Understanding Analysis Services Deployment Modes

SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services (SSAS) supports three different deployment modes: Multidimensional, Tabular, and SharePoint. You can choose the deployment mode during Setup, as the following figure illustrates. The SharePoint deployment mode is implicitly chosen on the Setup Role page when you install PowerPivot for SharePoint. Multidimensional and Tabular modes, on the other hand, can be explicitly selected on the Analysis Services Configuration page.