SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence provides a single,
tightly integrated, extensive platform for data integration, rich analytics,
and flexible reporting, supported by a professionally conceived integrated
development environment. It also offers a cost-effective and simpler BI
solution as compared to the other BI solutions available in the market that are
costly and have long development cycles. It shows great promise and will
transform the thoughts of the industry regarding integration, analysis and
reporting.
The article aimed at providing its readers with an
introductory overview of the BI technologies in Microsoft SQL Server 2005. I
would like to request that the readers go through the useful links provided in
the previous section and obtain profound understanding on how to get started
with the BI technologies in SQL Server 2005.