Summary

Analysis Services is a very flexible engine that can be used to host both in-memory models called tabular models and multidimensional models. Depending on what mode you choose, you will get different capabilities and features. You have got your first look into the development environment used to create Analysis Services' multidimensional cubes, and deployed your first Analysis Services database to the server. In the next chapter, we will continue the FirstCube project, connect it to a database, and start creating the first cube, dimensions, and measures.