7 October Rolf Tesmer. SQL & BI Solutions Architect. b in

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1 7 October 2015 Rolf Tesmer SQL & BI Solutions Architect b in

2 Agenda BI Refresher What is Datazen Managing the Datazen Server Client & Server Architecture Summary & Next Steps

3 What is Business Intelligence (BI)? A refresher definition to get us all into the right mindset Business Intelligence (BI), in its most basic sense, is delivering meaningful, accurate, and timely information drawn from diverse sources to support an informed decision making process. and recent business trends indicate it must be flexible, fun, collaborative and at all levels in a business. 7 October 2015 #

4 Agenda BI Refresher What is Datazen Managing the Datazen Server Client & Server Architecture Summary & Next Steps

5 Datazen What is it? Market leader in mobile BI software Purchased by Microsoft in Apr 2015 Interactive Dashboard Development & Viewing Software Modern, Simple and Effective dashboard experience Has a licenced Server component Has a free Client Publisher App component Has a free Client Viewer App component (or via Web HTML5) Operates on all form factors (laptop, tablet, mobile) Heavy focus on touch interactivity and full mobility

6 Datazen - Key Product Goals Publisher Experience Minimise footprint Build rapidly Publish rapidly Create once Consume anywhere Consumer (Viewer) Experience Make it Simple Minimise footprint Prioritise mobility Make it Fast Make it Beautiful!

7 Datazen What can it do? Datazen does Dashboards!

8 Datazen What can it do? Datazen does KPI s!

9 Datazen What can it do? Datazen does Visualisations!

10 Datazen Server Component KPI Repository Dashboards and Scorecards Team Collaboration Share comments and insights Custom Branding Custom Maps Embedding Dashboards into other apps (SharePoint, Custom web Apps)

11 Datazen Publisher App Component Windows 7 (preview)

12 Datazen Viewer App Component(s) KPI Repository Dashboards and Scorecards Team Collaboration Share comments and insights Custom Branding Custom Maps Windows 7 (preview) Embedding Dashboards into other apps (SharePoint, Custom web Apps)

13 Datazen - Usability & Development & Report Builder Tableau Excel (Pivots) Power View 27/27

14 Datazen - Viewer & Publisher

15 Agenda BI Refresher What is Datazen Managing the Datazen Server Client & Server Architecture Summary & Next Steps

16 Datazen Authentication & Security Default Datazen User & Password Active Directory Checked within Datazen to ensure they are a known user Forwarded to Active Directory for validation ADFS Forwarded to ADFS Server for validation Checked within Datazen to ensure they are a known user External Authentication Provider

17 Datazen Creating & Refreshing Data All Data Managed via the Datazen Control Panel The Datazen Publisher does not author data! Creating a Data View in Control Panel Data Connection Link to underlying source Data View Query the source data Can be personalised to each member Managing Data Refresh in Control Panel One time only Real-time Scheduled Forced (just do it now!)

18 Datazen - Control Panel

19 Agenda BI Refresher What is Datazen Managing the Datazen Server Client & Server Architecture Summary & Next Steps

20 Datazen Not all Clients are Equal Windows 7 Preview X X X 27/27

21 Datazen Server Base Architecture Core: 7,500 users (10% concurrent) CPU: 8 Cores RAM: 16GB 3. Web Server Services Web API (REST) Control Panel Viewer (Browser) Components 1. Core Server 2. Cache Server 3. Web Server 2. Cache Services Data View caching Datazen is NOT a Database! 1. Core Server Services Core Service (repository) Data Acquisition Service Rendering Service

22 Datazen Server Scale Out (example) Cache Servers 1 n Web Servers 1 n (TCP/80 TCP/443) (stateless) # # Core Server & Services (#) Can be scaled

23 Agenda BI Refresher What is Datazen Managing the Datazen Server Client & Server Architecture Summary & Next Steps

24 Summary How to Get It? How do I get Datazen? And what is the Cost? Must be a Microsoft SQL customer Must have SQL Enterprise licence (2008+) Must have Software Assurance (SA) What do I get? Server Software Licence allows deployment to any Windows OS What do I get? Client App(s) All client software is free NOW (via your friendly local App Store!)

25 Summary 8 Reasons To Like It 1. Simple and rapid dashboard development 2. Easy access self service reporting on any device 3. Beautiful interactive visualisations 4. Team collaboration via App on any device 5. Single point of defining data and rules 6. KPI repository for centralised KPI definitions 7. Simple and scalable architecture 8. Free for SQL Enterprise SA customers

26 Thank You for Attending Today s Session! Questions?

27 Appendix - Where does Datazen fit in? More Native Mobility Less Native Mobility ETL Engine Presentation Fixed Visual Dashboards View / Pub Server Adhoc Visual Analytics Power BI Cloud Mobile Desktop Adhoc Visual Analytics Map Presentations Excel Power View Power Map Power Pivot Power Query Adhoc Tabular Analytics Excel Pivot Tables Fixed & Scheduled Reports SQL SSRS Report Builder Server Source Systems DBMS OLAP Cloud Files Hadoop API OData etc

28 Appendix Microsoft BI in the Marketplace Where is Microsoft BI positioned? Gartner Magic Quadrant (Feb 15) Microsoft are in the Leaders Quadrant Leaders Definition: Microsoft Vendors that are strong in breadth/ depth of BI platform capabilities. Can deliver on enterprise implementations that support a BI strategy. They articulate a business proposition that fits with BI buyers, supported by capability to deliver on a global basis $15m+ in revenue 20+ Gartner client survey responses

29 Appendix - Datazen Connections What can Datazen connect to? Microsoft SQL Server (Database) Microsoft SQL Azure (Database) Generic ODBC data sources Microsoft SQL Analysis Services Microsoft SharePoint Lists Excel documents on network shares Web Services (can be customised & restricted by security)