Summary

In this chapter, you learned about the requirements that most organizations have when it comes to an information management platform. You were introduced to SQL Server Analysis Services that provides the capabilities needed to create a self-service platform that can serve as the central place for all the information handling. SQL Server Analysis Services allows users to work with the data in the form of business entities, instead of through accessing a databases schema. It allows users to use easy to learn query tools such as Microsoft Excel to analyze the large amounts of data with subsecond response times. The users can easily create different kinds of reports and dashboards with the semantic model as the data source.

In this book, you will learn how to create a semantic model in SQL Server Analysis Services following easy steps. The next chapter, will focus on the steps necessary to get you started with your development. This includes learning about the different semantic models that are available, and how to install the system.