July 2012 - Posts

• DAX Studio 1.0 beta available #dax #tabular #powerpivot

  Are you waiting for a usable and interactive DAX editor? Are you tired of using the MDX editor provided by SSMS as a temporary solution to write and execute a DAX query? The wait is over! DAX Studio is a free Excel add-in that enables you to write a DAX Read More... Posted Monday, July 30, 2012 11:10 AM by Marco Russo (SQLBI) | 1 Comments Filed under: Analysis Services, DAX, PowePivot, Tabular

• Finally in stock: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services: The BISM Tabular Model #ssas #tabular

  It has been a long wait, but finally our book about Analysis Services Tabular is available! Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services: The BISM Tabular Model Amazon is already shipping it in US and it should be available soon also in Europe. However, Read More... Posted Thursday, July 26, 2012 1:32 PM by Marco Russo (SQLBI) | 6 Comments Filed under: SSAS, Book, BISM, Tabular

• Running Excel 2013 in a separate instance #excel #powerpivot

  The new Excel 2013 preview is publicly available and it introduces many new features , like an integrated version of PowerPivot and Power View. These two add-ins are automatically installed but not enabled by default. You just have to go in Excel Options Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 24, 2012 7:04 PM by Marco Russo (SQLBI) | 5 Comments Filed under: Excel, PowerPivot

• Analysis Services Tabular books #ssas #tabular

  Many people are looking for books about Analysis Services Tabular. Today there are two books available and they complement each other: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services: The BISM Tabular Model by Marco Russo, Alberto Ferrari and Chris Webb Applied Read More... Posted Monday, July 09, 2012 3:10 PM by Marco Russo (SQLBI) | 3 Comments Filed under: Analysis Services, Book, PowePivot, Power View, Tabular

• Watch @marcorus and @ferrarialberto sessions online #teched #msteched #tee2012

  In June I participated to two TechEd editions ( North America and Europe ). I and Alberto delivered a Pre Conference and two sessions about Tabular. Both conferences provides recorded sessions freely available on Channel 9 so that you can compare which Read More... Posted Saturday, July 07, 2012 8:41 AM by Marco Russo (SQLBI) | 0 Comments Filed under: Analysis Services, BISM, Tabular, TechEd