Next-Generation Business Intelligence Software with Silverlight 3Authors:
- Bart Czernicki
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ISBN: 978-1-4302-2487-7 (Print) 978-1-4302-2488-4 (Online)
Czernicki, Bart
2010, 434 p.
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ISBN 978-1-4302-2487-7
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About this book
- Gartner has concluded that BI will continue to grow and doesn’t see it affected by the economic downturn as much as other technology areas
- This book is the only book on the market looking at new ways of delivering BI in the areas in which BI itself will be growing
- This book aims to be completely unique in that it will introduce the high level BI 2.0 concepts with RIA techniques in order to deliver BI independent of the traditional players
As computers and software have evolved, more data can be presented to end users with increasingly visually rich techniques. Rich Internet application (RIA) technologies such as Microsoft Silverlight can be used to transform traditional user interfaces filled with boring data into fully interactive analytical applications to deliver insight from large data sets quickly. Furthermore, RIAs include 3D spatial design capabilities that allow for interesting layouts of aggregated data beyond a simple list or grid. BI 2.0 implemented via RIA technology can truly bring out the power of BI and deliver it to an average user via the Web.
Next-Generation Business Intelligence Software with Rich Internet Applications provides developers, designers, and architects a solid foundation of BI design and architecture concepts with Microsoft Silverlight. This book covers key BI design concepts and how they can be applied without requiring an existing BI infrastructure. The author, Bart Czernicki, will show you how to build small BI applications by example that are interactive, highly visual, statistical, predictive, and most importantly, intuitive to the user.
BI isn't just for the executive branch of a Fortune 500 company; it is for the masses. Let Next-Generation Business Intelligence Software with Rich Internet Applications show you how to unlock the rich intelligence you already have.
Table of contents
- Business Intelligence 2.0 Defined
- Advantages of Applying Business Intelligence 2.0 Using Microsoft Silverlight
- Silverlight as a Business Intelligence Client
- Adding Interactivity to Business Intelligence Data
- Introduction to Data Visualizations
- Creating Data Visualizations for Analysis
- Enhancing Visual Intelligence in Silverlight
- Applying Collective Intelligence
- Predictive Analytics (What-If Modeling)
- Improving Performance with Concurrent Programming
- Integrating with Business Intelligence Systems
- Authors & Editors
Bart Czernicki has been playing around with computers since 1988 and has spent years as a professional in the information technology field. He currently works as a senior software architect at a software development company.