
Instructor Introduction
Course objectives and what you will need to start practicing the exercises in the course
High level overview of Microsoft Azure in context of SQL Azure and SSAS Azure
Database offerings in Microsoft Azure
Analytics offerings in Microsoft Azure
Estimate cost of using SQL Azure and SSAS Azure services in Microsoft Azure
Build and configure SQL Azure server and database
Load a data warehouse data from local instance on SQL Server to SQL Azure
Build and configure SSAS Azure Server
Load a dimension and a fact table from SQL Azure in your SSAS Tabular data model
Deploy SSAS Tabular data model on SSAS Azure
Query a SSAS Azure hosted tabular data model using SSMS and DAX Query
Course Summary
Links to key resources
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Top 2 Reasons to take this course
1) You can learn developing tabular data models on SSAS Azure from scratch as well as ask questions directly to a Published Author, Microsoft MVP, and a Senior Technology Architect with more than 14 years of experience who actively practices Business Intelligence, Data Mining and Analytics in real-world client projects internationally.
2) Learn to work with SQL Azure as well as SSAS Azure from scratch using a free Microsoft Azure subscription for a month. Understand and practice SSAS Tabular data model development as well as deployment approach in less than 2 hours. The course also provides key resources like links to development tools and sample data warehouse.
Course Description
This is an introductory fast-track course for SSAS professionals / beginners who want to spend an hour or two and learn the process of developing tabular SSAS solutions on Azure cloud. This course is about how a SQL Azure and SSAS Azure can be used to host a brand new SSAS Tabular solution in less than 2-3 hours. The course is explained using a FREE Trial Subscription of Microsoft Azure available to any first time Azure user.
This course is not meant to be an exhaustive reference of SSAS Tabular / Azure & SQL Azure Data Modeling or Development. This is a 100% practical course with hands-on practical examples of the approach for developing SSAS Tabular data model on Azure cloud.