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SQL Server BI (SSAS, SSRS)

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SQL Server 2016 BI Capabilities

• SQL Server 2016 continues to deliver a comprehensive,

on-premises, enterprise-ready BI platform that helps
transform data into actionable insights:
• Analysis Services (multidimensional and data mining mode, and tabular mode)
• Reporting Services
• These services can be installed on-premises, or hosted
inside a virtual machine (IaaS)
• Additionally, hybrid BI scenarios support delivering data
and analytics to the cloud
SQL Server 2016 BI Capabilities
Comprehensive, Enterprise-Ready BI Platform

Pin paginated report items to

Power BI dashboards

Visualization

Mobile and paginated reports

Power BI
Modeling

Access
Tabular Multidimensional on-premises data

ON-PREMISES CLOUD
SQL Server 2016 BI Capabilities
Core Investment Areas in Analysis Services and Reporting Services

Modern reports Mobile reports

Enhanced analysis Rich tools

SharePoint 2016
Hybrid BI
support
Analysis Services
Analysis Services

• SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) is an online

analytical data engine used in decision support and
business analytics
• SSAS supports two modelling modes—multidimensional and tabular
• The multidimensional mode also includes a data mining engine
• It provides analytical data for business reports and client
applications such as:
• Reporting Services reports, Power BI, Excel, and other third-party data visualization tools
Analysis Services
One Semantic Model—Two Ways to Develop

Tabular models Multidimensional models

Tables and relationships Dimensions and measure groups

Fast by design with in-memory Highly scalable and mature
Easy to get started and simple Feature rich and complex
Analysis Services
CLIENT TOOLS

3rd party applications Excel SSRS paginated reports SSRS mobile reports Power BI Desktop PowerBI.com

BI SEMANTIC MODEL

Queries MDX/DAX (all model types)

Use SSDT to
Data model Multidimensional Tabular
create BI semantic
Business logic MDX DAX models
Data access MOLAP ROLAP VertiPaq DirectQuery

DATA SOURCES

Relational databases LOB applications Cloud services Analytics Platform System

Analysis Services
SQL Server 2016 New Features

• SQL Server 2016 SSAS includes many new features:

• New tabular features:
• Parallel processing of multiple table partitions
• New DAX functions, and DAX variables
• New tabular compatibility level (1200)
• Calculated tables
• Bi-directional cross filters
• Display folders, to organize model elements into logical groups
• Translations, to view models in a preferred language
• DirectQuery enhancements
• Improved SSDT modeling performance, thanks to TMSL (introduced later)
• Several enhancements for multidimensional models
• And many more…
Analysis Services
SQL Server 2016 Support by Edition

• SSAS 2016 is supported by Enterprise and Standard

editions
• For non-production use, it is also supported by Developer and Evaluation
editions
• Compute and memory capacities are limited in Standard edition
• Standard edition does not support specific features
Analysis Services
Resources
• MSDN: SQL Server Analysis Services
• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb522607.aspx

• MSDN: What’s New in Analysis Services

• Describes a complete list of new DAX functions
• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb522628.aspx

• MSDN: Features Supported by the Editions of

SQL Server 2016
• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993.aspx?#SSAS

• Analysis Services Team Blog

• https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/analysisservices/
Analysis Services
Resources

• TechNet Virtual Lab:

• Exploring What's New in SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs
• Use the search pane to locate the lab
Reporting Services
Reporting Services

• SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) delivers

enterprise, web-enabled reporting functionality
• Implemented as a Report Server, in one of two
modes—Native and SharePoint—it can scale to
support thousands of users
Reporting Services

• SSRS 2016 is extended with a new capability to

deliver mobile reports, and is enhanced with a new
modern web portal
• To contrast classic RDL reports
with the new mobile reports,
SSRS reports are now referred to
as either paginated or mobile
Reporting Services
SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services Architecture
ANALYZE & AUTHOR DELIVER CONSUME
MOBILE REPORTS SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services ONE SET OF MOBILE APPS

SQL Server SQL Server Windows Phone App

Mobile Report Publisher Reporting Services
Android App
Native mode
iOS App
PAGINATED REPORTS Mobile Reports now a
component of SSRS
SQL Server Web portal
Report Builder Paginated and mobile reports

