I recently was working with a customer implementing a data warehouse and SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). The customer was very familiar with Microsoft Power BI and had previously went to a conference to learn more about it. The customer was telling me that during the lecture he was in, the speakers talked about how Power BI was more than sufficient on its own and there was no use for Analysis Services. They asked me why the instructors would advise against using Analysis services, especially after seeing firsthand how it had made their life easier. After a discussion on when and when not to use Analysis Services, I thought I would write a blog post to elaborate on it.
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