Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Step by Step - Softcover

Consulting, Hitachi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735621993 ISBN 13: 9780735621992

Publisher: Microsoft Press, 2006

Synopsis

Teach yourself the fundamentals of SQL Server Analysis Services—one step at a time. With this practical, learn-by-doing tutorial, you get the guidance you need to build flexible and powerful solutions that meet the analytical needs of your organization.

Discover how to:

• Start building cubes using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Business Intelligence designers
• Create dimensions and measure groups to build, browse, and modify OLAP cubes
• Design objects to handle unique financial analysis requirements
• Improve query performance with aggregations and user hierarchies
• Customize cubes with multi-dimensional expressions (MDX) and other advanced design techniques
• Use actions to integrate Web pages, reporting applications, and drillthrough capabilities with cubes
• Manage role-based security and restrict data access
• Deploy and maintain a database in a production environment

CD features

• All practice exercises and answer files
• Fully searchable eBook

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.

About this title

About the Author

Hitachi Consulting, a division of Hitachi Ltd., is a global business and IT consulting firm serving Fortune 2000 companies. It is a leader in developing corporate training and custom solutions for Reporting Services

Edition details

• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0735621993
• ISBN 13: 9780735621992
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400