Category Archives: Analysis Services

Upcoming MDX and Analysis Services Workshops

By Adam Worobec | July 1, 2009

In the month of July we’re going to be holding a FREE, half-day, hands-on workshop on MDX and Analysis Services around the country.
If you’re in the Los Angeles, New York City or Hartford, CT areas, come join us. We’ll be deconstructing real-world examples and in the process explaining important things to consider in how Analysis Services handles [...]

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Introduction to Analysis Services

By achandler | April 10, 2009

This post is intended to introduce Analysis Services 2005/2008 foundational concepts.
SQL Server Analysis Services is a component included in the Microsoft SQL Server product, and its use is fully covered under the same license (which applies to Integration Services and Reporting Services as well). Like the database engine, SSAS has a range of features stratified [...]

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MS BI News Roundup

By achandler | January 27, 2009

Two big pieces of news on the Microsoft BI front:

Performance Point Server is being dismantled. After the next service pack, MS will cease develop of the product as its own entity. The Monitoring & Analytics capabilities will be bundled into the enterprise version of SharePoint. The Planning application looks to be dead in the water, [...]

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