So, what’s going in Analytics with on premise SQL Server 2017?

This session will go thru the on premise features around SQL Server 2017. This is not just Business Intelligence features like Analysis Services (SSAS) and Integration Services (SSIS). New features and improvements are in the Database Engine as well as Master Data Services.

Some features you might think are only in the Enterprise Edition are now in Standard editions. There are also 2 statistical languages in the engine - R and Python.

The improvements to Tabular Models in SSAS help get the product to the level of Cubes. Reporting Services also has Power BI integrated with the Portal along with KPIs and Mobile Reporting.

Microsoft show they are fully committed to on premise while developing first in the cloud.