Real World Cube Design and Performance Tuning with Analysis Services

18th June 2013 - 20th June 2013

Who is it for?

This course aimed at intermediate-to-experienced Analysis Services developers, looking at more advanced cube design topics and query performance tuning.

What you will learn

Day 1

Designing a data warehouse for use with Analysis Services
Dimension design: designing optimal attribute relationships, when to use parent/child hierarchies and ragged hierarchies

Day 2

Complex cube modelling: multiple measure groups with different dimensionality and different granularities, many-to-many dimensions
Securing your cube: administrative security, dimension security, cell security
Productionisation: understanding processing options, scheduling processing and partition creation, maintenance, monitoring and deployment

Day 3

Understanding Query Execution: SSAS Architecture, using Profiler, Monitoring your Cube
Query Performance Tuning – the storage engine: partitioning and aggregation design
Query Performance Tuning – the formula engine: writing efficient MDX, tuning calculations and queries
Tuning Processing
Scale-up, Scale-out and hardware configuration for SSAS

Key benefits

You'll gain a deeper understanding of Analysis Services cube design best practices, and be able to design cubes and tune queries to achieve maximum performance.

Cost: £Ł749 to February 28th, Ł799 after that +VAT

Trainer

Chris Webb is the owner of Crossjoin Consulting, and is a consultant specialising in Analysis Services, MDX, PowerPivot and DAX. He is a co-author of "Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services: The BISM Tabular Model", "Expert Cube Development with SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services", and "MDX Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 and Hyperion Essbase", and blogs at http://cwebbbi.wordpress.com/

Location

LMG Training and Development
15 Risborough Street
Southwark
SE1 0HG

legal disclaimer

Cancellations must be submitted in writing, either via email or by post. Registrants whose cancellations are received at least 2 weeks before the beginning of the course are entitled to a full refund minus a £80 processing fee. No refunds will be given to registrants who cancel less than 1 week before the beginning of the course or who fail to attend. Substitutions for paid registrants may be made at any time. However, written notice is required and for complete accuracy must include all pertinent changes for the substituting attendee.

In the extraordinary case where the course is cancelled a full refund will be given to all paid registrants. Crossjoin Consulting will not refund any other amount paid by registrants to other companies, including travel expenses and hotel reservations.

Chris Webb's Introduction to MDX course was well-run, informative and good value. It gave me a good understanding of the key principles and ideas and how to apply them to real world situations. It was great environment to learn in, with Chris giving excellent practical exercises and having the depth of knowledge to answer to any group questions.

Calvin Ferns

Consultant, Adatis

Chris has an incredible ability to explain even the most complex logic of Analysis Services and MDX in an easy and funny way. He is one of the best Microsoft Business Intelligence trainers I've ever met.