Overview

Create a semantic model and analyse data using the tabular model in SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services to create corporate-level business intelligence (BI) solutions. Led by two BI experts, you will learn how to build, deploy, and query a tabular model by following detailed examples and best practices. This hands-on book shows you how to use the tabular model’s in-memory database to perform rapid analytics—whether you are new to Analysis Services or already familiar with its multidimensional model. Discover how to: Determine when a tabular or multidimensional model is right for your project Build a tabular model using SQL Server Data Tools in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Integrate data from multiple sources into a single, coherent view of company information Choose a data-modeling technique that meets your organisation’s performance and usability requirements Implement security by establishing administrative and data user roles Define and implement partitioning strategies to reduce processing time Use Tabular Model Scripting Language (TMSL) to execute and automate administrative tasks Optimise your data model to reduce the memory footprint for VertiPaq Choose between in-memory (VertiPaq) and pass-through (DirectQuery) engines for tabular models Select the proper hardware and virtualisation configurations Deploy and manipulate tabular models from C# and PowerShell using AMO and TOM libraries

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Author:   Marco Russo ,  Alberto Ferrari
Publisher:   Microsoft Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Microsoft Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9781509302772

ISBN 10:   1509302778
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   24 April 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 Introducing the tabular model CHAPTER 2 Getting started with the tabular model CHAPTER 3 Loading data inside Tabular CHAPTER 4 Introducing calculations in DAX CHAPTER 5 Building hierarchies CHAPTER 6 Data modeling in Tabular CHAPTER 7 Tabular Model Scripting Language (TMSL) CHAPTER 8 The tabular presentation layer CHAPTER 9 Using DirectQuery CHAPTER 10 Security CHAPTER 11 Processing and partitioning tabular models CHAPTER 12 Inside VertiPaq CHAPTER 13 Interfacing with Tabular CHAPTER 14 Monitoring and tuning a Tabular service CHAPTER 15 Optimizing tabular models CHAPTER 16 Choosing hardware and virtualization

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Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari are the founders of sqlbi.com, where they regularly publish articles about Microsoft Power Pivot, Power BI, DAX, and SQL Server Analysis Services. Russo and Ferrari have worked with Analysis Services since the first version in 1999. Both Russo and Ferrari provide consultancy and mentoring on business intelligence (BI). They are also frequent speakers at major international conferences, including Microsoft Ignite, PASS Summit, and SQLBits.

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