SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services offers two modeling experiences. This Microsoft whitepaper helps you choose tabular or multidimensional for your BI needs.
SQLAuthority News – Business Intelligence features of SQL Server 2012 RC0 – Download Virtual Machine
Microsoft built a ready virtual machine with the Business Intelligence features of SQL Server 2012 RC0, including Power View and PowerPivot.
SQL SERVER 2012 Editions – Highlights of The Cloud-Ready Information Platform
SQL Server 2012 editions at a glance: Enterprise, Business Intelligence and Standard, plus Web, Developer and Express, with highlights of each one.
What Is a Data Warehouse?
A data warehouse is built for questions, not transactions. Facts and dimensions in plain words, why the star schema reads the way people talk, what a date dimension is for, and when you do not need one.
SQL SERVER – BI Quiz Hint – Performance Tuning Cubes – Hints
Hints for my SQL BI Quiz on performance tuning cubes: what would you check first when a cube that was fast suddenly returns data very slowly?
SQL SERVER – SSAS – Multidimensional Space Terms and Explanation
At a Tech Ed On Road session I was asked to explain multidimensional space in simple words. Here are dimension, member, value, attribute and size.
SQL SERVER – BI Quiz – Troubleshooting Cube Performance
My SQL BI Quiz question: your cube suddenly returns data very slowly. What three things would you check first when troubleshooting cube performance?