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Everybody’s Talkin’ ‘bout Mobile BI
October 15-18, 2013
Charlotte, NC
Paul Turley, Mentor
SolidQ
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October 15-18, 2013 | Charlotte, NC
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Session Description
In 1995, Bill Gates said the goal at Microsoft was "... empowering
people through great software any time, any place, and on any device.”
Taking that to heart, 2013 will be known as the year of Microsoft Mobile
BI. A lot of innovation has come out of the product teams over the past
few months, including some exciting new mobile BI capabilities that can
put on-the-go business leaders and information workers in the
information driver seat (but no data exploring while driving, please!).
Practically every reporting and dashboard product has a mobile
capability, and some new tools have been designed specifically for
tablet devices. Use Power View, SSRS reports, and Excel visuals on your
iPad and Surface RT. Build and use compelling visual dashboards and
analytic exploration on almost any device. Most importantly, learn to
design the semantic model layer and security to make all the magic
happen for your business
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What Makes a BI Solution “Mobile”?
Tactile,
responsive &
interactive
Optimized for
screen size &
navigation
Mobile browser
capable
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Touch gesture &
tablet user
interface
Understanding Mobile BI Requirements
Fewer features in a more streamlined UI should mean that there are fewer
requirements to manage, right?
…no. Delivering optimized functionality with fewer features requires a better
understanding of the most important requirements!
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Mobile BI on the Microsoft Platform
Requirement
Excel PivotTables,
charts & slicers
SharePoint Enterprise
Excel Services
Capability
Renders HTML
with basic Excel features
Compatible with most devices &
browsers
Good mobile experience
SQL Server 2012
all editions
Renders HTML
Compatible with most devices &
browsers
Good mobile experience
Power View
SQL Server 2012
Enterprise & BI
editions
SharePoint Enterprise
Requires Silverlight capable browser
No current support for iPad &
Surface RT
Power BI
(Power View
& Excel Services)
Office 365
subscription
(after preview period)
Native Surface app
HTML5 support for other devices
Reporting Services
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Mobile BI in the Cloud
Power BI Components
Excel Pivot
Tables &
Visuals
Windows
Desktop
HTML5
/ mobile
browser
Native
Surface
RT/Pro
Native
iPad
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Power Pivot
Power View
Excel add-in
only
adaptive:
Silverlight,
HTML &
Surface app
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Power
Query
Power Map
Q&A
Excel add-in
only
Excel add-in
only
requires
Silverlight
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if Silverlight
supported
Mobile BI in the Cloud
Power BI
Azure Services
Azure Websites
Azure VM
Azure SQL Reporting
Through Data
Management Gateway
(Manual refresh currently
supported in preview)
On-premise
data source
Demo
Power BI on mobile devices
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On Premise Mobile BI
SharePoint
Microsoft Stack
Non-SharePoint
Microsoft Data
Platform
Third-party Tools
Microsoft Data
Platform
Excel Services
Power View
Power Pivot
models
Reporting
Services
Tabular
models
Multidimensional
models
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Reporting
Services
Tabular
models
UI / UX
Multidimensional
models
Multidimensional
models
Tabular
models
Relational
SQL
Products to Consider
(examples - not an endorsement)
Strategy Companion
Web-based self-service analysis and dashboard tool, mature product, many features. Deep SSAS product heritage.
Pyramid Analytics
Emerging full-featured dashboard and analysis suite with a very good user experience concept and feature set.
Enterprise Software Solutions
Mature SSAS browsing, dashboard and analysis suite with a very good integration with SSAS & SSRS. Essential
enterprise SSAS server monitoring & management tools.
Tableau
Industry-standard visualization and analysis tool suite; elite-class
Desktop, server and new Personal tool
Forerunner
Mobility enhancements for native mode SQL Server Reporting Services. Streamlined menus and folders, extended
parameter enhancements, personalization. Deep history with product.
DataZen
New product based on ComponentArt data custom development components. Very rich, interactive mobile dashbpards
with native apps on Window 8 tablets, Windows phone, iPad and iPhone. Author on the tablet.
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Demos
Third-party mobile & custom UI
on the Microsoft BI platform
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Mobile Dashboard Design Essentials
• Use well-established visual metaphors
• Simplify!
One of the greatest lessons learned in the new era of portable
device user interface design is that less is more.
We simply can’t just keep adding more features.
• Provide interactivity
• Encapsulate logic in the semantic model
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Aggregations
Calculations
Hierarchies
KPIs
Formatting
• One size does not fit all
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Your Next Move
?
To
the Cloud
Data size
Compliance
Control
Cost
Modelling &
Architecture
SharePoint
On
Premise
Mobile
Product
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Q&A
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SqlServerBiBlog.com
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