New Trace Events in SSAS2008 R2 CU5

Greg Galloway has just pointed out to me a new KB article outlining some major improvements/changes to trace events that are coming in CU5 for SSAS 2008 R2:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2458438/

This represents part of the new monitoring functionality that will be coming to SSAS in Denali. These changes will allow us to:

  • Monitor what happens during the execution of the MDX Script in more detail
  • Track resource usage for individual commands (this alone is very interesting)
  • Track locks more effectively

These changes are going to be very useful to anyone running a high-end SSAS implementation.

2 thoughts on “New Trace Events in SSAS2008 R2 CU5

  1. Hello Chris:

    I am very new MDX.
    I have some time to learn MDX.
    Can you suggest me some book which have detailed Explanation to MDX syntax.

    You can mail me at ankush.dev@hotmail.com.

    Thanks In Advance.
    Wish you a very happy new year.

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