Report Designer in SQL Server

SQL Server Data Tools Reporting Services Pin paginated report
Pin paginated items
report
itemsBItodashboards
to Power Power BI
SharePoint
integrated mode

SharePoint
Reporting Services
SQL Server 2016 New Features

• SQL Server 2016 SSRS includes many new features:

• Improved web portal (Native mode)
• Export to PowerPoint
• Pinning report visuals to Power BI dashboards
• Support of SharePoint mode for SharePoint 2016
• Updated data source support
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Mobile reporting
• And many more…
Reporting Services
SQL Server 2016 Support by Edition

• SSRS is supported by all editions

• Web and Express editions continue to support only basic reporting
• For non-production use, it is also supported by Developer and Evaluation
editions
• Supported only by Enterprise edition:
• Mobile reports and KPIs 1
• Data-driven subscriptions
• Scale-out deployment
• Alerting 2
• Power View 2 1
Native mode only
2
SharePoint mode only
Reporting Services
Resources

• MSDN: SQL Server Reporting Services

• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms159106.aspx

• MSDN: What’s New in Reporting Services

• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms170438.aspx

• MSDN: Features Supported by the Editions of SQL

Server 2016
• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993.aspx?#SSRS

• SQL Server Reporting Services Team Blog

• https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sqlrsteamblog/
Reporting Services
Resources

• TechNet Virtual Labs:

• 1: Exploring What's New in SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services for Paginated Reporting
• 2: Exploring What's New in SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services for Mobile Reporting
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs
• Use the search pane to locate the lab
Hybrid BI
Hybrid BI
Comprehensive, Enterprise-Ready BI Platform

Pin paginated report items to

Power BI dashboards

Visualization

Mobile and paginated reports

Power BI
Modeling

Access
Tabular Multidimensional on-premises data

ON-PREMISES CLOUD
Hybrid BI

• SQL Server 2016 enables hybrid BI scenarios by

delivering data and analytics to the cloud
• Leverages utilizing existing investments with SSAS data models
• Supports secure, cloud-based BI without needing to move data

• Two SQL Server hybrid BI capabilities:

• Pin SSRS report items to Power BI dashboards
• Deliver on-premises data to Power BI
dashboards and reports
Hybrid BI
Power BI Gateways

• Access to on-premises data is achieved by installing

gateways
• Personal Gateway
• Ideal for analysts and other heavy data consumers
• Enables on-demand or scheduled data refresh of Power BI desktop files

• On-Premises Data Gateway

• Centrally managed service for large groups of users
• Enables on-demand or scheduled data refresh of Power BI desktop files
• Enables also access to live connections for certain data sources
Hybrid BI
Azure Analysis Services

• It is now possible to provision an Analysis Services

database on Azure
• Tabular projects (compatibility 1200) can be deployed on Azure
• Resources can be scaled to meet business needs, and billed by Query Processing
Units (QPUs)
• Data refresh can be achieved from cloud sources:
• Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL Data Warehouse
• Data refresh can be achieved from on-premises sources with a gateway:
• SQL Server, SQL Data Warehouse, APS, Oracle, and Teradata
• Permissions are granted to Azure Active Directory users and groups
• Existing client tools can connect to Azure Analysis Services
Hybrid BI
Resources
• Power BI: Keep your dashboards and reports up-to-date
with your on-premises data sources
• https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/gateway/

• Microsoft Azure: Azure Analysis Services

• https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/analysis-services/
Hybrid BI
Resources

• TechNet Virtual Lab:

• Getting Started with Azure Analysis Services
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs
• Use the search pane to locate the lab
Summary
Summary
• SQL Server 2016 continues to deliver a comprehensive,
on-premises, enterprise-ready BI platform that helps
transform data into actionable insights:
• Analysis Services (multidimensional and data mining mode, and tabular mode)
• Reporting Services
• These services can be installed on-premises, or hosted
inside a virtual machine (IaaS)
• Additionally, hybrid BI scenarios support delivering data
and analytics to the cloud
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