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SQL Server Analysis Services 2012 Cube Development Cookbook

You're reading from   SQL Server Analysis Services 2012 Cube Development Cookbook If you prefer the instructional approach to a lot of theory, this cookbook is for you. It takes you straight into building data cubes through hands-on recipes, helping you get to grips with SQL Server Analysis Services fast.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849689809
Length 340 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introduction to Multidimensional Data Model Design FREE CHAPTER 2. Defining Analysis Services Dimensions 3. Creating Analysis Services Cubes 4. Extending and Customizing Cubes 5. Optimizing Dimension and Cube Processing 6. MDX 7. Analysis Services Security 8. Administering and Monitoring Analysis Services 9. Using Tabular Models 10. DAX Calculations and Queries 11. Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting Tabular Models A. Miscellaneous Analysis Services Topics Index

Diagnosing performance issues

The practice of performance tuning can range from being simple to being very complex, but most issues are easy to resolve through effective design and by applying simple troubleshooting steps and techniques. Sometimes problems are obvious and can be resolved easily. In more challenging cases, we must consider the possible causes and then eliminate possibilities to discover the remaining options. Fortunately, in most models, performance issues can be addressed without extensive experimentation. If your models have large volumes of data, many tables, complex relationships, or layers of complex calculation logic, you have a higher likelihood of running into performance problems that you'll need to sort out.

Processing and query-related performance

The xVelocity In-Memory Analytics Engine consists of a storage engine and a query engine that work in tandem to return query results and perform calculations. A fundamental understanding of these components is helpful...

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