MDX Solutions: With Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 and Hyperion Essbase, 2nd Edition - Softcover

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* Serving as both a tutorial and a reference guide to the MDX (Multidimensional Expressions) query language, this book shows data warehouse developers what they need to know to build effective multidimensional data warehouses * After a brief overview of the MDX language and a look at how it is used to access data in sophisticated, multidimensional databases and data warehousing, the authors move directly to providing practical examples of MDX in use * New material covers changes in the MDX language itself as well as major changes in its implementation with the latest software releases of Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 and Hyperion Essbase * Also covers more advanced techniques, like aggregation, query templates, and MDX optimization, and shows users what they need to know to access and analyze data to make better business decisions Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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An updated version of the leading tutorial and reference on theMDX query language

Now in its second edition, this invaluable reference explainswhy MDX (MulitDimensional eXpressions) is the most widely acceptedsoftware used for dimensional application. You'll learn how tobuild effective multidimensional data warehouses and you'll gainthe necessary skills to access and analyze data to make betterbusiness decisions.

After a brief overview of the syntax and semantics of the MDXlanguage, the authors move directly to the tutorial, providingpractical examples of MDX in use. With more than 60 percent revisedand updated content, this new edition addresses the increasednumber of analytical applications that use MDX. The authors coverboth the changes in the MDX language itself as well as majorchanges in its implementation with the latest software releases ofMicrosoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 and HyperionEssbase.

This unrivaled book includes:

• The range of possibilities specific to Microsoft andHyperion
• Techniques and tricks of combining the different functions ofMDX to solve a variety of problems
• Capabilities of SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services, and how itsrelationship with MDX has changed from the prior version
• The standard syntax of MDX that handles the constructs andcapabilities of numerous servers
• Detailed reference appendices for MDX operators, functions, andrelated connection settings

The companion Web site includes a collection of sample databasesand code for use in Analysis Services and Essbase, and an MDX queryinterface for Essbase.