Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services: The BISM Tabular Model

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 656 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook (July 25, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735658188
• ISBN-13: 978-0735658189

eBook Description:

Build agile and responsive Business Intelligence solutions:

• 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® 2010
• Integrate data from multiple sources into a single, coherent view of company information
• Use the Data Analysis eXpressions (DAX) language to create calculated columns, measures, and queries
• Choose a data modeling technique that meets your organization’s performance and usability requirements
• Optimize your data model for better performance with xVelocity storage engine
• Manage complex data relationships, such as multicolumn, banding, and many-to-many
• Implement security by establishing administrative and data user roles

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services: The BISM Tabular Model

Analyze tabular data using the BI Semantic Model (BISM) in Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Analysis Services and discover a simpler method for creating corporate-level BI solutions. Led by three BI experts, you’ll learn how to build, deploy, and query a BISM tabular model with step-by-step guides, examples, and best practices. This hands-on book shows you how the tabular model’s in-memory database enables you to perform rapid analytics whether you’re a professional BI developer new to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services: The BISM Tabular Model or familiar with its multidimensional model.

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services: The BISM Tabular Model:

• 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® 2010
• Integrate data from multiple sources into a single, coherent view of company information
• Use the Data Analysis eXpressions (DAX) language to create calculated columns, measures, and queries
• Choose a data modeling technique that meets your organization’s performance and usability requirements
• Optimize your data model for better performance with xVelocity storage engine
• Manage complex data relationships, such as multicolumn, banding, and many-to-many
• Implement security by establishing administrative and data user roles

Build agile and responsive Business Intelligence solutions

Analyze tabular data using the BI Semantic Model (BISM) in Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Analysis Services and discover a simpler method for creating corporate-level BI solutions. Led by three BI experts, you’ll learn how to build, deploy, and query a BISM tabular model with step-by-step guides, examples, and best practices. This hands-on book shows you how the tabular model’s in-memory database enables you to perform rapid analytics whether you’re a professional BI developer new to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services: The BISM Tabular Model or familiar with its multidimensional model.

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