SolarWinds SQL Sentry helps Business Intelligence (BI) professionals identify and solve performance problems with SSAS to improve the speed of data delivery.

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.

How to Solve Your SSAS or SSIS Performance Problems

SolarWinds SQL Sentry empowers BI professionals to optimize performance of business-critical information. SQL Sentry helps you find and fix performance problems with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS).

SolarWinds SQL Sentry Helps You Solve SSAS Performance Problems

Unparalleled insight into SSAS performance problems

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 Commands view that captures and aggregates all high-impact SSAS commands (MDX, DMX, DAX, and XMLA), and displays top commands by CPU and I/O usage.

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.

The SQL Sentry performance dashboard shows both Windows- and SSAS-specific metrics side by side for a complete view of data platform performance.

Optimizing SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)

Download our free 5-part eBook

Troubleshooting performance problems with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) can be a frustrating exercise. Dive into this five-part guide to learn time-saving tips for boosting SSAS performance. The book covers:

1. Understanding SSAS basic MOLAP architecture
2. Identifying impacts on MDX query performance
3. Improving MDX query performance
4. Tracking trace events
5. Troubleshooting bottlenecks