8. TABULAR MODEL
• Part of the BISM vision
• xVelocity in-memory engine
• Compression ratio of tables
• Based on the relational data model
• Familiarity
• Easier to learn and use
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9. NEW BI SEMANTIC MODEL FEATURES
• Richer Models
• KPIs
• Descriptions
• Persisted formatting
• Advanced sorting
• Distinct count
• Drillthrough
• Perspectives
• Hierarchies
• Multiple relationships
10. TABULAR FEATURES
• New Tabular Projects in BIDS
• DirectQuery
• Security
• Deployment
• Data management: Partitioning
• Management of Tabular Databases in SSMS
11. TABULAR MODEL
• DAX formula language
• When compared with OLAP
• Faster due to in-memory engine
• Easier to learn and use
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12. SOME EXAMPLE DATA MARKETS
• Windows Azure Data Market
• DataMarket.com
• Factual.com
• InfoChimps
• The Guardian Data Store
• London Data Store
20. WHAT IS POWER VIEW
Power View is an interactive
data exploration and visual
presentation experience.
21. ARCHITECTURE
SharePoint Farm
SQL Server BIDS
Web Front End App Server BISM Model
SSRS Addin RS Shared
wer View via Browser for Service
SharePoint AS
PowerPivot Server
PowerPivot System Service
Web Service
Analysis
Services SP
Integrated
Excel PowerPivot
Model Data sources
23. TABULAR MODEL AND POWER VIEW TOGETHER
• Business Question - setting context, what is the end user
impression?
• Change Visualisations on the fly
• Line Chart to a Scatter chart
• Go from SUM to Average
• Sorting to assist comparison
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24. TABULAR MODEL AND POWER VIEW TOGETHER
• Random sample of data
• Table with default columns
• Year – Sigma Sign
• Refresh
• Refresh in PowerView - only refreshes the data
• Refresh in the browser - refreshes the metadata
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25. TABULAR MODEL AND POWER VIEW TOGETHER
• How does Power View know how to get the metadata?
• We have a new discover command that is executed.
• You can run a trace against the tabular model. This will show you the
DAX that is being created 'on the fly'.
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26. TABULAR MODEL AND POWER VIEW TOGETHER
• Summary
• Focus always on the user
• Make things as easy for them, as possible
• Power View – the user does not have responsibility, and therefore does
not have power
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