1. The 20-Minute Tabular Model Bill Anton Prime Data Intelligence

2. About Me I Love Data! Independent Consultant @ Prime Data Intelligence LLC Atlanta BI SQL Server Users Group Twitter: @SQLbyoBI@SQLbyoBI Blog: http://byobi.comhttp://byobi.com Email:william.anton@gmail.comwilliam.anton@gmail.com

3. Agenda 1.What is Tabular (and why do I care) 2.Tabular vs. Multidimensional 3.DEMO - build a basic tabular model

4. What is Tabular TabularMultidimensional DAX MOLAP MDX ROLAPxVelocity Direct Query DW* Source Systems (ex. SAP, LOB Applications) Reporting Layer (ex. SSRS, Power View, Excel) Data Warehouse Source Systems Business Logic Data Access Model Reporting Layer B usiness I ntelligence S emantic M odel

5. Tabular vs. Multidimensional Criteria/RequirementMultidimensionalTabular Data SizeUp to 24TB*Memory-bound Hardware ResourcesMemory, CPU, Disk IOMemory, CPU* Real-TimeYes*Yes Query LanguageMDX*MDX & DAX Query Performance(hard) Fast(easy) Faster Typical Development EffortMedium-HighLow-Medium Model ComplexityComplexSimple* SecurityRow-Level, CellRow-Level Data Mining*YesNo LicensingAll VersionsBI/Enterprise

6. Summary of Tabular Limitations Parent-Child Hierarchies Complex Calculations Named Sets Scoped Assignments Custom Rollups Cell Calculations Many 2 Many Actions Writeback Translations Data Mining Aggregations (not necessary) Cell Security Linked Objects

7. Tabular vs. Multidimensional TabularMultidimensionalEither

8. Use the right tool for the job! What’s the take away?

9. DEMO Requirements: 1.SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) 2.SQL Server Analysis Services - Tabular Instance

10. DAX vs MDX

11. QUESTIONS

12. References http://byobi.com/blog/20-minute-tabular-model/ Twitter: @SQLbyoBI@SQLbyoBI Blog: http://byobi.comhttp://byobi.com Email:william.anton@gmail.comwilliam.anton@gmail.com