We are looking for an installation of SQL Server where it serves a data warehouse, runs ETL jobs on the data, and provides Business Intelligence information by using dashboards, reports, etc. From my research, it looks like SQL Server 2014 had a specific
BI edition but for 2016 all BI tools are only offered in the Enterprise edition. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Is there a place to find specific SQL Server 2016 BI tools documentation and specific training?
It appears as though I would have to decide between Standard and Enterprise editions of 2016.
The few differences that I can see but not completely understand:
1. BI - Advanced tabular model
2. BI - Direct query
3. BI - In-memory analytics
4. BI - Advanced data mining
5. Advanced data integration (fuzzy grouping and look ups, change data capture)
6. Data warehousing (in-memory columnstore, partitioning)
Maybe the training courses 20767 and 20768 might be able to provide clarity on these limitations of the Standard version. If there is a better or easier way to get that information, please let me know.