http://dataconf.com.ua/sergiy-lunyakin.php Topic of presentation: Cloud BI with Azure Analysis Services The main points of the presentation: With Azure Analysis Services (Azure AS) we have a full set of PAAS and SAAS services like Azure SQL DWH, Azure SQL DB, Azure AS and Power BI for creating our BI solutions in the cloud. In this session, I will introduce Azure AS and how we can use it together with other Azure services for creating complete BI solution in the cloud. http://dataconf.com.ua/index.php#agenda #dataconf #AIBDConference

1. Cloud BI with Azure Analysis
Services
Sergiy Lunyakin

2. About me

3. Agenda
• BI components and Azure
• Analysis Services in the cloud
• Performance levels
• Data sources and exploration
• Management and development

4. Traditional BI components and Azure
Data Factory
Azure SQL database
SQL DW
Function
s
Analysis Services
Power BI

5. Analytical
dashboards
Web & mobile apps
Operational reports
Insight
Data Management solution for analytics in
cloud
Model & ServePrep & Train
HDInsight /
Spark / ADLA
DATA INTELLIGENCE ACTION
Store
Azure Blobs
Ingest
Data Factory
Azure Machine Learning &
Machine Learning Server
Cosmos
DB
SQL Data
Warehouse
Analysis Services
Azure Data Lake
Event Hubs
IoT Hub
SQL
Database
Logs, Files and
media
(unstructured)
Business/Custom
apps
(structured)
Logs, Files, Web
Services
Sensors and
Devices
(unstructured)
Polybase
Azure Data Catalog
Data Governance
Azure Key Vault
Key Management
Azure ExpressRoute
Private Connections
Operations Management Suite
Monitoring
Excel
3RD PARTY TOOLS

6. Analysis Services in the cloud
• Fully managed SSAS Tabular engine in the Azure
Cloud (PaaS)
• 99.9% uptime SLA
• Scale Out (soon)
• Elastic Scale Up/Down
• Pause and resume resources
• Azure Active Directory & Azure B2B support
• Firewall
• Backup/restore
• Cloud and On-Premise (over Gateway) data sources
• Familiar tools (SSDT, SSMS, PowerShell)

7. Azure Analysis Services Architecture
Excel
Third party
BI tools
Cloud data sources
SQL Database
SQL
Data
Warehouse
Direct Query
Cached Model
Power BI
Power BI
Embedded (GA)
SQL Server
Oracle,
Teradata
Other
data sources
Power BI
Desktop
Visual Studio
Authoring and
development tools
On-premises
data sources
Direct Query
Cached Model
Gatewa
y
Other data
sources
Cloud
visualization tools
On-premises
visualization tools
Azure
Analysis Services

8. Org AAD Authentication
• Supports only Azure Active Directory
organizational accounts
• Supports AAD B2B (invite users from another AAD
tenant)
• Workaround for LiveId
• Create a new account in default AAD domain
(*.onmicrosoft.com)
• Set as Administrator during service provisioning

9. Feature Comparison
Feature Developer Basic Standard
Perspectives ● ●
Multiple Partitions ● ●
DirectQuery Storage mode ● ●
Translations ● ● ●
DAX Calculations ● ● ●
Row-level Security ● ● ●
In-memory Storage ● ● ●
Back up and restore ● ● ●

10. Performance levels
LEVEL QPUS MEMORY (GB) SLA PRICE
B1 40 10 99.9 $319.92/mo; $0.43/hr
B2 80 20 99.9 $639.84/mo; $0.86/hr
S0 40 10 99.9 $602.64/mo; $0.81/hr
S1 100 25 99.9 $1,510.32/mo; $2.03/hr
S2 200 50 99.9 $3,020.64/mo; $4.06/hr
S4 400 100 99.9 $6,033.84/mo; $8.11/hr
S8 320 200 99.9 $7,722.72/mo; $10.38/hr
S9 640 400 99.9 $15,445.44/mo;
$20.76/hr
Developer 20 3 None $98.21/mo; $0.132/hr

11. Query processing units (QPUs)
• Unit of measure in Azure Analysis Services
• 20 QPUs is about 1 pretty fast core

12. Demo

13. Data sources
Cloud On-premises*
SQL database SQL Server
SQL Data Warehouse APS
Oracle Oracle Database
Teradata Teradata Database
Azure Blob Storage – 1400
Comp level
MySQL Database
Azure Data Lake Storage -
1400
……
* On-premises data sources require On-premises Data Gateway installation
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/analysis-services/analysis-services-gateway
https://docs.microsoft.co
m/en-us/azure/analysis-
services/analysis-services-
datasource

14. Unified Gateway

15. Explore your data and connection
• Connection to
asazure://<region>.asazure.windows.net/<serv
ername>
• Used port 443
• Latest client providers are required
Cloud On-premises
Power BI Service Power BI Desktop
Power BI Embedded – coming
soon
Excel
SSMS

16. Explore your data and connection
• SSMS - Enable Azure AD authentication for SSAS in SSMS 2016
 [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftMicrosoft SQL
ServerMicrosoft Analysis ServicesSettings] "AS AAD Enabled"="True"
• Excel – Windows Authentication is not supported yet, User/Password only
• Power BI Service – connect from Power BI Desktop, publish to web.
Connection from web is not supported yet
• Impersonation
 Cloud sources/On-Premises with SQL Authentication – Service Account.
 On-Premises with Windows Authentication – User/Password, In-Memory
Only

17. Management and Development for AAS
• Azure Portal
• ARM Template
• PowerShell
• SSMS
• SSDT+DAX Editor
• DAX Studio
• Tabular Editor

18. Management and Development for AAS
• AAS Web Designer - Preview
• Create a new data model (Azure SQL DB/DW)
• Edit existed model
• Create relationships and measures
• GitHub integration
• Import Power BI model
• Backup and Restore from Blob Storage

19. Processing
Cloud On-premises
Azure Automation + PowerShell SSMS
Azure Data Factory – Custom
Activity
SSIS: SSAS DDL Task, SSAS
OLEDB+SQL Task
Azure Data Factory v2 – SSIS
package
SSDT
Azure functions + .Net PowerShell:
Invoke-ProcessASDatabase
RESTful API

20. Demo

21. Troubleshooting and monitoring
• Ensure that you use the latest drivers
• Clear Azure AD cache
• C:Users<user_name>AppDataLocal
• Delete the AADCacheOM or .IdentityService folder
• xEvents Trace
• Stream
• Custom solution to file (Christian Wade)

22. Summary
• PaaS Analysis Services Tabular engine
• Enterprise-grade data modeling in the cloud bi
solutions
• No CAPEX
• Low OPEX – pay for only what you use
• Go from conception to insight in hours
• Flexible scale
• Pausing and resuming

23. Links
• https://opbuildstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/output-
pdf-files/en-us/Azure.azure-documents/live/analysis-
services.pdf
• https://azure.microsoft.com/en-
us/documentation/videos/index/
• https://feedback.azure.com/forums/556165-azure-analysis-
services
• https://github.com/Microsoft/Analysis-Services

24. Questions?