What’s new in SQL Server 2016 for
Business Intelligence
Insights, Mobile BI, and Advanced Analytics
October 1, 2016
Dan English
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Speaker Background
© 2016 Constellation. All rights reserved.
Dan English
Sr. Data Warehouse Architect
Constellation, Inc.
http://denglishbi.wordpress.com
@denglishbi
• Microsoft Data Platform MVP
• Microsoft BI User Group MNLeadership Team Member
• Chapter Leader for PASS BA VC
• Published Author / Contributing Editor
Access any data Scale and manage Powerful insights Advanced analytics
PolyBase
Insights from data across SQL Server and Hadoop with the simplicity of T-SQL
Enhanced SSISDesigner support for previous SSIS versions
Enterprise-grade
Analysis Services Enhanced performance and scalability for Analysis Services
Single SSDT in Visual
Studio 2015Build richer analytics solutions as part of your development projects in Visual Studio
Enhanced MDS Excel add-in 15x faster; moregranular security roles; archival options for transaction logs; and reuse entities across models
Mobile BIBusiness insights for your on-premises data through rich visualization on mobile devices with native apps for Windows, iOS, and Android
Enhanced Reporting
ServicesNew modern reports with rich visualizations
R integrationBringing predictive analytic capabilities to your relational database
Expand your “R” script library with Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Deeper insights across data
SSIS improvements
SSIS improvements for SQL Server 2016
• SSISDB Upgrade Wizard
• AlwaysOn support
• Incremental deployment of packages
• Support for Always Encrypted
• Error column name support
• Custom log level – pick at runtime and
RuntimeLineage
• Package Parts – control flow reusability
• OData V4 support
• AutoAdjustBufferSize Property
• One designer multi-version support
• Azure Feature Pack for SSIS
Access any data
Access any data Scale and manage Powerful Insights Advanced analytics
PolyBase
Insights from data across SQL Server and Hadoop with simplicity of T-SQL
Enhanced SSISDesigner support for previous SSIS versions
SSIS Improvements for Azure services
Enterprise-grade
Analysis Services Enhanced performance and scalability for Analysis Services
Single SSDT in Visual
Studio 2015Build richer analytics solutions as part of your development projects in Visual Studio
Enhanced MDS Excel add-in 15x faster; moregranular security roles; archival options for transaction logs; and reuse entities across models
Mobile BIBusiness insights for your on-premises data through rich visualization on mobile devices with native apps for Windows, iOS and Android
Enhanced Reporting
ServicesNew modern reports with rich visualizations
R integration (CTP3)Bringing predictive analytic capabilities to your relational database
Expand your “R” script library with Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Deeper insights across data
Enterprise-grade Analysis Services
SQL Server Analysis Services
Scale and manage
Multidimensional in SQL Server 2016
Scale and manage
Tabular models in SQL Server 2016
New rich modeling capabilities
Improved Direct Query
Performance enhancements
Dev/Ops
DimDepartmentGr…
DimDepartmentGroupKey…
ParentDepartmentGr…
DepartmentGroupNa…
DimAccount
AccountKey
ParenAccountKey
AccountCodeAlter…
ParenAccountCod…
AccountDescription
FactFinance
FinanceKey
DateKey
OrganizationKey
DepartmentGroup…
ScenarioKey
DimOrganization
OrganizationKey
ParnentOrganization
PercentageOfOwn…
OrganizationName
CurrencyKey
DimAccount
ScenarioKey
ScenarioName
Scale and manage
Tabular performance in 2016New rich modeling capabilities
Bidirectional cross-filtering Translations
Display folders
Improved formula editing
Renaming items
Save unfinished measures
JSON (1200 compatibility)
Super DAX – less chatty
Scale and manage
Unified Visual Studio Data Tools
Dev/Ops in SQL Server 2016Improved manageability and development
Scale and manage
Capability
SSDT-BI and SSMS for Visual Studio 2015
Rich data modeling enhancements
New DAX analytical functions
MDX Query Plan tool for performance optimizations and troubleshooting
Benefits{JSON}
Rich BI application platformDevelop and deliver BI solutions faster and at lower costs
Scale and manage
Master Data Services improvements
Areas of improvement
Scale and manage
Massive improvements to performance and scalability
Performance and scale
15x
Scale and manage
Granular security permissionsAllows permissions to be set around read, write, create, and
delete
Multiple administrator rolesSupport for Super User and Model Admin roles allows for
multiple system administrators, and model level administrators
Security and administration
Scale and manage
Business rules and hierarchy management from ExcelUse Excel add-in to manage business rules, such as creating and editing business rules
Many-to-many relationships in derived hierarchiesModel many-to-many relationships between two entities by mapping with a third entity
Merge conflictsPerform merge conflicts and republish the changes
MDS improvements
Scale and manage
