Struggling with SSAS and SSIS slowdowns?
SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) performance troubleshooting can be challenging. Data teams can struggle with identifying the true source of these kinds of performance problems. Sometimes the problems originate with the SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages.
Design-related performance problems
Finding performance problems related to the database design can be a struggle, especially if you can't easily consult the team who created the data model.
SSAS restarting or crashing for unknown reasons
If you're seeing unfamiliar files in your SSAS logs folder, SSAS might be restarting, which could cause a processing or querying issue.
Slow reporting delaying data delivery
If SSAS slows to a crawl just when you need to deliver reports to stakeholders, your system might need to be optimized for high-concurrency workloads.
Finding SSAS performance problems is burning time
If your SSAS performance troubleshooting involves setting up traces or DMV queries, then you might be wasting time you could be spending on more strategic initiatives.
Your SSIS packages might be a source of performance problems
If you don't have a way to monitor SSIS packages to ensure that they're running as expected, you could be missing a key piece of the performance puzzle.
SentryOne SQL Sentry Helps You Solve SSAS Performance Problems
Unparalleled insight into SSAS performance problems
SentryOne SQL Sentry helps you see bottlenecks related to SSAS memory and storage systems, aggregation usage, and unoptimized queries.
Support for Multidimensional and Tabular modes
SQL Sentry supports both Multidimensional and Tabular modes, including a Top
Visibility into SSAS cache and disk activity
With SQL Sentry, you can identify data and log files quickly and visualize how data is flowing through your disk system. You can also see SSAS internal cache activity as well as disk activity.
BI xPress Provides Real-Time Monitoring for SSIS Packages
Ensure SSIS packages run as expected
SentryOne BI xPress gives you the ability to seamlessly audit, manage, and monitor SSIS packages. You can easily visualize the state of your packages, determine where and why issues occurred, and get detailed information about their performance.
See real-time SSIS package execution data
The BI xPress displays data from the execution of your SSIS packages, including performance information and execution trend data. You can monitor multiple servers and packages with one interface. The console's visual display helps you see package failures and quickly diagnose performance problems.
Customize details about SSIS packages
You can use the Auditing Framework Wizard in BI xPress to add or remove instrumentation in your packages so you can customize the amount of detail you see in the console.
Optimizing SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
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1. Understanding SSAS basic MOLAP architecture
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4. Tracking trace events
5. Troubleshooting bottlenecks
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