OLAP SOLUTIONS

OLAP Solutions

OLAP Solutions
Building Multidimensional Information Systems
2nd Edition

by Erik Thomsen (ISBN 0-471-40030-0).
Published by John Wiley & Sons: available directly from the publisher or at Amazon.com

"... If you buy only one book on OLAP this year, it should be OLAP Solutions, Second Edition."

- W.H. Inmon

"...OLAP Solutions, Second Edition, will revolutionize how we think about, build, and use OLAP technologies."

- John Poole, Distinguished Software Engineer, Hyperion Solutions Corporation

For the first edition: "I was awestruck by the range, depth and quality of this book."

- Rick Crandall, Chairman of the board at Comshare and OLAP Council spokesperson

The second edition of this Thomen's classic OLAP Solutions provides a clear and comprehensive explanation of the concepts and best techniques for deploying OLAP -- no matter what tools you're using. Written in a clear and engaging style by one of the leading experts in the field, this book takes you on a comprehensive and richly illustrated journey from the most basic concepts to the most advanced areas of OLAP technology. The book describes both logical OLAP features, such as dimensions and hypercubes, and physical features, such as storage and access methods, and provides real-life case studies to illustrate the concepts. This book has become the standard OLAP reference book- approachable for newcomers, and thorough for practitioners with experience in multiple OLAP environments.

Please note:

OLAP Solutions, Second Edition has no accompanying CD-ROM.

Some copies of the first edition contain a CDROM which does not install the accompanying TM1 software correctly (either stating that a time limit has expired, or installing a copy that does not run under MS Office 97). If you experience either difficulty, please download this replacement SETUP.ZIP (about 3.65 MB). You may need to explicitly load the new add-in (in Microsoft Excel, TM132.XLA would be added by selecting Tools | Add-ins..., press Browse..., and locate TM132.XLA in its installation directory).

Back to DSS Lab Home