Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Step by Step
by Consulting, Hitachi; Cameron, ScottEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-04-15
Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
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Summary
Teach yourself to use SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services for business intelligence'”one step at a time. You'll start by building your understanding of the business intelligence platform enabled by SQL Server and the Microsoft Office System, highlighting the role of Analysis Services. Then, you'll create a simple multidimensional OLAP cube and progressively add features to help improve, secure, deploy, and maintain an Analysis Services database. You'll explore core Analysis Services 2008 features and capabilities, including dimension, cube, and aggregation design wizards; a new attribute relationship designer; designer AMO warnings; and using dynamic management views to monitor resources. And as you complete each lesson, you can hone your skills using the practice exercises from the companion CD. Plus, you can review and download code samples illustrating the author's own, professional techniques'”direct from the companion Web site.
Author Biography
Paul Turley, Joe Kasprzak, Scott Cameron, Satoshi Iizuka, and Pablo Guzman are each business intelligence experts who work for Hitachi Consulting.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | |
| Understanding Business Intelligence and Analysis Services | |
| Business Intelligence: A Data Analysis Foundation | |
| Understanding OLAP and Analysis Services | |
| Accessing Source Data | |
| Design Fundamentals | |
| Creating Dimensions | |
| Creating a Cube | |
| Creating Advanced Measures and Calculations | |
| Advanced Dimension Design | |
| Advanced Design | |
| Working with Account Intelligence | |
| Currency Conversion and Multiple Languages | |
| Interacting with a Cube | |
| Retrieving Data from Analysis Services | |
| Implementing Security | |
| Designing Aggregations | |
| Production Management | |
| Managing Partitions and Database Processing | |
| Managing Deployment | |
| Advanced Monitoring and Management Tools | |
| Appendix : About the Author | |
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