Analysis Services Enhancements (SSAS)

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) provides additional support for business intelligence, delivering increased scalability, availability, and security to business intelligence solutions while making them easier to create, deploy, and manage. Many new features, and also improvements to existing features, have been added to Analysis Services.

The following table describes the topics in this section.

Topic Description

User Experience Enhancements (SSAS)

Describes the new development and administration environments for Analysis Services.

Server Enhancements (SSAS)

Details enhancements and new features added to the Analysis Services service, such as scripting, multi-instancing, and session support.

Cube Enhancements (Analysis Services)

Provides information about enhancements and new features added for cubes in Analysis Services, such as key performance indicators, perspectives, and support for multiple fact tables.

Dimension Enhancements (Analysis Services)

Describes new features and enhancements added for dimensions in Analysis Services, such as an attribute-based structure and support for many-to-many dimensions and reference dimensions.

Data Mining Enhancements (SSAS)

Describes new features and improvements for data mining in Analysis Services, including new algorithms, and enhanced mining model support and visualization.

Development Enhancements (SSAS)

Describes the new object models, Microsoft .NET Framework integration, and enhanced development support offered in Analysis Services.

Management Enhancements (SSAS)

Describes new features and improvements for administration in Analysis Services, such as deployment and SQL Server Profiler integration.

See Also

Concepts

What's New in SQL Server 2005

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance