Top BI Enhancements for SQL Server 2012
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About me
• In IT for 28 years, currently an independent consultant
• Worked as desktop/web/database developer, DBA, BI and DW architect, MDM, PDW
• Been perm, contractor, consultant, business owner• MCSE for SQL Server 2012: Data Platform and BI• SME for SQL Server 2012 certs• Currently a BI Lead Architect at Exterran• Contributing writer for SQL Server Pro magazine• Blog at JamesSerra.com
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Agenda
Data Integration• Integration Services (SSIS)• Data Quality Services (DQS)• Master Data Services (MDS)• SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
Data Management & Warehousing• xVelocity• Tabular Model• Columnstore Indexes
End-user Reporting• Power View• PowerPivot• Reporting Services (SSRS)
Analysis Services (SSAS) BI Edition
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• SQL Server 2012 has an abundance of new features and enhancements, with business intelligence (BI) being one area given a lot of attention. Microsoft understands the importance of BI and continues to make things easier and more powerful for BI developers and end users
Business Intelligence
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Integration Services (SSIS)
• Projects• Parameters• Environments• Built-in Logging• Connection
Manager• Undo/Redo• Version Control• Upgrade Wizard
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Integration Services
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Data Quality Services (DQS)
DQS enables you to build a knowledge base and use it to perform a variety of important data quality tasks such as correction, enrichment, standardization, monitoring, and de-duplication of your data
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Master Data Services (MDS)
• Improved UI• MDS Excel add-in• Integrates with DQS• Improved staging process• Installs with SQL Server
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SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
• New development tool• Single development environment• Combines BIDS, Data Dude, SSMS• Uses Visual Studio 2010 shell or VS 2012 shell• No more Alt+Tab!
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SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
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xVelocity
• Rebranding of Vertipaq• Family of in-memory data management
technologies− PowerPivot− Tabular Model
• Family of memory-optimized technologies− Columnstore index
• Improved performance− Compression− In-memory cache− CPU/memory algorithms− Parallel intra-query execution
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Tabular Model
• Part of new Business Intelligence Semantic Model (BISM)
• xVelocity in-memory database• Access via Excel, PowerPivot and Power View• Use on relational tables (no star schema needed)• Uses DAX
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Tabular Model
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Columnstore Indexes
• Speed improvements of 10-100x• xVelocity memory-optimized• High compression• Easy to build• Makes tables read-only• Very suitable for data warehouses
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Columnstore Indexes
Each data page contains data only from a single column
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Power View
• New interactive data exploration and visual reporting tool
• Fun drag-and-drop ad-hoc reporting experience• Web-based using Silverlight• Uses PowerPivot model• All done in browser with nothing to deploy• Presentation-ready at all times – no design mode• Uses xVelocity engine• Requires SharePoint (except in Excel 2013)• CTP to allow it to work with multidimensional
cubes
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Power View
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PowerPivot
• Diagram View• KPIs• Hierarchies• Perspectives• Sort by Other column• Excel 2013 – installed by default, features built in
(xVelocity)
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PowerPivot
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Reporting Services (SSRS)
• SharePoint Mode – Implemented as shared service• Data Alerts – Subscription driven by changes in the
source data
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Analysis Services (SSAS)
• NUMA support, allowing for more than 64 processors
• Support for SQL Server Extended Events to monitor SSAS
• New profiler and trace events• Improved processing time
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Business Intelligence Edition
A brand-new SKU that includes all of the Standard editions capabilities, plus Power View, reporting and analytics, data-quality services and master-data services. So you get all the BI-related features without having to purchase the Enterprise edition.
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Editions
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Resources:• SQL Server 2012: New Business Intelligence Features - http://bit.ly/SbC5rb • Jumping from SSIS 2008 to SSIS 2012: http://bit.ly/10FWFZD