num_pages: 416
description: Teach yourself to use SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services for business intelligenceone step at a time. You'll start by building your understanding of the business intelligence platform enabled by SQL Server and the Microsoft Office System highlighting the role of Analysis Services. Then youll create a simple multidimensional OLAP cube and progressively add features to help improve secure deploy and maintain an Analysis Services database. You'll explore core Analysis Services 2008 features and capabilities including dimension cube and aggregation design wizards; a new attribute relationship designer; designer AMO warnings; and using dynamic management views to monitor resources. And as you complete each lesson you can hone your skills using the practice exercises from the companion CD. Plus you can review and download code samples illustrating the authors own professional techniquesdirect from the companion Web site. A Note Regarding the CD or DVD The print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content please visit O'Reilly's web site search for the title of this book to find its catalog page and click on the link below the cover image (Examples Companion Content or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.
language: English
title: Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Analysis Services Step by Step
publisher: Microsoft Press