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SSAS Tabular and Self Service BI the DynamDAX Duo
1. SSAS Tabular and Self Service BI - The DynamDAX Duo
January 9, 2013
2. My Contact Information
Anthony Sammartino MCITP(BI), PMP®
Vice President
TekPartners Business Intelligence Solutions
(954) 282-1798
asammartino@tekpartners.com
Twitter: @SQLAnt
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/apsammartino
Blog: www.sqlant.me
Web: www.tekpartnersbi.com
3. About Me
• Started working with SQL Server 7.0 in 1999
• 14 Data Warehouse / BI Projects in 13 Years
• 11 Years SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008(R2), 2012
• Live in South Florida with my wife and two daughters
• Fan of Miami and Philadelphia Sports teams, all things technology
• Solutions Architect, Project Manager, Technical Lead
MCP(SQL Server), MCTS(BI), MCITP(BI), PMP®
4. Session Overview
1. Self Service Business Intelligence
2. Microsoft BI Semantic Model
3. SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular
4. Takeaway Points
5. Questions
5. Self Service Business Intelligence
Toolset:
Excel
PowerPivot
Power View
• SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) Tabular (Multidimensional Coming )
Tableau
• Don’t need SSAS
• If SSAS is already present Tableau shines with Multidimensional & Tabular
Others (Cognos Analysis Studio, etc.)
8. Takeaway Points
• PowerPivot, Power View via SSAS Tabular use xVelocity
• xVelocity is the new storage engine; it uses DAX
• Learn DAX
• It is not easy, but is easier than MDX
• Do not take existing MD cubes with reports and move to Tabular
• New cube from scratch use Tabular, easier
• Ensure that the database can fit in memory if using Tabular.
9. Questions & Answers
Thank you for your time today and hope you found this educational
Anthony Sammartino MCITP(BI), PMP®
Vice President
TekPartners Business Intelligence Solutions
(954) 282-1798
asammartino@tekpartners.com
Twitter: @SQLAnt
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/apsammartino
Blog: www.sqlant.me
Web: www.tekpartnersbi.com