What’s New in Azure Analysis Services 11/12/2018 3:58 AM What’s New in Azure Analysis Services IMPORTANT NOTE: Microsoft Ready will utilize Windows 10 and the new PowerPoint 2016, as well as PowerPoint 2013 on all event machines. Please build your slides utilizing the appropriate Template and utilize the version of PowerPoint that works best.   Windows 10 devices now connect remotely through VPN using the PIN with Passport for Work. Speakers needing to use VPN in a demo, will need to have registered for Phone Authentication at https://phoneregistration.microsoft.com. Additional details are also available here: https://microsoft.sharepoint.com/sites/itweb/securelogon/Pages/FAQ.aspx Christian Wade, Senior Program Manager © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Demo: Azure Analysis Services user experience 11/12/2018 3:58 AM Demo: Azure Analysis Services user experience Christian Wade © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Azure Analysis Services Enterprise grade analytics engine as a service Build rich semantic models Transform complex data into business user friendly semantic models Gain insights at the speed of thought Gain instant insights with in-memory cache using your preferred visualization tools Proven technology Based on powerful, proven SQL Server Analysis Services Provision and scale with ease Easy to deploy, scale, and manage as platform-as-a-service Key points: Summarize key benefits for Azure Analysis Services Azure Analysis Services helps you transform complex data from different data sources into a BI semantic model, so users in your organization can easily gain insights by connecting to the data models using tools like Excel, Power BI, and others to create reports and perform ad hoc data analysis Talk Track Transform Complex Data into rich BI semantic models: Azure Analysis Services Analysis Services helps you transform complex data into a single business user friendly data model making it easy for business users to understand and analyze data across different data sources. Gain instant insights with in-memory cache using your preferred visualization tools : Not only can business users get insights from data easily using their preferred data visualization tool, whether it is Power BI, Excel or other major data visualization tools, but with the in-memory cache capabilities of Azure Analysis Services, users can gain insights over billions of rows of data at the speed of thought Proven Technology: Azure Analysis Services is based on the proven analytics engine in SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services, that has helped organizations turn complex data into a trusted, single source of truth for years. This means that BI professionals who are familiar with SQL Server Analysis Services, tabular models can get started quickly and do not need to learn new tools or skills. Analytics engine as-a-service (provision fast, scale faster): The same proven enterprise grade BI platform is now available as a fully managed service in Azure. With the power of the trusted Microsoft Cloud, you do not need to manage infrastructure on-premises and can benefit from the scalability of the cloud. Additionally you can use Azure Resource Manager to create and deploy an Azure Analysis Services instance within seconds, and use backup restore to quickly move your existing models to Azure Analysis Services and take advantage of the scale, flexibility and management benefits of the cloud. Scale up, scale down, or pause the service and pay only for what you use. Azure Analysis Services is built for Hybrid BI - Organizations store data in the cloud and on-premises. Azure Analysis Services is built for hybrid data. Data can be access in the cloud, on-premises or a combination of both, enabling a hybrid solution. So - you do not have to move on-premises data to the cloud. To summarize, Azure Analysis Services is simple to use – it is easy to get started, you can use your existing skills to create BI semantic models, and your favorite data visualizations tools to analyze your data.

Azure Analysis Services Architecture 11/12/2018 3:58 AM Azure Analysis Services Architecture Cloud data sources Cloud visualization tools Azure Analysis Services SQL Database Other data sources DirectQuery DAX Power BI Import MDX SQL Data Warehouse Gateway On-premises data sources Authoring and development tools On-premises visualization tools Other data sources Azure AS other features Scale up/down Pause/resume 99.9% uptime SLA (GA) New automation opportunities SQL Server Visual Studio Excel DirectQuery Import Power BI Desktop Third party BI tools Oracle, Teradata Note: not all capabilities available at public preview © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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Demo summary Server provisioning Create model & refresh data 11/12/2018 3:58 AM Demo summary Server provisioning Create model & refresh data Application service principals Azure Automation Scale up/out Diagnostic logging © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Engine Events (XEvent) Category Event Name Security Audit Audit Login Audit Logout Audit Server Starts And Stops Progress Reports Progress Report Begin Progress Report End Progress Report Current Queries Query Begin Query End Commands Command Begin Command End Errors & Warnings Error (XEvent) Category Event Name Discover Discover Begin Discover End Notification Session Session Initialize Locks Deadlock Query Processing VertiPaq SE Query Begin VertiPaq SE Query End VertiPaq SE Query Cache Match Direct Query Begin Direct Query End

Service Events Operation name Occurs when CreateGateway User configures a gateway on server ResumeServer Resume a server SuspendServer Pause a server DeleteServer Delete a server RestartServer User restarts a server through SSMS or PowerShell GetServerLogFiles User exports server log through PowerShell ExportModel User exports model in Azure Portal. For example, "Open in Power BI Desktop", "Open in Visual Studio"

11/12/2018 3:58 AM 1200 Compatibility Level Azure Analysis Services / SQL Server Analysis Services 2016 Performance and scalability Parallel partition processing NUMA awareness and memory allocator (SP1) Super DAX Developer Tools Tabular Model Explorer Integrated workspace server DAX formula editing Modeling and analytics Bi-directional cross filters Calculated tables Display folders Translations Over 50 new DAX functions DirectQuery enhancements Manageability Tabular Object Model (TOM) Tabular Model Scripting Language (TMSL) Modeling and analytics Bi-directional cross filters Many-to-many dimension scenarios without need to write complex DAX formulas For whole table, not just a measure Various use cases such as account balance, currency conversion, distinct count of attributes Calculated tables Dynamically generate a table based on a DAX formula. Various use cases including role-playing dimensions Some performance improvements available Display folders Present model elements and measures by business function in Pivot Tables and in Power BI Translations DirectQuery enhancements Data is up to date with no management of loading the in-memory cache Big data sets that don’t fit into memory New data sources: APS / SQL DW, Oracle, Teradata Support for MDX queries (Pivot Tables) Improved query generation resulting in faster performance Row-level security defined with DAX filters Over 50 new DAX functions DATEDIFF, SELECTCOLUMNS, SUMMARIZECOLUMNS, CROSSFILTER Manageability Tabular Object Model (TOM) Tables, columns, relationships – not cubes, measure groups, dimensions Tabular Model Scripting Language (TMSL) JSON representation of TOM – with commands for manageability such as create/alter database, backup, restore, attach, detach Performance and scalability NUMA awareness and memory allocator The in-memory engine in SP1 maintains a separate job queue on each NUMA node The Intel TBB-based scalable allocator that provides separate memory pools for every core. As the number of cores increases, the system can scale almost linearly Parallel partition processing Super DAX Strict evaluation of IF/SWITCH, Variables Some cases just restoring a 2014 model to 2016 provides significant DAX performance benefits © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

11/12/2018 3:58 AM 1400 Compatibility Level Azure Analysis Services / SQL Server Analysis Services 2017 Data connectivity Rich set of data sources Data transformations and mashups with Power Query Formula Language Modeling and analytics Detail Rows Object level security Enhanced support for ragged hierarchies Developer tools SSDT for VS 2017 DAX Editor for SSDT and SSMS © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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