Optimizing Count(Filter(...)) expressions in MDX
As the readers of my blog know, bulk evaluation mode (called "block computation mode" in Katmai) delivers much better performance in MDX than the cell-by-cell evaluation mode. Therefore the most...
View ArticleWhat is new in OLAP engine in Katmai CTP
After writing my previous blog post about dynamic named sets, I received feedback from multiple people saying the same thing: "How come nobody knew about this great new feature for the last 3 months"....
View ArticleMDX in Katmai: Dynamic named sets
The September CTP of Katmai (speculated to be released during PASS) is expected to be the first Katmai CTP to contain significant improvements in the OLAP engine. The most important one (which is, in...
View ArticleKatmai June CTP - Attribute Relationships tab
As everybody knows by now, the first widely public CTP of Katmai has been released on Microsoft connect site. It is accompanied by documentation about what are the new features expected in SQL 2008....
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