Chris Webb
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Chris Webb is a member of the Power BI Customer Advisory Team at Microsoft.
SQLBits 2017
Introduction to Azure Analysis Services
Learn to build Analysis Services models in the cloud
With the release of Azure Analysis Services we have, at long last, got a crucial piece of the Microsoft BI stack available in the cloud. Azure Analysis Services is a SaaS version of Analysis Services, and in this session you’ll learn about:
- What Azure Analysis Services is
- When you should use it
- Configuring Azure Analysis Services in the Azure portal
- Developing and deploying Azure Analysis Services models
- Building reports in Excel and Power BI using Azure Analysis Services
- Connecting to on-premises data sources from Azure Analysis Services
- Automation with PowerShell
- Integration with other cloud BI services
- Sizing and pricing
- Monitoring