Trying to Communicate
Visual Studio 2008 embraces the exciting new world of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) for communicating with services. However, pitfalls await the unwary. I’ve recently tackled invoking the Reporting Services Web […]
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Analysis Services Many-to-Many Dimensions: Query Performance Optimization Techniques Whitepaper Available
The Microsoft CAT team has released a new whitepaper Analysis Services Many-to-Many Dimensions: Query Performance Optimization Techniques. “Many-to-many dimension relationships in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) enable you to […]
Brian Welcker Leaving SSRS
As he posted here, Brian Welcker (Group Program Manager of Reporting Services) is leaving the Reporting Services team and moving to the Microsoft Healthcare Solutions Group. Brian did so much to […]
Relational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
As you know, business scorecards are the latest BI craze. Nick Barclay was kind enough to send me a copy of his new book Monitoring and Analyzing with Microsoft Office […]
Getting Rid of the Vista Credentials Prompt
There could be 1001 reasons why IE asks you for credentials when you access a website configured for Windows Authentication and none of them has to do with Reporting Services […]
Performance Improvements for MDX in AS 2008
Here is a useful page from the SQL Server 2008 BOL that summarizes the SSAS performance improvements in Katmai pretty well. It also shows which functions are optimized. For example, […]
Radius Producer "Produces" No-nonsense SSAS Support
In my opinion, the biggest challenge the Microsoft BI initiative faces today is the inadequate support for Analysis Services. The premimum Microsoft reporting tools claim to support SSAS but they […]
SQL Server 2008 November CTP Is Out
The November CTP (CTP5) of SQL Server 2008 is out. Here are the most significant BI-related highlights that caught my attention. Reporting Services The standalone Report Designer has undergone a […]
Parameterized Parameter Prompts
One new SSRS 2008 feature that international users will undoubtedly appreciate is parameterized parameter prompts. Previously, the parameter prompts were static. In SSRS 2008, you will notice the familiar function […]
NEB Revenge in Katmai
An advanced SSAS performance-related feature is Non Empty Behavior (NEB) which has been discussed in many places including this Mosha’s blog. The issue with NEB in SSSAS 2005 is that […]
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