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Publications- Books

MDX Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services and Hyperion Essbase, 2nd Ed.
George Spofford
A practical guide to understanding and leveraging the MDX language used by Microsoft Analysis Services and Oracle Hyperion Essbase. Includes introduction to all features, many examples from simple to complex, and detailed illustrated reference to all functions supported by Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 and Essbase 9

Decision Modeling and Information Systems "The Information Value Chain"
Spiros Koutsoukis, Guatam Mitra
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Invited chapter for Erik on an iterative computational method for calculating the value of information

OLAP Solutions: Building Multidimensional Information Systems, 2nd Ed.
Erik Thomsen
A deep and thorough guide to understanding OLAP. OLAP enables users to access information from multidimensional data warehouses almost instantly, to view information in any way they like, and to cleanly specify and carry out sophisticated calculations. Although many commercial OLAP tools and products are now available, OLAP is still a difficult and complex technology to master.

Substantially updated with expanded coverage of implementation methods for data storage, access, and calculation; also, new chapters added to combine OLAP with data warehouse, mining, and decision support tools.
Teaches the best practices for building OLAP models that improve business and organizational decision-making, completely independent of commercial tools, using revised case studies.
Companion Web site provides updates on OLAP standards and tools, code examples, and links to valuable resources.

Encyclopedia of Microcomputers Vol. 27 2001
Executive editors Allen Kent, James Williams
Published by Marcel Dekker inc.
Invited chapter for Erik on Dimensional Modeling

Microsoft OLAP Solutions
Erik Thomsen, George Spofford, Richard Chase
A guide to mastering Microsoft OLAP server. Beginning with practical concepts and architecture, progressing by logical, skill-building steps through a range of crucial topics in maintenance, database optimization, and advanced database design.

Microsoft OLap Solutions 1st edition
Erik Thomsen
The first edition included both OLAP and visualization software that was left out of the 2nd edition. And, using the enclosed software, it contained a variety of real world tutorials in planning, sales and marketing, geo-spatial analysis - which included a mapping program and spreadsheets.