Pro SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services by Philo Janus (English) Paperback Book

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Pro SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services by Philo Janus, Guy Fouche

Every business has reams of business data locked away in databases, business systems, and spreadsheets.

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Paperback LANGUAGE
English CONDITION
Brand New Publisher Description

Every business has reams of business data locked away in databases, business systems, and spreadsheets. While you may be able to build some reports by pulling a few of these repositories together, actually performing any kind of analysis on the data that runs your business can range from problematic to impossible. Pro SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services will show you how to pull that data together and present it for reporting and analysis in a way that makes the data accessible to business users, instead of needing to rely on the IT department every time someone needs a different report.

• Accessible—With a single author's voice, this book conducts a guided tour through the technology that makes it easy to dive into. technically deep, the goal is to focus on practical application of the technologies instead of acting as a technical manual.
• Comprehensive—This book covers every aspect of analysis services and ancillary technologies to enable you to make the most of SQL Server.

Notes

Timely book that exploits the intersection between the two growing topic areas of SQL Server and Business Intelligence Apress' cornerstone book on Analysis Services Written with a single, clear voice in a blissfully short manner that will appeal to readers who are tired of overly-long books by uncoordinated author teams

Table of Contents

to OLAP.- Cubes, Dimensions, and Measures.- SQL Server Analysis Services.- SSAS Developer and Admin Interfaces.- Creating a Data Source View.- Creating Dimensions.- Building a Cube.- Deploying and Processing.- MDX.- Cube Features.- Data Mining.- PowerPivot.- Administration.- User Interfaces.

Long Description

Every business has reams of business data locked away in databases, business systems, and spreadsheets. While you may be able to build some reports by pulling a few of these repositories together, actually performing any kind of analysis on the data that runs your business can range from problematic to impossible. Pro SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services will show you how to pull that data together and present it for reporting and analysis in a way that makes the data accessible to business users, instead of needing to rely on the IT department every time someone needs a different report. Accessible--With a single author's voice, this book conducts a guided tour through the technology that makes it easy to dive into. Solution-oriented--While technically deep, the goal is to focus on practical application of the technologies instead of acting as a technical manual. Comprehensive--This book covers every aspect of analysis services and ancillary technologies to enable you to make the most of SQL Server.

Feature

Pro SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services will show you how to pull data together and present it for reporting and analysis in a way that makes the data accessible to business users, instead of needing to rely on the IT department every time someone needs a different report.

Details ISBN1430219955 Author Guy Fouche Short Title PRO SQL SERVER 2008 ANALYSIS S Language English ISBN-10 1430219955 ISBN-13 9781430219958 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint APress DEWEY 005.7585 Series Expert's Voice in SQL Server Illustrations 480 p. DOI 10.1007/978-1-4302-1996-5 Pages 480 Edition Description 1st ed. Year 2010 Edition 1st Publication Date 2010-06-15 Audience Professional & Vocational Country of Origin US Product Class Description Computing: Professional & Programming Publisher APress Place of Publication Berkley Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2010-06-15 Alternative 9781430219965
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