When deciding to deploy an Analysis Services solution to the cloud, one of the very first decisions to make is whether to go with an Infrastructure-as-a-Service or Platform-as-a-Service architecture. The diagram below does a good … Continue reading Analysis Services in the Cloud: IaaS vs PaaS
What is Super DAX?
In a recent post, I mentioned something called Super DAX without giving it a very detailed explanation. If you’ve been working with SSAS for a few years and have a couple of Tabular projects under … Continue reading What is Super DAX?
SSAS Multidimensional and Super DAX
An interesting question came up during a recent engagement involving Power BI reporting against a Multidimensional data source. The client wanted to know if there was any benefit for them in upgrading from SSAS 2014 … Continue reading SSAS Multidimensional and Super DAX
Object-Level Security for Analysis Services Tabular
Among the many new features coming w/ SSAS 2017, object-level security for tabular models is at (or close to) the top of the list for a few clients I work with. In fact, for 1 … Continue reading Object-Level Security for Analysis Services Tabular
Power Query = Mind Blown
The Power Query engine was first introduced as an Excel plugin (back when it was referred to as “Data Explorer”)… then we saw it again in Power BI Desktop… then again earlier this year in … Continue reading Power Query = Mind Blown