"The authors merge their deep experience in OLAP to produce a roadmap to success with Microsoft SQL Server OLAP Services." -Bill Baker, Microsoft Corporation Microsoft(r) OLAP Solutions OLAP enables users to create, change, and access information from multi-dimensional data warehouses almost instantaneously. Microsoft has unleashed the power of OLAP in one of its most popular products, SQL Server 7, now distributed with its OLAP Services component. This guide to mastering Microsoft OLAP Services begins with a practical introduction to OLAP server concepts and architecture. It then progresses by logical, skill-building steps through a range of crucial topics in maintenance, database optimization, and advanced database design. The authors include in-depth case studies illustrating how to build OLAP applications, as well as instructions on how to construct working OLAP applications, including a healthcare benefits analysis application and a grocery store frequent shopper analysis application. Topics covered in detail include: The storage and operational architecture of Microsoft OLAP server Using the MDX language with Microsoft OLAP server Using Microsoft OLAP server to access and update data Specifying calculations Optimizing server performance Securing the serverOn the CD-ROM you'll find: All the sample applications and databases described in the book Additional software for working with Microsoft OLAP serverWiley Computer Publishing Timely. Practical. Reliable. Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/OLAP ist eine Schlüsseltechnologie, die sich hinter den meisten Data-Mining-Tools verbirgt. In Verbindung mit der Freigabe von SQL Server 7 für Data Warehousing führte Microsoft kürzlich den OLAP-Server ein. Nicht verwunderlich ist das Informationsdefizit auf diesem Gebiet, das dieses komplette Handbuch der Installation, Anwendung und Wartung des OLAP-Servers abzubauen hilft. (05/99)