Excerpt from Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Unleashed by Irina Gorbach, Alexander Berger, Edward Melomed Chapter 1: Introduction to OLAP and Its Role in Business Intelligence Excerpt from ...

Over the last couple of decades, large multi-dimensional databases have become ubiquitous in a vast array of application areas, such as corporate data warehouses as well as projects in scientific ...

Over the last couple of decades, large multi-dimensional databases have become ubiquitous in a vast array of application areas, such as corporate data warehouses as well as projects in scientific ...

Other than relational databases using tables as key entities, multidimensional databases use another approach. They define data models based on the relation of tables, which include business ...

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Even with all the hype around NoSQL, traditional relational databases still make sense for enterprise applications. Here are four reasons why. Dave Rosenberg Co-founder, MuleSource Dave Rosenberg has ...

When we try to extract information from a stack of data, we need tools to help us find what’s relevant and what’s important and to explore different scenarios. A report, whether printed on paper or ...

Relational databases and the software that access them can be invaluable tools to businesses. Popular relational database management systems include Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, as well as ...

Junk dimensions are often misunderstood and avoided. And they should not be. Junk dimensions offer a strategy to remain true to dimensional intentions and to better focus one's design and sometimes ...