CHAPTER 14 Business Intelligence

While the MCITP: Business Intelligence certification is outside the scope of this book, some Business Intelligence (BI) tools cross over into the MCITP: Database Administrator certification. And they help you learn today's methods so you can help the people you work with stay in business tomorrow. In this chapter, we'll cover some basics of:

• Business intelligence (BI) Basics

• SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

• SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

You can't do today's jobs with yesterday's methods and be in business tomorrow.

—Robert Townsend

Business Intelligence (BI) Basics

One of the catchphrases in database circles is "business intelligence" or BI. Databases today are used for much more than just ...

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