- SolidQ is a data management consulting company founded in 2007 in Italy that has over 1000 customers and 200 consultants worldwide. They specialize in Microsoft data platform solutions. - Davide Mauri is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP and president of an Italian SQL Server user group with 18 years of experience in data architecture, design, performance, and BI. He is a mentor at SolidQ. - SolidQ provides data analysis services including SQL Server Analysis Services multidimensional and tabular solutions, Power Pivot, and data mining features in both multidimensional and tabular models using algorithms like clustering, decision trees, and regression.

1. Previously known as
Think Big. Move Fast.

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3. SolidQ
• Born in 2002 in USA and Spain
• Established in 2007 in Italy
• More than 1000 customers and more than 200 consultants worldwide
• Dedicated to Data Management on the Microsoft Platform
• Books Authors, Conference Speakers, SQL Server MVPs and Regional Directors
• www.solidq.com

4. Davide Mauri
• 18 Years of experience on the SQL Server Platform
• Specialized in Data Solution Architecture, Database Design, Performance
Tuning, Business Intelligence
• Microsoft SQL Server MVP
• President of UGISS (Italian SQL Server UG)
• Mentor @ SolidQ
• Video, Book & Article Author
• Regular Speaker @ SQL Server events
• Projects, Consulting, Mentoring & Training

5. Data Analysis

6. Data Analysis
• Enterprise
• SQL Server Analysis Services
• Multimensional
• Tabular
• Self-Service
• Power Pivot

7. Data Analysis
• Multidimensional -> MDX
• Strictly tied to Kimball concepts: Fact, Measures, Dimensions
• Mature Product
• Provide optimum performance on most of the cases
• Medium / High Complexity
• Even for simple situations

8. Analysis Services Multidimensional

9. Data Analysis
• Tabular / Power Pivot -> DAX
• Based on the idea of Tables and Relationships
• Based on the concept of “Contexts”
• Row & Filter Context
• In-Memory Engine
• Column Store
• Visually very similar to Excel
• Simple for simple things. Can become very complex for medium/complex
things.

10. Power Pivot & Analysis Services Tabular

11. Data Analysis
• Data Mining features included in the Multidimensional Engine
• Classification algorithms
• predict one or more discrete variables, based on the other attributes in the dataset.
• Regression algorithms
• predict one or more continuous variables, such as profit or loss, based on other attributes in the
dataset.
• Segmentation algorithms
• divide data into groups, or clusters, of items that have similar properties.
• Association algorithms
• find correlations between different attributes in a dataset.
• Sequence analysis
• algorithms summarize frequent sequences or episodes in data, such as a Web path flow

12. Data Analysis
• Microsoft Association Algorithm
• Microsoft Clustering Algorithm
• Microsoft Decision Trees Algorithm
• Microsoft Linear Regression Algorithm
• Microsoft Logistic Regression Algorithm
• Microsoft Naive Bayes Algorithm
• Microsoft Neural Network Algorithm
• Microsoft Sequence Clustering Algorithm
• Microsoft Time Series Algorithm
• Plugin Algorithms

13. Data Analysis
• Data Mining Language: DMX
• Data Mining also available through Excel AddIn

14. Data Mining

15. Previously known as
Think Big. Move Fast.