num_pages: 712
description: Knowledge is power! As its name suggests, the promise of Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 is to promote better data analytics by giving information workers the right tool to analyze consistent, timely, and reliable data. Empowered with Analysis Services and Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform, you are well positioned to solve the perennial problem with data—that there is too much of it and finding the right information is often difficult, if not impossible.Applied Micrisoft Analysis Services 2005 shows database administrators and developers how to build complete OLAP solutions with Microsoft Analysis Services 2005 and Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform. Database administrators will learn how to design and manage sophisticated OLAP cubes that provide rich data analytics and data mining services.The book gives developers the necessary background to extend UDM with custom programming logic, in the form of MDX expressions, scripts and .NET code. It teaches them how to implement a wide range of reporting applications that integrate with Analysis Services, Reporting Services, and Microsoft Office.This book doesn't assume any prior experience with OLAP and Microsoft Analysis Services. It is designed as an easy-to-follow guide where each chapter builds upon the previous to implement the components of the innovative Unified Dimensional Model (UDM) in a chronological order. New concepts are introduced with step-by-step instructions and hands-on demos.What's o Design sophisticated UDM modelso Build ETL processes with SSISo Implement data mining taskso Enrich UDM programmatically with MDXo Extend UDM with SSAS stored procedureso Create rich end-user modelo Optimize Analysis Services storage and processingo Implement dynamic securityo Build custom OLAP clientso Author standard and ad-hoc reports with SSRSo Build Office-based BI applications and dashboardso and much more
language: English
title: Applied Microsoft Analysis Services 2005: And Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform
titlecomplete: Applied Microsoft Analysis Services 2005: And Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Prologika Press