Comments on: Working with Gemini and Excel 2010 to make a pivot table

By: Kasper de Jonge BI Blog » Solving a business problem with Powerpivot CTP3 using DAX Timefunctions

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:56:13 +0000

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By: Kasper de Jonge BI Blog » Trying to solve a business problem with Powerpivot, Gemini CTP2

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:32:18 +0000

[...] started by opening the gemini excel sheet I created in my previous blog post: Working with Gemini and Excel 2010 to make a pivot table. I then created a calculated field called “Cumulative Orderquantity” in the [...]

By: Kasper de Jonge

Kasper de Jonge — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:42:22 +0000

@Arpad Well SQL Server R2 will be hosting the published Gemini model in SSAS in a new "in memory" type of filesystem (IMBI). Not much info is available on this subject yet. More info can be found here: Chris Webb Bi blog and Gemini team blog

By: Arpad

Arpad — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:08:21 +0000

@Kasper de Jonge
Hello Kasper,

One observation I had – I was able to repo your steps against SQL2008 based A2008DW. DO you know what functionality R2 provides that enhances Gemini?

Cheers,
-as

By: SQL Server 2008 R2 Frequently Asked Questions | Brent Ozar - SQL Server DBA

SQL Server 2008 R2 Frequently Asked Questions | Brent Ozar - SQL Server DBA — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:02:00 +0000

[...] Business Intelligence – there’s a ton of new functionality for self-service BI in SQL Server Analysis Services 2008 R2. Excel 2010 will act as a client for SSAS. You can learn more about it in this screenshot-packed review of what’s new in Project Gemini and this pivot table tutorial for Project Gemini. [...]

By: Gemini: Vídeos demostrativos en castellano! « Pasión por la tecnología…

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:00:46 +0000

[...] Resumen detallado de Gemini realizado por Kasper de Jonge: http://business-intelligence.kdejonge.net/working-with-gemini-and-excel-2010-to-make-a-pivot-table [...]

By: Gemini: Vídeos demostrativos en castellano! - Blog del CIIN

Gemini: Vídeos demostrativos en castellano! - Blog del CIIN — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:00:28 +0000

[...] Resumen detallado de Gemini realizado por Kasper de Jonge: http://business-intelligence.kdejonge.net/working-with-gemini-and-excel-2010-to-make-a-pivot-table [...]

By: Kasper de Jonge

Kasper de Jonge — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:54:42 +0000

@Kory

Hello Kory,
My guess is that there are to be additional costs to run gemini, wheter as part of SQL Server or SharePoint 10 or a CAL based gemini price.
Kasper

By: Kory

Kory — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:42:13 +0000

Is there a reason that Gemini is implemented as an add-in instead of being a part of the core features of Excel 2010?

By: Kasper de Jonge

Kasper de Jonge — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:40:39 +0000

@Bent Møller Madsen
Hi Bent, I believe you only need Excel 2010 and the gemini Add-in:

“The add-in provides the Gemini client application for adding large scale data to Excel workbooks. It also includes a local processor that enables large scale data in a workbook, and client libraries used to import and load data from external data sources.”

See more at the BOL:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210644%28SQL.105%29.aspx?ppud=4