Thanks all

Hi, I have just started to prepare for mcts 78-448 exam (business intelligence development and maintenance). I am new to BI. I need to know the books that would help a beginner like me to understand the concepts of SSAS,SSRS,SSIS. please help thanks lakshmi nair

Hi Laxmi, I too am preparing for 70-448. It is always good to start with 70-448 MCTS Self Packed Training Kit. You get to know what the test expects from you. It is recommended that you work in real time projects and take the test only when you are ready for that (125$) :-). All the best.MSBI Developer

Hi TDPN, thanks for your replying. i have one more question. Is SSIS,SSRS,SSAS inter related?? i dont know which one to start first.

Hi Lakshmi, Please refer this book as it gives you the overall syllabus of MS BI -- 70-448. MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-448): Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance (Self-Paced Training Kits) -- Sathish

MS press books are good for your 70-448 preparation: · MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-448): Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance [http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/book.aspx?ID=13112&locale=en-us ] Also refer: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-448&locale=en-us#tab1 There were similar forum threads, refer them to get some third party sites/blogs that has details about this certifications: · http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en/CertGeneral/thread/0c21f185-bf2a-4922-b52d-500b091ae5f0 [exam 70-448 and elearning courses ] · http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/CertGeneral/thread/2570d23d-c73c-437b-88c3-e8ccdf2c5b63 [70-448 ebook ] · http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlgetstarted/thread/d47d93b7-9afd-449d-b5a5-52142ba6cc74 [MCTS Exam 70-448 SQL Server 2008 ] SQL Server features that are part of the Microsoft BI platform include SSAS, SSIS, and , SSRS. They are not inter-related. You can start-off with any of these. May be SSIS, SSRS and then SSAS, in the line of complexity. Hope this helps.. Chaitanya( Twitter | Blogs ) Any documentation bug? Tell us about it at Connect. Please feel free to add any community comments in any of the MSDN/technet articles. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. The next CTP for SQL Server Code Name "Denali" is coming soon. Sign up now to be notified of the next CTP release.

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