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SQL server being pessimistic writes to the transaction log details of each record involved in  a DML  transaction until the transaction completes. If the SQL server is in  Simple Recovery  mode, it frees transaction log space once the transaction is completed with an automatic checkpoint.   Problem   I n case of some DML operations especially in data warehouse workloads, we might need to update or delete a BIG chunk of data which might require big transaction log space. If we go out of transaction log space, entire transaction will fail and it will take hell lot of time to roll it back. Also, entire database might go in In  Recovery mode. That is SAD :(. Better we try to optimally utilize the resources than big transaction rollbacks. Solution Here comes the need of batching in DML operations.  It means, we would need to perform the DML operation in some equal sized batches which will suit our disk space needs. What is Transaction Batchin

In this blob we are going to compare SQL In Server analysis services 2012, Microsoft has introduced a new model called as Tabular model. At the time of installation of this service, one has to choose either of the services. Below are some of the considerations we can keep in mind before deciding between Multidimensional vs Tabular model. Tabular Model Multidimensional Aggregations No Yes Many-to-many relationships No (but there is bi-directional cross filters at 1200 compatibility level) Yes Data Compression Upto 1/10th of  original data Upto 1/3th of  original data Data Access Modes Cached mode : All the data is loaded in memory and all queries are answered from there. Direct Query  (Pass-through) : Bypass the in-memory model, allowing client applications to query data directly on the database MOLAP:  T he source data is p

Microsoft BI tools are widely used in Business Intelligence (BI) projects nowadays due to their end to end BI capabilities and lower licensing costs. We work in an agile world where the application teams are making use of various tools like Jenkins to speed up and automate their deployments, whereas we see that BI teams still follow a more traditional approach for deploying BI artifacts. We can get out of this rut by leveraging the excellent compatibility between the MSBI deployment utilities and PowerShell. The traditional MSBI stack comprises following tools: SSIS: an ETL tool for moving data between systems. This stands for SQL Server Integration Services. SSAS: an analysis tool for building cubes. This stands for SQL Server Analysis Services. SSRS: a reporting tool for displaying and exporting data. This stands for SQL Server Reporting Services. There are various ways we can deploy the code developed in above tools. This article will give an idea to deploy the artifacts