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OLAP ist eine Schlüsseltechnologie, die sich hinter den meisten Data-Mining-Tools verbirgt. In Verbindung mit der Freigabe von SQL Server 7 für Data Warehousing führte Microsoft kürzlich den OLAP-Server ein. Nicht verwunderlich ist das Informationsdefizit auf diesem Gebiet, das dieses komplette Handbuch der Installation, Anwendung und Wartung des OLAP-Servers abzubauen hilft. (05/99)
List of contents
OLAP Structures and OLAP ServicesMicrosoft OLAP Services Architecture.Database Design Basics.The Basics of Building a Database with the OLAP Manager.Introduction to MDX.Context and Data in MDX Evaluation.MDX Function and Operator Reference.MDX Dimensional Reference Functions.MDX Application Topics.Maintaining Applications.Optimization.Advanced Cube and Database Design.Security.Extending OLAP Services through External Functions.Tutorial 1: Health Care Benefits Analysis.Tutorial 2: Grocery Store Frequent Shopper Program.Appendices.Index.
About the author
Erik Thomsen is Chief Scientist at DSS Lab, Inc., where he consults on the design and implementation of OLAP-based decision support systems, teaches at corporations and universities, and conducts research in the field of unified information systems. He also writes the "Analytic Solutions" column for Intelligent Enterprise. He is a coauthor of Microsoft OLAP Solutions. (Wiley)
George Spofford is Chief Architect of the DSS Lab, where he is a consultant and software engineer specializing in design, implementation, and evaluation of OLAP-based DSS systems and related tools. He coauthored Microsoft OLAP Solutions (also from Wiley) and has extensive experience applying Microsoft's analysis tools. Working on OLAP technologies since 1988, he has also developed OLAP clients and servers, including Power Thinking Tools' FreeThink. He earned a Microsoft MVP award for his contributions to the OLAP user community.
