1 Server User
Hub Owner Cannot be Admin (or guest)
AD Authentication Recommended
BI Hub Users
User Groups per BI Hub
Permissions Granted by User Groups

24. Server Administration
Branding
You can create your own Branding Package and upload
Well documented image specifications
Templates
Customize the s for Invites or Password Resets

25. Server Administration (cont.)
Backups
Backups of the Datazen Content (users, Dashboards, etc) can be scheduled through the Control Panel
Log Viewer
Can be viewed in Control Panel
Also log files in Install Directory for each Datazen Feature

26. Datazen Server Demo

27. DATAZEN
Control Panel
(BI Hubs)

28. Content Hierarchy BI Hub (Dashboard Hub)
KPI Groups
KPIs
Dashboard Groups
Dashboards (*created with Datazen Publisher)
Data Sources
Data Views
Permissions controllable at various levels
Users can belong to multiple BI Hubs

29. KPIs KPI groups are created with a data connection
KPIs are created and managed in the CP
KPIs can be related to Dashboards
KPIs
KPI groups are created with a data connection
KPIs are created and managed in the CP
You can have Sub-KPIs linked to KPIs
KPIs can be related to Dashboards

30. Dashboards Dashboards are grouped in Dashboard Groups
Dashboard Groups are created in CP or Publisher
Access is controlled at the Dashboard Group Level
Dashboards are created and edited in Datazen Publisher
Can be managed (renamed, deleted, etc) in CP
Dashboards
Dashboards are grouped in Dashboard Groups
Dashboard Groups are created in CP
Access is controlled at the Dashboard Group Level
Dashboards are managed in CP, but edited and created in Publisher App
In CP Dashboards can be
Renamed
Deleted
Reordered or Moved
Hidden

31. Data Sources and Data Views
Data Connections are created and managed in CP
Many common out-of-the box data providers
Can also create custom data providers
Data views are added to Data Connections
Tabular Data Sets
Support up to 100,000 rows
Currently no query designer (MDX improvements in latest Version)
Many caching options for Data Views
Client users do not require access to underlying data
Data Model: “Design First” Development Approach
Data Connections and Data Views
Data Connections are created and managed in CP
Data Views are used pull date form Data Connections and also created/managed in CP
These Data Views are then consumed in Dashboards in the Publisher App
Data Providers
Many default providers exist and custom data providers can be created as well
Default providers can be disabled
Data View 
A data view corresponds to the tabular result set of a query (e.g. aSQL query, Odata request, or worksheet within an Excel file on a network share).
Dataset View Size
We support working with up to 100,000 records on the client not just on laptops and tablets, but also on phones. From <
For best results, queries or documents should be pre-aggregated to 10,000 records or fewer. For record sets larger than 10,000 records configuring load-on-demand is suggested.

32. Data Caching Settings Real Time Cached Client Side Caching
Retrieved from the data source by Core Service every time Dashboard is run
Cached
Retrieved by the Data Acquisition Service on specified Schedule
Client Side Caching
Provides Offline Viewing (Mobile)
Personalized
Username is passed as parameter to Data View
Parameterized
Parameters are configured in Data View and connected to interactive elements in Dashboards
Real time data views
Data views can be specified as real time. Real time data views are not refreshed by the Data Acquisition Service. Instead, they are retrieved from the original source by the Core Service every time they are requested.
Cached data views
Unless specified as real time, data views are periodically reacquired by the Data Acquisition Service and cached in the Datazen Enterprise Server Repository. This ensures that data is readily available when it is needed by a dashboard or KPI. The update frequency is specified per data view.
Personalized data views
Some data views can be personalized. A personalized data view is one where a user’s identity (username) is made available to the data view so that the data is acquired specifically for that Datazen user. All users who have access to a personalized data view (via the owning data connection) participate in personalization. Personalized data views may also be cached so that a unique data result is persisted for each user.
Parameterized data views
Some data views can be parameterized. Parameterized data views are configured to pass additional parameters to the underlying query. These parameters are then connected to interactive elements on a dashboard. Parameterized data views are real time by definition, and therefore cannot be cached.
Client side caching
Client applications have the ability to cache data views for offline dashboard viewing. This can be controlled per data view. When the Allow Client Caching checkbox is not set on the data view, client apps may not cache data on local devices.

33. Control Panel Demo
BI Hub

34. DATAZEN
Report
Viewers

35. Report Viewers Applications for Major Mobile OS
Apple, Android, Windows Phone
Windows Viewer Application
Web based Report Viewer
Can be imbedded in Custom Applications
SharePoint 2013 with iframe on web part page

36. Report Viewer Demo

38. Datazen Sources Download Link: http://www.datazen.com/start
Documentation:
MS Datazen Content Portal: microsoft-datazen-content-portal-links-to-blogs- articles-videos-and-documentation.aspx
Blog:
Me: