Summary: SSAS uses partitions to contain cube data.  Small cubes might use only one, but for non trivial cubes, cube designers will create partitions based on ease of managing data and to split groups of data.  This document discusses how the server uses ''slices'' to examine partitions at query time.  The ...

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Performance and Tuning Blue Prints We will look at different types of applications, how they use resources, and how one would approach performance tuning each.  The performance profile of OLTP differs significantly from a Relational Data Warehouse or Reporting application.  It is helpful to understand these differences and the ...