Author: Josh Caplan

Josh Caplan is a Principal Group Program Manager at Microsoft currently working on professional BI experiences for Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Servers and Azure Analysis Services. Prior to that role Josh drove the developer experiences for Power BI and spent several years on the Bing team developing BI on Bing’s massive data. Josh has developed BI solutions for other companies including the Lincoln Financial Group and the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Opinions on this blog are his own.

Keeping Big Data Big with Aggregations

Posted on October 21, 2018October 24, 2018 by Josh Caplan

I have built several solutions over the years to enable business users to get at the data they need to do the analysis that is important to them. I would build cubes so that they could slice, dice and mold the data into the shape they need. They would use tools like Excel, Reporting Services … Continue reading Keeping Big Data Big with Aggregations →

Azure Analysis Services vs. SSAS

Posted on December 28, 2017December 29, 2017 by Josh Caplan

Analysis Services has been shipping as part of SQL Server for close to two decades. When we decided to bring it to Azure, we wanted to take the same things people liked about SSAS and make it a fully managed platform as a service. It was import to us that users could take the same … Continue reading Azure Analysis Services vs. SSAS →

Azure Analysis Services on Microsoft Mechanics

Posted on April 14, 2017April 15, 2017 by Josh Caplan

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