Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services: The BISM Tabular Model (Developer Reference)

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services: The BISM Tabular Model (Developer Reference)

<p> <b>Build agile and responsive Business Intelligence solutions</b> <p>Analyze tabular data using the BI Semantic Model (BISM) in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services—and discover a simpler method for creating corporate-level BI solutions. Led by three BI experts, you’ll learn how to build, deploy, and query a BISM tabular model with step-by-step guides, examples, and best practices. This hands-on book shows you how the tabular model’s in-memory database enables you to perform rapid analytics—whether you’re a professional BI developer new to Analysis Services or familiar with its multidimensional model. <p>Discover how to: <ul> <li>Determine when a tabular or multidimensional model is right for your project <li>Build a tabular model using SQL Server Data Tools in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 <li>Integrate data from multiple sources into a single, coherent view of company information <li>Use the Data Analysis eXpressions (DAX) language to create calculated columns, measures, and queries <li>Choose a data modeling technique that meets your organization’s performance and usability requirements <li>Optimize your data model for better performance with xVelocity storage engine <li>Manage complex data relationships, such as multicolumn, banding, and many-to-many <li>Implement security by establishing administrative and data user roles </ul>