Azure Analysis Services use the same architecture that SQL Server Analysis uses, and provides enterprise-grade data modeling in the cloud.
You can easily create a hybrid environment by connecting Azure Analysis Services with your on-premises SQL Analysis Servers. Data from various sources, such as SQL Server Analysis, SQL Server, Azure SQL Server, and more, can then easily be combined. Inside Azure Analysis Services, the models can be processed much faster when compared to on-premises environments. This way, client applications such as Power BI, Excel, Reporting Services, and other third-party applications, can query the data and deliver dashboards much faster:
Azure Analysis Services
