The authors used SQL Server 2012 SP1 Enterprise Edition on Windows Server 2012 for writing the step-by-step tutorials in this book. In order for you to accomplish all the steps discussed in this book, you need the SQL Server 2012 Enterprise or Business Intelligence Edition. You can still use the Standard Edition but it doesn't support the advanced BI features, such as PowerPivot and Power View. Here's a link to the comparison of the three editions of SQL Server 2012: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/editions.aspx/.
Here are the tools you need to follow the step-by-step tutorials in this book:
- Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 (check the SQL Server 2012 installation requirements)
- SQL Server 2012 Enterprise or Business Intelligence Edition
- SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), or SSDT for Visual Studio 2010, or higher (If using Visual Studio)
- SharePoint 2013 (You can use SharePoint 2010 but the steps may look slightly different from this book)
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