This document discusses the history and evolution of self-service business intelligence (BI) tools from the 1980s to the present. It traces how BI tools have shifted from being developed primarily by IT to being user-focused end tools. It highlights key Microsoft products at different stages, from Excel in the 1980s to the addition of new apps like GeoFlow and Data Explorer in 2013. The document also demos some new self-service BI capabilities and resources.

1. SELF SERVICE BI ANNO 2013 – WHERE DO
WE COME FROM AND WHERE ARE WE
GOING?
Frederik Vandeputte
Partner @Kohera
President @SQLUG.BE
frederik.vandeputte@kohera.be

2. • Power ViewFancy
Visualizations
• Excel Services
• PPS
Dasboarding/
Analysis
• Reporting Services
Reporting
• Analysis ServicesSemantic
Model
• SQL Server
Datawarehouse
• Integration Services
ETL
MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE BI

3. BILL GATES AND EDWARD ESBAR (CEO ASHTON TATE)
"The best thing about
SQL Server is that it
let's Microsoft Excel
Users analyze and
graph workgroup
data“
Bill Gates, around 1988

4. • ExcelFancy
Visualizations
• ExcelDasboarding/
Analysis
• Excel
Reporting
• ExcelSemantic
Model
• Excel
Datawarehouse
• Excel
ETL
Self Service BI in the ’80s

5. • ExcelFancy
Visualizations
• ExcelDasboarding/
Analysis
• Excel
• Access
Reporting
• AccessSemantic
Model
• Access
Datawarehouse
• Access
ETL
Self Service BI in the ’90s

6. • Report BuilderFancy
Visualizations
• Report BuilderDasboarding/
Analysis
• Report Builder
Reporting
• Report ModelsSemantic
Model
• SQL Server
Datawarehouse
• Integration Services
ETL
Self Service BI around 2005
End User
Tool
Built by IT

7. • ExcelFancy
Visualizations
• ExcelDasboarding/
Analysis
• Excel
Reporting
• PowerPivotSemantic
Model
• PowerPivot
Datawarehouse
• PowerPivot
ETL
Self Service BI around 2010

8. • Power View on
Sharepoint
Fancy
Visualizations
• ExcelDasboarding/
Analysis
• Excel
Reporting
• PowerPivotSemantic
Model
• PowerPivot
Datawarehouse
• PowerPivot
ETL
Self Service BI around 2012

9. • Power View in ExcelFancy
Visualizations
• ExcelDasboarding/
Analysis
• Excel
Reporting
• ExcelSemantic
Model
• Excel
Datawarehouse
• Excel
ETL
Self Service BI in 2013

10. • GeoFlowFancy
Visualizations
• ExcelDasboarding/
Analysis
• Excel
Reporting
• ExcelSemantic
Model
• Excel
Datawarehouse
• DataExplorer
• Hive Add-in
ETL
Self Service BI in 2013 – new stuff
• New add-ins for Excel
• Apps For Office
• E.g. Treemap
• GeoFlow
• Bing Maps meets Power View
• Data Explorer
• Self-Service ETL tool

11. DEMO
Data Explorer
Treemap
GeoFlow
Treemap
Create Time Dimension

12. • ExcelFancy
Visualizations
• ExcelDasboarding/
Analysis
• Excel
Reporting
• ExcelSemantic
Model
• Excel
Datawarehouse
• Excel
ETL
Self Service BI in future?

13. RESOURCES
• SQL Server Commercial with Edward Esber (former CEO of Ashton
Tate) and Bill Gates (former CEO of Microsoft).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ycx9hFGHog
• Data Explorer Blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dataexplorer/
• GeoFlow Preview
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/download-geoflow-for-excel-
FX104036784.aspx
• Create Time Dimension App
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/store/create-time-dimension-
WA103994479.aspx

14. NEXT SQLUG EVENTS
• June 11th, 2013
Marco Russo on Modern Data Warehousing Strategy
Kohera Offices, Kontich
http://sqlug.be/nextevent
• June 20th, 2013
• Community Day
• www.communityday.be

15. THANK YOU