Business users can view centralized data and perform related calculations for analysis and reporting with ease. IT can take advantage of OLAP solutions so that data warehouses and other relational ...

A multi-dimensional analytical query, or MDA query, is answered as quickly as possible by online analytical processing, or OLAP (/o*l*p/). Business intelligence also includes relational databases, ...

In order to fully understand the benefits of OLAP and the details of its effective implementation, it helps to examine the technology from two perspectives: (1) from that of the users and (2) from ...

Relational databases have been functional as life-lines for information workers for decades now. They deliver results no doubt, but it is also a fact that it is not easy (if not tough) to query and ...