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Analysis Services Roadmap Azure Analysis Services (AAS) is a cloud analytics service based on SQL Server Analysis Services that... more

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Choosing Power BI: Part 5. Data Management Updated: July 8, 2024 (NOTE: The options for choosing Power BI platforms were substantially changed with the introduction of...more SQL Server 2014 BI Migration Options Updated: May 20, 2024 SQL Server provides two business intelligence (BI) roles that can impact the complexity and cost...more Power BI: New Collaboration, Controls for Devs Updated: August 5, 2023 Power BI is adding new development options to help teams improve collaboration and governance. New...more SQL Server 2022 BI: All Roads Lead to the Cloud Updated: May 31, 2023 SQL Server 2022 reached general availability in Nov. 2022 with minimal BI and integration updates....more Power BI Inherits More Analysis Services Controls Updated: May 31, 2023 Power BI continues to add controls that could help enterprises migrate from Analysis Services running...more New Analysis Services Model Language, Not a Replacement Updated: May 31, 2023 A preview of Analysis Services’ Tabular Model Definition Language simplifies editing and supports team development...more Comparing SQL Server Analysis Services Offerings Updated: September 15, 2021 Analysis Services is the longstanding SQL Server analytic processing component. It is available as on-premises...more Power BI Data Modeling Offers More Enterprise Controls Updated: July 27, 2020 Power BI data modeling updates help data engineers simplify models and reduce maintenance efforts but...more Azure Analysis Services Web Designer Retirement Updated: July 24, 2020 Azure Analysis Services is retiring its Web designer tool on Mar. 1, 2019, requiring developers...more Azure Analysis Services Adopts Power Query, Improves Performance Updated: July 23, 2020 Azure Analysis Services is a hosted service, based on SQL Server 2017 Analysis Services, that...more Azure Analysis Services Scales to Meet Demand Updated: July 16, 2020 Azure Analysis Services is a Microsoft-hosted analytics service based on SQL Server Analysis Services. It...more Azure Analysis Services Previews Hosted Data Cubes Updated: July 15, 2020 Azure Analysis Services is a service (in preview) based on SQL Server 2014 Analysis Services...more

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