Access any data Scale and manage Powerful insights Advanced analytics
PolyBase
Insights from data across SQL Server and Hadoop with simplicity of T-SQL
Enhanced SSISDesigner support for previous SSIS versions
SSIS improvements for Azure services
Enterprise-grade
Analysis Services Enhanced performance and scalability for Analysis Services
Single SSDT in Visual
Studio 2015Build richer analytics solutions as part of your development projects in Visual Studio
Enhanced MDS Excel add-in 15x faster; moregranular security roles; archival options for transaction logs; and reuse entities across models
Mobile BIBusiness insights for your on-premises data through rich visualization on mobile devices with native apps for Windows, iOS, and Android
Enhanced Reporting
ServicesNew modern reports with rich visualizations
R integrationBringing predictive analytic capabilities to your relational database
Expand your R script library with Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Deeper insights across data
Mobile BI improvements
Mobile BI apps for SQL Server
Powerful insights
SQL Server Mobile Report Publisher
Data visualization and
publishing
Powerful insights
Enhanced Reporting Services
SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services and mobile reporting
Powerful insights
Modern Report Builder look and feel
Mobile Report Publisher
Visual Studio 2015 support
Modern reports
Powerful insights
Consume anywhere, anytime
Find, view, and manage through modern web
portal
Support for modern HTML5 browsers
Printing without plug-ins
PowerPoint rendering and export
Powerful insights
Summary: Enhanced Reporting Services
Modern design tools
Support for latest enterprise data source
Plug-in free printing
Export to PowerPoint
Power BI integration
Report consumption from modern browsers
Improved parameters
Branding
New chart types
Powerful insights
Access any data Scale and manage Powerful insights Advanced analytics
PolyBase
Insights from data across SQL Server and Hadoop with simplicity of T-SQL
Enhanced SSISDesigner support for previous SSIS versions
SSIS improvements for Azure services
Enterprise-grade
Analysis Services Enhanced performance and scalability for Analysis Services
Single SSDT in Visual
Studio 2015Build richer analytics solutions as part of your development projects in Visual Studio
Enhanced MDS Excel add-in 15x faster; moregranular security roles; archival options for transaction logs; and reuse entities across models
Mobile BIBusiness insights for your on-premises data through rich visualization on mobile devices with native apps for Windows, iOS, and Android
Enhanced Reporting
ServicesNew modern reports with rich visualizations
R integrationBringing predictive analytic capabilities to your relational database
Expand your R script library with Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Deeper insights across data
R integration
Revolution R Enterprise and SQL
Big data analytics platform Based on open source R
High-performance, scalable, full-featuredStatistical and machine-learning algorithms are performant, scalable, and distributable
Write once, deploy anywhereScripts and models can be executed on a variety of platforms, including non-Microsoft (Hadoop,
Teradata in-DB)
Integration with the R EcosystemAnalytic algorithms accessed via R function with similar syntax for R users. Arbitrary R functions/packages can be used in conjunction
Advanced analytics
Capability
Extensible in-database analytics, integrated with
R, exposed through T-SQL
Centralize enterprise library for analytic models
Benefits
SQL Server
Analytical engines
Full R integration
Fully extensible
Data Management Layer
Relational data
T-SQL interface
Stream data in-memory
Analytics library
Share and collaborate
Manage and deploy
R +
Data Scientists
Business
Analysts
Publish algorithms, interact
directly with data
Analysis through TSQL,
tools, and vetted algorithms
DBAsManage storage and
analytics together
Summary: R integration and advanced analytics
Advanced analytics
Access any data Scale and manage Powerful insights Advanced analytics
PolyBase
Insights from data across SQL Server and Hadoop with the simplicity of T-SQL
Enhanced SSISDesigner support for previous SSIS versions
Enterprise-grade
Analysis Services Enhanced performance and scalability for Analysis Services
Single SSDT in Visual
Studio 2015Build richer analytics solutions as part of your development projects in Visual Studio
Enhanced MDS Excel add-in 15x faster; moregranular security roles; archival options for transaction logs; and reuse entities across models
Mobile BIBusiness insights for your on-premises data through rich visualization on mobile devices with native apps for Windows, iOS, and Android
Enhanced Reporting
ServicesNew modern reports with rich visualizations
R integrationBringing predictive analytic capabilities to your relational database
Expand your “R” script library with Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Deeper insights across data
Questions
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