An authoritative guide to the BI tools available with the latest version of SharePoint Business Intelligence (BI) tools are now available to the masses and accompany SharePoint 2010. This book is the ultimate resource to BI capabilities, best practices, and implementation requirements. SharePoint expert and author Steve Caravajal expounds the breadth and depth of the SharePoint BI platform and explains how to use supplemental tools with the BI tools to solve problems. You’ll discover how to work with Excel and Excel Services, design and build BI architecture, work with PerformancePoint, and report and visualize data. Embraces the new availability of Business Intelligence tools to the masses and shows you the benefits of having these tools at your disposal Highlights the various tools and details how they work together to provide successful solutions Demonstrates how to work with Excel, Excel Services, PowerPivot Add–ins, DashBoard Designer, Data Sources, Business Connectivity, SQL Server Reporting, Visio, InfoPath, and more This book is one–stop shopping for coverage of the scope of BI tools that are now available with SharePoint 2010.