Azure Analysis Services Tutorial | Scale Power BI reports into hundreds of GBs

With Azure Analysis Services you can scale your Power BI reports up to tens and hundreds of gigabytes of data. It is very fast in-memory database and analytical progressing engine with all the benefits of cloud scaling and security.

In this episode I give you introduction to what Azure Analysis Services is and how can it scale your reporting solutions.

In a short demo I will show you
- What is Analysis Services and how it works?
- What is Azure Analysis Services?
- What is common data model and how it solves your BI reporting development challenges?
- How to provision Analysis Services?
- Quick demo of building models with Visual Studio
- Quick demo of loading data to Power BI vs Analysis Services
- Deploying Analysis Services models
- Attaching Power BI reports to Analysis Services
- Implementing enterprise deployment with BISM normalizer

Next steps for you after watching the video
1. Azure Analysis Services documentation
2. Getting Started with Azure Analysis Services Hands on Labs
3. More on common data model and its benefits

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[afignu]

Congrats Adam, it's one of the best videos I've seen this year about Azure cloud, analysis services, visual studio everything integrated with pbi, well done!!

[alt-enter]

Really well done. I am going to suggest that Power BI Guy in A Cube start looking at your channel when they do round ups .This was a really great overview.

[maadala]

Amazing way to building AAS ans connecting from Power BI. Thanks a lot for your time in making this video, helping tons of people across the globe

[yasielmesa]

Adam you are amazing! I'm having troubles explaining analysis services to some of my co-workers but you just made it easy!

[stompao]

Thank you very much Adam for your help!
We have created an AAS, update the information from the Data Factory. Your video has served as a guide and inspiration for our project. Love from Spain and Merry Christmas!!! ⛄⛄⛄

[johng]

Adam: thanks in a million! Very well explained. This is the nth time that I am watching this again. Great content. Awesome. I couldn't find this explanation--simply put anywhere else. “Great teachers are hard to find”. Grade: A++ 💥

[sumaiyaks]

Thank you for this Adam! Very useful for beginners who know nothing about Azure too

[vamsikrishna]

One word I would like to say "Fabulous" I got clear picture now.. Thanks tons.

[siddhi]

Thank you Adam. This was very helpful. Waiting for more content on Azure Analysis Services

[sanakhatoon]

Thank you Adam! It clears all my doubts related to AAS, You have covered end to end topics from creating AAS to deploying model to connecting it to the Power BI. Thanks in tons! 😊

[dibakarroy]

Very informative, especially for me who is novice here, though I have good exposure to Power BI. Good to see how I can leverage Azure. Thanks

[derekwilson]

Thanks Adam, this is a great video and literally explains A to Z on Azure Analysis Services and more. Really appreciate it.

[AArora]

As aware. This is a great introduction. Amazing content to get started. Thanks Adam for sharing!

[harithik]

Fantastic video. This deserves more views. Very upto the point. Clear and concise. What more I can say.. :)

[arun]

as always..your video tutorials make complex topics simple.. Thank you

[arunlouie]

Very nice explanation close to real time usage. Thank you!!

[billmanassas]

I am surprised that azure analysis services is not so popular among Bi professionals! I find it extremely handy

[lukaszrutkowski]

Czesc Adam, dzieki za ten filmik, bardzo mi sie przydal. Zaczynam przygode z Azure od niedawna wiec subskrybuje :)

[genaugenaugenau]

Really great overview Adam, well done

[poojanarayan]

This was so helpful! Right what I needed. Thank you.