New Course Offerings

MicroStrategy is pleased to announce the following new courses to debut in the upcoming months:

NEW ONLINE COURSES

MicroStrategy Data Mining Essentials Online This is a comprehensive online course on MicroStrategy Data Mining Services, a powerful feature of the MicroStrategy platform. Data mining is the act of examining large volumes of data to extract valuable information. The data mining process makes use of predictive models based on historical data to project potential outcomes for business activities and transactions. In this course, you will learn how to develop predictive models using MicroStrategy as well as how to import predictive models that are developed by third-party data mining applications. Come experience a live version of this class on April 24-25 in Los Angeles. View the agenda for more details!

MicroStrategy Report Services: Dynamic Dashboards 100 Online This comprehensive online course explores the features and functionality of Report Services Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards™ (available as of MicroStrategy 8.1). The course introduces students to general dashboard reporting methodology and best practices. Through lesson content and interactive software simulations, you will learn about the individual features that make it possible to create fully interactive dashboards, such as panel stacks, selectors, and MicroStrategy’s out-of-the-box Flash widgets.

MicroStrategy Freeform SQL Online This comprehensive online course covers the benefits and capabilities of using Freeform SQL reports created in MicroStrategy Desktop. In this course, you will learn how to configure Freeform SQL database instances, create Freeform SQL reports within the Freeform SQL Editor, work with managed objects, use prompts in Freeform SQL reports, execute advanced queries and stored procedures using Freeform SQL reports, access data from non-relational data sources, and implement security features within Freeform SQL reports.

New Hot Topic! Graph Formatting Tips This online Hot Topic focuses on certain useful graph formatting features. First, you will learn how to use variables to include dynamic information in graph titles, subtitles, footnotes, and so on. You will also learn the difference between Automatic layout and Manual layout when altering the overall look of a graph. The hot topic also teaches you how to control an individual metric’s graph type on a graph that contains several metrics. Finally, you will learn how to define a graph style that you use to format other graphs quickly and easily.

NEW INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSE

Implementing MicroStrategy: Installation, Development, and Deployment       (Note: Course Contents Subject to Change) This 3-day course provides an intensive overview of the MicroStrategy platform. You will learn about the functionality MicroStrategy provides for designing projects, developing reports, deploying reports through a variety of interfaces and delivery mechanisms, and administering and maintaining projects over time. A large portion of this course is dedicated to hands-on learning, and each day focuses on implementing a different group of MicroStrategy products as follows: Module Products Role Module 1: (Day 1) Installation, Project Design, and Basic Desktop Reporting Installation, MicroStrategy Architect, MicroStrategy Desktop, and MicroStrategy OLAP Services Project Architects, Report Developers Module 2: (Day 2) Advanced Desktop Reporting, MicroStrategy Web Reporting, and Basic Documents MicroStrategy Desktop, MicroStrategy Web, and MicroStrategy Report Services Report/Dashboard Developers Module 3: (Day 3) Dynamic Dashboards, Report Distribution, and Administration MicroStrategy Report Services, MicroStrategy Office, MicroStrategy Intelligence Server, MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server, and MicroStrategy Administrator Dashboard Developers, Project Administrators