Add Reporting and Analytics to

MySQL
Data
in
10
minutes
Journey from self-service to managed BI
Rushabh Mehta, Mentor and Managing Director (India)
Solid Quality Mentors
www.solidq.com

Goals
Simplified data mash-up and analysis
Extended Reporting
Managed BI

Goal #1 BI in 10 minutes!

Sales Data Dimensional Model

Considerations
Sales data processed into a Relational Dimensional Model
Data Cleansing already done as part of loading Model
Using MyISAM storage for rapid reporting

DEMO
Analyzing MySQL data

Technologies Used
On Network
Data Sources
MySQL Database (Release 5.1.45) Sales data
ATOM Data Feeds
On Client Machine [The Information Worker]
Data Sources
Text File
Excel
Drivers
MySQL Connector-ODBC 5.1.6 DSN created to MySQL
database
Data manipulation, model creation and analysis technologies
Excel 2010
PowerPivot Add-in for Excel 2010

DEMO
Extended Reporting
Reports against Analytical Model
Reports against MySQL

Technologies Used
On Network
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Excel Services, PowerPivot Service, Analysis Services and
Reporting Services
MySQL Connector-ODBC 5.1.6 and DSN
On Developer Machine [The Report Creator]
Business Intelligence Development Studio
MySQL Connector-ODBC 5.1.6 and DSN
On Client Machine [The Information Worker or Report
Consumer]
Internet Explorer
.NET Framework

DEMO
Managed BI Solution
Managed Analytical Model

Technologies Used
On Network
MySQL Database
Sales Database
SQL Server 2008 R2
Analysis Services and Database Engine (additional data)
MySQL ADO.NET Provider
On Developer Machine [The Model Creator]
Business Intelligence Development Studio
MySQL ADO.NET Provider
On Client Machine [The Information Worker or Information
Consumer]
Excel
Other client tools for OLAP

References
Technology References
www.powerpivot.com
www.microsoft.com/BI
www.sqlpass.org (Free 300+ Hours of deep technical recorded
content)
Upcoming Free Educational Series
24 Hours of PASS R2 (http://www.sqlpass.org/24hours/2010/)
Implementation and Training
www.solidq.com
Emails
Info @ solidq.com
Rmehta @ solidq.com

THANK YOU