DirectQuery in SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services whitepaper
I am excited to announce the availability of a new whitepaper called “DirectQuery in SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services”. This whitepaper written by Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari will take your...
View ArticleLearn how to “think like a Freak” with Freakonomics authors at Microsoft Data...
With more than 5 million copies sold in 40 countries, Freakonomics is a worldwide phenomenon — and we’re thrilled to announce that authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner will join us for a special...
View ArticleMeet the Azure Analysis Services team at upcoming user group meetings
Come meet the Analysis Services team in person as they answer your questions on Analysis Services in Azure. Learn about the new service and features available now. The success of any modern data-driven...
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Introducing DirectQuery Support for Tabular 1400
With the production release of SSDT 17.0, Tabular projects now support DirectQuery mode at the 1400 compatibility level, so you can tap into large data sets that exceed the available memory on the...
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New Get Data Capabilities in the GA Release of SSDT Tabular 17.0 (April 2017)
With the General Availability (GA) release of SSDT 17.0, the modern Get Data experience in Analysis Service Tabular projects comes with several exciting improvements, including DirectQuery support (see...
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Introducing a DAX Editor Tool Window for SSDT Tabular
The April 2017 release of SSDT Tabular for Visual Studio 2015 and 2017 comes with a DAX editor tool window that can be considered a complement to or replacement for the formula bar. You can find it on...
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What’s new in SQL Server 2017 CTP 2.0 for Analysis Services
The public CTP 2.0 of SQL Server 2017 on Windows is available here! This public preview includes the following enhancements for Analysis Services tabular. Object-level security to secure model metadata...
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SSMS Improvements for Analysis Services in the April 2017 Release
The April 2017 Release of SSMS for Analysis Services is the first release with support for the modern Get Data experience. This release also features additional capabilities for the DAX parser, which...
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Join Alberto Cairo at the Microsoft Data Insights Summit to Explore the...
Known for his award-winning global achievements in infographics and multimedia as a professor, author, journalist and designer, we are excited to welcome data visualization expert Alberto Cairo back to...
View Article1400 Compatibility Level in Azure Analysis Services
We are excited to announce the public preview of the 1400 compatibility level for tabular models in Azure Analysis Services! This brings a host of new connectivity and modeling features for...
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Building an Azure Analysis Services Model on Top of Azure Blob Storage—Part 1
In a comment to a recent blog article, Bill Anton raised a question about the target scenarios for the modern Get Data experience in Tabular 1400 models, especially concerning file-based data sources....
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What’s new in SQL Server 2017 CTP 2.1 for Analysis Services
The public CTP 2.1 of SQL Server 2017 is available here! This public preview includes the following enhancements for Analysis Services tabular models. Shared M expressions are shown in the SSDT Tabular...
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Building an Azure Analysis Services Model on Top of Azure Blob Storage—Part 2
The first part in this series covering Azure Analysis Services models on top of Azure Blob Storage discussed techniques to implement a small Tabular 1400 model based on synthetic TPC-DS source data....
View ArticleUpdate to Auto-Partitioning Code Sample & Whitepaper
A new version of the whitepaper and code sample of automated partition management (see here for more info) is released! Enhancements include the following. Support for 1400 models with M partitions and...
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Building an Azure Analysis Services Model on Top of Azure Blob Storage—Part 3
Part 2 finished with the deployment of a scalable Tabular 1400 model in Azure Analysis Services on top of Azure Blob storage. Part 3 continues the story by attempting to load up to 1 TB of TPC-DS...
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What’s new in SQL Server 2017 RC1 for Analysis Services
The RC1 public preview of SQL Server 2017 is available here! It includes Dynamic Management View improvements for tabular models with compatibility level 1200 and 1400. DMVs are useful in numerous...
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Model Comparison and Merging for Analysis Services
Relational-database schema comparison and merging is a well-established market. Leading products include SSDT Schema Compare and Redgate SQL Compare, which is partially integrated into Visual Studio....
View ArticleOnline Analysis Services Course: Developing a Multidimensional Model
Check out the excellent, new online course by Peter Myers and Chris Randall for Microsoft Learning Experiences (LeX). Lean how to develop multidimensional data models with SQL Server 2016 Analysis...
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Deploying Analysis Services and Reporting Services Project Types in Visual...
(Co-authored by Mike Mallit) SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) adds four different project types to Visual Studio 2017 to create SQL Server Database, Analysis Services, Reporting Service, and Integration...
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Supporting Advanced Data Access Scenarios in Tabular 1400 Models
In the context of this blog article, advanced data access scenarios refers to situations where data access functions inside M expressions cannot easily be represented through data source definitions in...
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