Microsoft is expected to make a number of very important announcements at the upcoming SQL Pass conference in Seattle… If you are on the fence about attending it this year, I would definitely recommend attending this event.
Category: Microsoft Business Intelligence
SAP HANA versus Microsoft Business Intelligence and xVelocity, take two…
Not surprisingly, my original post generated huge traffic to my blog as well as a couple of good comments. I am sorry that it took me a while to respond, but now that it is Saturday and I am at Starbucks,I don't really have any excuse not to respond anymore… Before I jump into a … Continue reading SAP HANA versus Microsoft Business Intelligence and xVelocity, take two…
SAP HANA versus Microsoft Business Intelligence and xVelocity
This will be in a long rant format as I am still trying to organize my thoughts around this subject. Before I start comparing and contrasting the two vendors, I just wanted to make a quick statement to get something off my chest: Generally speaking, HANA is a good business decision for SAP as it … Continue reading SAP HANA versus Microsoft Business Intelligence and xVelocity
No HTML5 support is now expected in the 2012 SP1
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available as a community technology preview. The two most expected features so far are the SharePoint 2013 support for the new BI features and the HTML5 support for PowerView. Well, the rumor has it that the HTML5 support is NOT going to make it in this service pack. I … Continue reading No HTML5 support is now expected in the 2012 SP1
Office 15, Office 365 and few other updates from the Microsoft WPC
Looks like some people will be fired after the yesterday's microphone fiasco at the WPC... Steve Ballmer's microphone malfunctioned during his entire keynote. Eventually he had to go through four (4!) microphones until the production staff could get him one that worked ... Steve, who by the way looked almost freaky with how much weight … Continue reading Office 15, Office 365 and few other updates from the Microsoft WPC
Office 15 (wave 15) beta to be released in July
As heard from a senior Microsoft executive, the highly anticipated beta of the product is expected to be released mid to late July.
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Fast Track White Paper is now available
Microsoft has updated its excellent Fast Track ( Microsoft Data Warehouse reference architecture) white paper for latest versoin of SQL Server (2012). Whether you decide to follow this architecture or not (and there are good reasons for and against it given your budget and objectives), you will find a wealth of great and useful information that will help you … Continue reading Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Fast Track White Paper is now available
How to increase processing speed of Microsoft Analysis Services cubes
great tip on how to process your analysis services cubes faster by running the processing in more threads http://geekswithblogs.net/ManicArchitect/archive/2010/11/02/142558.aspx
Microsoft SQL Azure labs – interesting new technology for the cloud
There are several interesting concepts that Microsoft is working on available here. I am currently taking a deep dive into the Microsoft Data Explorer. However, any B2C company should definitely take a look at the Social Analytics. Data Hub is looking pretty interesting as well...
Columnstore index vs MOLAP
I have been trying to wrap my brain around the various options that Microsoft offers around near real-time analytical experience for the end users. Clearly, a semantic model is needed to isolate the end from the complexity of SQL/Relational Data Warehouse. So I see three options to explore: traditional MOLAP model for Analysis Services New … Continue reading Columnstore index vs MOLAP
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