Microsoft OLAP Solutions

Microsoft OLAP Solutions

Microsoft OLAP Solutions

by Erik Thomsen, George Spofford and Dick Chase (ISBN 0-471-33258-5).
Published by John Wiley & Sons, and available directly from the publisher or at Amazon.com

"The authors merge their deep experience in OLAP to produce a roadmap to success with Microsoft SQL Server OLAP Services"

- Bill Baker, Microsoft Corporation

This practical guide to Microsoft's SQL Server OLAP Services leads the DBA and application developer through the steps required to design, implement and maintain successful analytical applications. In addition to practical information on design and implementation for dimensions and cubes, it provides several chapters of tutorial on using the MDX language for everything from simple calculations to complex analyses. It also includes an in-depth illustrated reference to all MDX functions provided by Microsoft OLAP Services. Two detailed case studies are provided to help illustrate how to construct your own applications.

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