By Bill Anton on August 21st, 2012 // No Comments
Power View is a new self-service ad-hoc reporting and presentation tool released with SQL Server 2012. The business value provided through this tool is tremendous and it is another great example of Microsoft catering to the self-service BI demand. This blog post provides an overview of the new tool and how it fits into a corporate BI program.
Until now, Excel has been the go-to tool for less-technical business users who need to create reports or presentations with charts and graphs to illustr...
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By Bill Anton on May 30th, 2012 // No Comments
In Part I, we discussed how Analysis Services Tabular fits in with the Microsoft business intelligence analytics stack. Tabular is a great option for rapid development of small to medium data sets where query speed is a top priority, along with the ability to run Power View reports. After only a handful of demos to current and potential clients, Power View has been an absolute jaw-dropper; we predict it will fast become an essential piece of the business intelligence stack.
Here, we’ll disc...
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By Bill Anton on May 16th, 2012 // 2 Comments
The following information is the first of a two-part piece on the new Analysis Services Tabular option available in Microsoft SQL Server 2012.
Before we dig into the actual development process, I’d first like to provide some context to help promote a good understanding of how this new technology fits in with the Microsoft business intelligence analytics stack and why it’s going to be a big deal to companies interested in leveraging business intelligence going forward. In part two, we’...
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