Articles filed in category 'OLAP'

In this article, Kevin Goff provides a detailed comparison of Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) OLAP and the newer SSAS Tabular model, highlighting thirteen key differences based on functionality, scalability, and ease of use. While the Tabular model offers a more modern interface and leverages in-memory technology with DAX, Goff emphasizes that SSAS OLAP remains superior in handling large datasets, complex relationships, parallel processing, and advanced fea...tures like MDX named sets. He concludes that although Tabular shows promise and suits certain projects, OLAP is still the more powerful and mature choice for most enterprise analytics today.See More

rewarding experience of writing and speaking is taking a seemingly complex topic and making it more understandable and accessible. In this article, I’ll show how to create and use OLAP databases and cubes using SQL Server Analysis Services 2008 (SSAS 2008). The benefits of OLAP are significant, even monumental - but like most technologies, reaping the benefits means considerable research and effort into leveraging the tools. In the case of OLAP databases, developers nee...d to learn the differences between OLAP databases and relational databases, and how to use the tools that SSAS provides. In this article, I’ll walk through how to create an OLAP database and how to use the tools in Analysis Services to enhance the OLAP database. By the end, you’ll see why businesses and other organizations see the value of OLAP databases. I’ll also briefly cover some of the plans Microsoft has announced for the next generation of OLAP tools. See More