Unaggregatable M2M Dimensions
I was called upon to troubleshoot an issue with creating an aggregation design for an existing cube. The Design Aggregation Wizard would refuse to design aggregations with the following cryptic […]
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Entries by Prologika - Teo Lachev
Estimating Data Compression
Now that the age of in-memory databases has dawned on us, I’ve been experimenting with different aspects of VertiPaq and I find its technology fascinating. It’s safe to say that […]
PowerPivot Stories from the Trenches
Now that a snow blizzard has paralyzed Atlanta for a week, what a better way to start the new year than sharing a PowerPivot success story. A bank institution has […]
PowerPivot Time Calculations
A recommended practice for implementing time calculations in PowerPivot is to have a Data table with a datetime column. Kasper de Jonge explains in more details in this blog. This […]
Report Actions for Report Server in SharePoint Mode
Report actions are an Analysis Services extensibility mechanism that lets end users run a Reporting Services report as they browse the cube. A customer reported that they have trouble setting […]
Dundas Dashboard and PerformancePoint Comparison Review
Digital dashboards, also known as enterprise dashboards or executive dashboards, are rapidly rising in popularity as the presentation layer for business intelligence. The chances are that you’ve been asked to […]
Denali Forums
Microsoft launched SQL Server 11 (Denali) pre-released forums and is eagerly awaiting your feedback. Judging by the number of BI-related forums, one can easily see that BI will be a […]
Book Review – Microsoft PowerPivot for Excel 2010
I dare to predict that in a few years after SQL 11 ships, there will be two kinds of BI professionals – those who know the Business Intelligence Semantic Model […]
Prologika Training Classes Dec 2010-Jan 2011
Our online Microsoft BI classes for December 2010 and January 2011: Class Mentor Date Price Applied SSRS 2008 Teo Lachev 12/14-12/16 12:00-5:00 EDT $799 Register Applied SSAS 2008 Teo […]
VertiPaq Column Store
In SQL 11, the VertiPaq column store that will power the new Business intelligence Semantic Model (BISM) will be delivered in three ways: 1. PowerPivot – in-process DLL with Excel […]
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