Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (Programmer to Programmer)

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services 2005

Data Mining with SQL Server 2005

Databases

The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit : With SQL Server 2005 and the Microsoft Business Intelligence Toolset

Format: Paperback
Author: Joy Mundy
ReleaseDate: 13 February, 2006
Publisher: Wiley
Rating:

Stellar performance
Working hand in hand with the Business Intelligence group throughout the course of writing really shows - technical accuracy is very high. After attending a remarkable presentation by Joy at TechEd in Boston, I purchased this book, and I am glad I did.

Of course, the same process quality you always expect from Kimball Group books is present too. I especially was interested in the SSIS advice. I found everything I needed, even skiping ahead to read those chapters first (which I don't recommend usually, but I was in a hurry).
.

Most Excellent
I originally bought Teo Lachev's book. Let me say, this is an absolutely WONDERFUL book. It is technically very good and I will keep it around, but The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit is absolutely outstanding in the way it takes you by the hand and walks you step-by-step through all the initial stages of a DW/BI project -- an area in which Lachev's book is somewhat lacking. Since we are doing a new, first time DW/BI effort at my company, this book - and indeed several of the Kimball books - will be invaluable. .

Outstanding, Practical, Honest -- A Must Have
It is refreshingly honest about the wonders and warts, and chock full of practical guidance about how to really make a project succeed using Microsoft tools. The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit is a comprehensive overview of this technology that will surely be ubiquitous. This book is a worthy addition to the outstanding Kimball Toolkit series. It is essential reading for anyone evaluating or implementing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for business intelligence applications.