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Designing SAS 9.1 OLAP Structures for Optimum Performance and Scalability
Stuart B. Levine
Principal Consultant
SAS Institute, Rockville, MD
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The SAS Intelligence Value Chain
The SAS Intelligence Value Chain is a framework for delivering consistent, quality enterprise intelligence,
emphasizing the incremental value that each component brings and the additional value gained
from these components being integrated.
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The SAS Intelligence Value Chain : Intelligent Storage
SAS Capabilities
Designed with BI and analytics in mind
Address multiple types of use
Business Value
More timely answers
Various methods of accessing information
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Key Points
Ongoing considerations from Version 8• Requirements and Design
New considerations for SAS 9.1• Hardware• Data Sources• Options for Build and Query Performance, Data
Storage
Performance Reporting - ARM
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Ongoing Considerations – V8 or SAS 9.1
Requirements Gathering• Data and Data Issues• Reporting needs
OLAP Database Design• ‘Non-Display’ aggregations or crossings
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New Considerations for SAS 9.1 - Hardware
Disk Configuration(s) I/O Channels Disk Space Memory and Memory Usage
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New Considerations for SAS 9.1 – Data Sources
Single Table (DATA=) or Star Schema (FACT=)
Dimension Tables (DIMTBL= for Star Schemas)
Aggregation Tables (TABLE=)
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New Considerations for SAS 9.1 – Data Storage
NO HOLAP as known• Why HOLAP in v8?• What can SAS 9.1 do?
-How cubes are built-Supported MDX functions-Partitioning of data-Use data stored elsewhere
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New Considerations for SAS 9.1 – New Options
MAXTHREADS= CONCURRENT= INDEXSORTSIZE= INDEX / NOINDEX PARTSIZE=
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New Considerations for SAS 9.1 – More New Options
DATAPATH= INDEXPATH= COMPRESS / NOCOMPRESS NO_NWAY
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Performance Monitoring
ARM – Applications Response Management
Used to answer or help with:• Cube Optimization/Query Performance• Server Load• Cube Metrics• User Behavior/Application Analysis
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Performance Monitoring – ARM Process
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Performance Monitoring - ARM
Enabling ARM• ARMLOC option• ARMSUBSYS option
Processing ARM Logs• %ARMPROC macro• %ARMJOIN macro
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The SAS Intelligence Value Chain
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from these components being integrated.
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Questions?
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About the Speaker
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Stuart B. Levine
Principal Consultant
SAS Institute Inc.
111 Rockville Pike, Suite 1100
Rockville, MD 20850
Work Phone: (301) 838-7030 ext. 3363
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