Special Features: · Wiley is the leading publisher of books on data warehousing· Wiley books written by members of the Kimball Group have sold more than 300,000 copies, generating revenue in excess of $7 million· Ralph Kimball and his co-authors are recognized as the most influential thought leaders in the data warehousing industry; there is no direct competition.· The methods they've pioneered have been adopted by almost all leading data warehouse vendors.· The authors will actively promote this book in training and consulting worldwide.

About The Book: In this book, leading data warehouse experts from the Kimball Group share best practices for using the upcoming Business Intelligence release of SQL Server, referred to as SQL Server 2008 R2. In this new edition, the authors explain how SQL Server 2008 R2 provides a collection of powerful new tools that extend the power of its BI toolset to Excel and SharePoint users and they show how to use SQL Server to build a successful data warehouse that supports the business intelligence requirements that are common to most organizations. Covering the complete suite of data warehousing and BI tools that are part of SQL Server 2008 R2, as well as Microsoft Office, the authors walk you through a full project lifecycle, including design, development, deployment and maintenance.