This is the code repository for Expert Cube Development with SSAS Multidimensional Models, published by Packt.
For Analysis Service cube designers this is the hands-on tutorial that will take your expertise to a whole new level. Written by a team of Microsoft SSAS experts, it digs deep to optimize your Business Intelligence capabilities.
Microsoft's SQL Server Analysis Services 2012 Multidimensional is an OLAP server that allows end users to analyze large amounts of business data quickly and easily, using a variety of tools including Excel, and to create their own reports without IT involvement. It is part of the Microsoft SQL Server suite of tools and has been used widely on Business Intelligence projects for the last 15 years; it is now the most commonly used OLAP server in the world.
This book covers the following exciting features:
- Build a data mart suitable for use with Analysis Services
- Work with a thread pool effectively
- Create and configure an Analysis Services project in SQL Server Data Tools
- Use the Dimension Wizard and the Dimension Editor to build dimensions
- Create measure groups and associate them with dimensions
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All of the code is organized into folders. For example, Chapter02.
The code will look like the following:
CASE WHEN Weight IS NULL OR Weight<0 THEN 'N/A'
WHEN Weight<10 THEN '0-10Kg'
WHEN Weight<20 THEN '10-20Kg'
ELSE '20Kg or more'
END
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Chris Webb ([email protected]) has been working with Microsoft Business Intelligence tools for 15 years in a variety of roles and industries. He is an independent consultant (www.crossjoin.co.uk) and trainer (www.technitrain.com) based in the UK, specializing in SQL Server Analysis Services, MDX, DAX, Power Pivot, and the whole Power BI stack. He is the co-author of MDX Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 and SQL Server Analysis Services 2012: The BISM Tabular Model. He is a regular speaker at user groups and conferences, and blogs about Microsoft BI at http://cwebbbi.wordpress.com/.
Alberto Ferrari ([email protected]) is a consultant and trainer who specializes in Business Intelligence with the Microsoft BI stack. He spends half of his time consulting for companies who need to develop complex data warehouses, and the other half in training, book writing, conferences, and meetings. He is a SQL Server MVP and a SSAS-Maestro. He is a founder, with Marco Russo, of www.sqlbi.com, where they publish whitepapers and articles about SQL Server Analysis Services technology. He co-authored several books on SSAS and PowerPivot.
Marco Russo is a Business Intelligence consultant and mentor. His main activities are related to data warehouse relational and multidimensional design, but he is also involved in the complete development lifecycle of a BI solution. He has particular competence and experience in sectors such as fnancial services (including complex OLAP designs in the banking area), manufacturing, gambling, and commercial distribution. Marco is also a book author, and in addition to his BI-related publications, he has authored books about .NET programming. He is also a speaker at international conferences such as TechEd, PASS Summit, SQLRally, and SQLBits. He achieved the unique SSAS Maestro certifcation and is also a Microsoft Certifed Trainer with several Microsoft Certifed Professional certifcations.
Expert Cube Development with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services
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