In development: query interleaving for Azure Analysis Services
Enterprise BI systems need to support high user concurrency, which means there can be lots of queries submitted close to each other. We are pleased to announce that we are…
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Multi-Column Distribution for Dedicated SQL pools is now available!
Multi-Column Distribution (MCD) is highly desirable for easing migrations, promotes faster query performance and reduces data skew.
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