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Panorama to Extend SQL Server Codenamed “Denali” – Microsoft’s Groundbreaking BI Platform That Combines OLAP and In-Memory Engines

The next version of SQL Server Analysis Services introduces the BI Semantic Model, a single model for Business Intelligence applications, from reporting and analysis to dashboards and scorecards, ...
Network World

Chapter 1: Introduction to OLAP and Its Role in Business Intelligence

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 ...
InfoWorld

What is OLAP? Analytical databases

Online analytical processing (OLAP) databases are purpose-built for handling analytical queries. Analytical queries run on online transaction-processing (OLTP) databases often take a long time to ...
dbta

Breaking News - Oracle Integrates Relational and OLAP Analysis in Oracle Business Intelligence 11g - Database Trends and Applications

And, says Rodwick, Oracle BI has always been strong in terms of performance and scalability, with much in the architecture "to squeeze the most performance out of various databases," such as Oracle, ...
Nature

OLAP Query Recommendations and User Interaction

Recent advances in OLAP query recommendations and user interaction are transforming the way data is explored and analysed. Traditional OLAP systems, long reliant on standard roll-up and drill-down ...
dbta

Tutorial: How to Use Microsoft Excel with Oracle 11g OLAP Option Database for Ad Hoc Business Intelligence Analysis and Reporting

Simba Technologies Inc., a provider of standards-based data access products, solutions and services for both relational and multi-dimensional data sources, has announced that Oracle's Technology ...