IT Experts: Personal BI with Power Pivot y Power ViewRuben GonzalezSenior Premier Field Engineer

Jun 19th, 2013

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Agenda 1. Personal BI2. Power Query (Data Explorer Preview)3. Power Pivot4. Power View5. GeoFlow6. Q&A

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Personal BI

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Rapid Data Exploration & VisualizationEmpower end users with new insights

Familiar Excel Experience

Powerful Data Mashups

In-Memory Performance

STUNNING, INTERACTIVE DATA VISUALIZATION

SHARE & COLLABORATE THROUGH SHAREPOINT

SELF-SERVICE ANALYSIS

Highly Visual Design Experience

Rich Metadata-Driven Interactivity

Presentation-Ready at All Times

Easily Access Reports & Dashboards

Create Alerts From Published Reports

Collaborate on BI Insights

Power View

Data Explorer

Power Pivot

GeoFlow

Reporting Services

Sharepoint

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Power Query (Data Explorer Preview)

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What is Data Explorer?

• Microsoft "Data Explorer" Preview for Excel is an Excel add-in that enhances the self-service Business Intelligence experience in Excel by simplifying data discovery and access.

• Replace complex and disparate technologies to Load Data into Excel

• Enable the creation of mashups of different data sets including features like:

• Change Data Types• Pivot and Unpivot• Change Column Names• Add Calculated Columns• Delete Columns• Filter Rows• Append Data (Union)• Merge Data (Join)

• Refresh the data including the changes made (the changes are stored as something similar to a Macro)

Functionality

• Source Data• SQL Server, Access, Flat Files, Xml Files, Folder, Hadoop, RSS

Feeds, Facebook, Etc.

• Send data to PowerPivot (Load to Data Model)

• Use as Data Source for Power View• Use as Data Source for GeoFlow

Interaction with other technologies

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Demonstration:

Data Explorer

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Power Pivot

Feels like Excel

PowerPivot for Excel BI Development Studio

Information Workers BI Developers

Personal BI Team BI Organizational BI

One file, Save to SharePoint

Optimized for Excel power user

Rapid response to business problems

Solutions live for weeks or months

IW and Pro Model Design Tools

Feels like Visual Studio Optimiz

ed for BI Pros

Teams building BI solutions

Source Control, TFS

Large data volumes

It’s a project (business case, budget, dates)

Deployment scripts, versions

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Enable Power Pivot and Power View (Excel 2013)

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What is PowerPivot?

• A collection of applications and services that provide an end-to-end solution for creating and sharing business intelligence using Excel and SharePoint

• PowerPivot for Excel is an authoring tool that you use to create PowerPivot data in an Excel workbook

• Analysis Services Instance in SharePoint Integrated mode paired with PowerPivot System to handle server-side request for PowerPivot data.

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PowerPivot for Excel

• PowerPivot bringing self-service business intelligence to your desktop

• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff452206.aspx

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PowerPivot Features

• Uses BISM Models

• Excel-Based In-Memory Analysis

• Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)

• Pull the Data from Multiple Sources

• Virtually unlimited row

• SharePoint Integration

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Demonstration: PowerPivot

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Power View

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SQL Server 2012 Power View

• Interactive, web-based authoring and sharing of information• Familiar Microsoft Office design patterns• Powerful data layout with banding, callout and small multiples

visualizations

HIGHLY VISUAL DESIGN

EXPERIENCE

• Fully integrated with PowerPivot• Drive greater insight through smart and powerful querying• Zero configuration highlighting and filtering• Animated trending and comparisons

RICH METADATA-

DRIVEN INTERACTIVITY

• Interactive Presentation turns pervasive information into persuasive information

• Deliver and collaborate through SharePoint• Full screen presentation mode for interactive boardroom session

PRESENTATION-READY AT ALL

TIMES

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Sophisticated Design Environment

Re-use of insights

Report Designer Power ViewReport Builder

Report Viewer Controls

Rich Design Capabilities

ProductiveAuthoring

Flexible layout

Highly Interactive

Rich Presentation

Developers

Visual data representation

End Users

Power UsersIT Pros

Embedded Operational Self-Service

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Power View 2012 Features

Model Explorer and Field list for model navigation and data region structure

Motion charts

Interactivity: highlight, cross filter, play axis, popup,

transition animations, bubble trails…

View and data region level filtering with

slicers and filter paneExport to

PowerPoint

Multiple views in a single report

Canvas, ribbon, application infrastructure

Table & Matrixincluding subtotals,

totals, blockingTab Strip and Cover Flow Tiles for data navigation

Data region conversions

SharePoint integration (launch from doc lib,

manage, preview, Power Pivot gallery)

Common chart types, chart titles, legend, axes,

configure chart, chart series

Small multiples layout

Presentation mode with interactivity

Filter pane supports lists, measure slider, calendar, and

advanced mode

Sorting

Graceful recovery from model changes

Drag and Drop to Canvas

Measures as Non Measures

Non Measures as Measures

Textboxes with rich text formatting

Show All

Embedded image support

Automatic Grouping improvements

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Demonstration: PowerView

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GeoFlow

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What is GeoFlow?

• GeoFlow is a three dimensional (3-D) data visualization tool for Microsoft Excel 2013

• Provides a powerful method for people to look at information

• With GeoFlow you can Map Data

• You can Discover Insights

• You can Share Stories

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GeoFlow Requirements

• Office Professional Plus 2013

• 1 GB RAM (32 Bit) /2 GB RAM (64 Bit)

• 1 GB RAM (32 Bit) /2 GB RAM (64 Bit)

• 3.0 GB available

• Windows 7, Windows 8, & Windows 2008R2 with Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0

• You must be connected to the internet to use GeoFlow

• DirectX10

• Latest graphics driver

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Enable GeoFlow

• Download the AddIn from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38395

• Install GeoFlow

• Verify is enabled in the COM Add-Ins as in the figure

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Demonstration: GeoFlow

Resources

Data Explorer Home Pagehttp://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/download-data-explorer-for-excel-FX104018616.aspx

Data Explorer: TechEd Sessionhttp://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2013/DBI-B225#fbid=8xs9DkNqwRh

PowerViewhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/3726.power-view-overview.aspx

Geoflow downloadhttp://office.microsoft.com/en-us/download-geoflow-for-excel-FX104036784.aspx

DAXhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7040.quickstart-learn-dax-basics-in-30-minutes.aspx

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Q&A

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Questions?

© 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION