Manpreet Singh - Pro SharePoint 2013 business intelligence solutions

Pro SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence Solutions

Manpreet Singh

Sha Kanjoor Anandan

Sahil Malik

Srini Sistla

Steve Wright

Pro SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence Solutions

Copyright 2013 by Manpreet Singh, Sha Kanjoor Anandan, Sahil Malik, Srini Sital and Steve Wright

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To my parents and my wife. And to my grandfather, Captain Jagat Singh, who couldnt be here to see this day.

Manpreet Singh

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About the Authors

Manpreet Singh is a software consultant and an author with extensive expertise in developing Business Intelligence solutions with Microsoft SharePoint. Manpreet has been working on Microsoft Technologies for the last 6 years. He works primarily on the design and development of .NET-centric Business Intelligence solutions based on the Microsoft Business Intelligence stack and has been a part of some of the largest implementations of MS BI Stack.

Manpreet is currently working with a software consulting company at Hyderabad, India. These days he is experimenting with BI apps for Windows 8 and HDInsight (Microsofts Big Data implementation). Manpreet can be reached at .

Sha Kanjoor Anandan is a SQL BI Consultant with over 12 years of experience in building Business Intelligence and data-centric applications using SQL Server. His core skills are around dimension modeling, OLAP systems, and data visualizations. Over the last few years, he has helped several enterprise customers across the globe in building large-scale, end-to-end BI solutions using Microsoft technologies. He has in-depth knowledge of SQL Analysis Services and MDX Queries. Sha is one of only 50 certified SSAS Maestros (BI MCM) worldwide. SSAS Maestro is the highest level of certification available for Microsoft SQL BI professionals.

Sahil Malik is the founder of Winsmarts.com and has been a Microsoft MVP and INETA Speaker for many years. He is the author of various books and articles in both the .NET and SharePoint space, and he is a consultant and trainer who delivers training and talks at conferences internationally. Sahil has trained for the best names in the Microsoft technology space and has architected and delivered SharePoint-based solutions for extremely high-profile clients.