Starting Your Modeling Career with Analysis Services Tabular Models Part 1

Microsoft's introduction of the xVelocity in-memory analytics engine in 2010 is a significant game-changer for business intelligence and data management. The availability of this impressive technology and its future application in new product features will change the way you store and consume data, and it's at the heart of SSAS Tabular. In this first in a series of four articles about designing and using Tabular models, you will experience how to create a model and analyze data. In the articles that follow, we will add more sophisticated features to deliver production-scale solutions. Watch for these articles in the continuation of this series: