Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis services : unleashed

As the foundation of the Microsoft Business Intelligence Strategy, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services provides users with faster access to data and even more tools for managing and analyzing data across multidimensional objects (databases, dimensions, cubes). __Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Unleashed__ is the ultimate guide for anyone who is planning to use the latest version of Analysis Services. It gives readers insight into the way Analysis Services functions, and explains practical methods for designing and creating multidimensional objects. It also provides valuable insight into the reasons behind the design decisions taken by the product development team. The authors have been involved with Analysis Services from its earliest days. They have documented in detail the internal features of Analysis Services 2008, explaining server architecture, main data structures, data processing, and query resolution algorithms. * Discover the new functionality introduced in Analysis Services 2008 including MDX enhancements and new DMV (dynamic memory views) * Work with the Business Intelligence Development Studio, the new Dimension Editor, and Aggregation Designer interfaces * Enjoy complete coverage of new Shared Scalable Databases scale-out infrastructure * Learn the key concepts of multidimensional modeling * Explore the multidimensional object model and its definition language * Integrate multidimensional and relational databases * Build client applications to access data in Analysis Services * Unravel the inner workings of the server architecture, including main data structures, data processing, and query resolution algorithms * Learn the main concepts of the MDX language and gain an in-depth understanding of advanced MDX concepts * Gain a deeper understanding of the internal and external protocols for data transfer, including the XML/A protocol * Discover how Analysis Services manages memory * Explore the security model, including role-based security, code-access security, and data security Category: Microsoft SQL Server Covers: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services User Level: Intermediate-Advanced $59.99 USA / $65.99 CAN / £38.99 Net UK±

As the foundation of the Microsoft Business Intelligence Strategy, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services provides users with faster access to data and even more tools for managing and analyzing data across multidimensional objects (databases, dimensions, cubes).

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Unleashed is the ultimate guide for anyone who is planning to use the latest version of Analysis Services. It gives readers insight into the way Analysis Services functions, and explains practical methods for designing and creating multidimensional objects. It also provides valuable insight into the reasons behind the design decisions taken by the product development team. The authors have been involved with Analysis Services from its earliest days. They have documented in detail the internal features of Analysis Services 2008, explaining server architecture, main data structures, data processing, and query resolution algorithms.

 

• Discover the new functionality introduced in Analysis Services 2008 including MDX enhancements and new DMV (dynamic memory views)
• Work with the Business Intelligence Development Studio, the new Dimension Editor, and Aggregation Designer interfaces
• Enjoy complete coverage of new Shared Scalable Databases scale-out infrastructure
• Learn the key concepts of multidimensional modeling
• Explore the multidimensional object model and its definition language
• Integrate multidimensional and relational databases
• Build client applications to access data in Analysis Services
• Unravel the inner workings of the server architecture, including main data structures, data processing, and query resolution algorithms
• Learn the main concepts of the MDX language and gain an in-depth understanding of advanced MDX concepts
• Gain a deeper understanding of the internal and external protocols for data transfer, including the

  Discover how Analysis Services manages memory

• Explore the security model, including role-based security, code-access security, and data security

Category: Microsoft SQL Server

Covers: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services

User Level: Intermediate-Advanced

$59.99  USA / $65.99 CAN / £38.99 Net UK±

Through the first 3 chapters I felt like the book may have some promise. True, the brief overviews didn't really pertain to any major aspects of Analysis Services, but it was interesting to learn the background of the product. Once I got to chapters 4, 5 and 6 I almost fell asleep. The author tries to explain multidimensional cubes with no real foresight into how this applies to Analysis Services. I found myself completely confused as to what was trying to be explained. My background is mainly in RDBMS, but I have enough experience with multidimensional databases to understand the core concepts. However, I am still trying to figure out what those chapters were about. I agree with the other commenter who mentioned that this book is completely difficult to read and I say that it is not worth buying.