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What is the BI DBA? Jorge Segarra Sr. DBA Consultant, SQL Server MVP Sqlchicken.com | @sqlchicken
What is the BI DBA?
Jorge Segarra
Sr. DBA Consultant, SQL Server MVP
Sqlchicken.com | @sqlchicken
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About Me
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What Is a BI DBA?
What is a BI DBA?
• Still a DBA!
• Base Skills Configuration
Backup/Recovery
Security
Performance Tuning
Troubleshooting
Expectations
Configure/Deploy
Troubleshoot
Monitor
Business Intelligence Stack
• Integration Services (SSIS), Analysis Services
(SSAS), Reporting Services (SSRS) Configuring
Deploying Solutions
Securing
Maintaining (Backups/Restores)
• SharePoint Different beast!
SharePoint for the DBA webcast – Bradley Schacht
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Tools of the Trade
Know Your Tools
• Business Intelligence Developer Studio (BIDS)
2005-2008 R2
Version specific!
Development
• SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
2012+
Developer-focused
Development
• SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2005-2012
Administration tool
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Integration Services
Integration Services
• Integration Services (SSIS) Most common BI service offering
• Deploy/Configure
Environment Configs
• Environment Variables
• Configuration tables
• XML files
Integration Services
• Service Accounts/Permissions SQL Agent service account
Needs access to sources/destinations/resources
Additional rights as needed (e.g. execute procs)
• Drivers Oracle, DB2, Office, etc.
Security
Accounts/Rights in other systems
32/64-bit
Integration Services
• Deployments Methods
Package store/msdb
File system
Project (2012)
File Structures
Options
Single package at a time (manual)
Deployment Manifests
Project Deployments
Source Control (helpful!)
Backups
Msdb
File system
Database (2012)
Integration Services
• Databases Script it out!
Security AD Groups helpful
Mappings
• Automation SQL Agent Jobs
Job owner
Run as (default = Agent service) Automating SSIS Execution Using SQL Server Agent (video link)
3rd Party Schedulers
Job ownership
Package roles
Msdb roles – Agentuser, ssisuser, etc.
Integration Services
• Troubleshooting Learn SSIS!
Basics Variables/Expressions
Package Configurations
Free learning resources PASS Virtual Chapter
Webinars
Websites / Bloggers
Troubleshooting Steps
Agent job errors
Logging/Auditing in package
Native
3rd Party
Monitoring SQL Server 2012 (limited)
3rd party tools
Notifications Alert on fail (job)
Build into package
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Analysis Services
Analysis Services
• Deployments Scripted (XMLA)
Check data sources
Verify permissions
Source Control (helpful!)
Processing
Dimensions and Facts
Queries source database
Developer may include processing task in ETL
Security
Know your roles!
Analysis Services
• Backup/Restores It Depends!
Small cubes (<10GB) may “not need backups”
May be faster to just redeploy
TEST!
Configuring SSAS is different
Memory by percentage
Be careful when sharing (Setting Memory Limits blog)
Low, Hard, Total – SSAS Operations Guide
Drillthrough Limits (Advanced)
Monitoring
DMVs
Perfmon counters, Extended Events, Profiler
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Reporting Services
Reporting Services
• Configure– Native vs SharePoint
– Still SQL database
– 2008+ no IIS requirement
– Performance Optimizations (SQLCAT)
• Drivers Oracle, DB2, Office, etc.
Security
Accounts/Rights in other systems
32/64-bit
Reporting Services
• Data Sources– KERBEROS!!!!
• Multi-hop configuration
– My Kerberos Checklist (Adam Saxton, Microsoft)
– Still SQL database
– 2008+ no IIS requirement
– Performance Optimizations (SQLCAT)
• Security Internet Explorer (run as admin)
SSRS Roles
Folder Permissions (Inheritance)
Web vs SSMS
Reporting Services
• Deployment– One at a time + data sources
– All or nothing (BIDS)
– 3rd party
• Backups SQL backups (databases)
Source control
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Contact Me
• Email: [email protected]
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• Blog: http://sqlchicken.com
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