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| 2.Applix TM1 9.0 |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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TM1 quietly grows its market share at the expense of the BI giants. Underrated, but fast growing and fast performing, in-memory OLAP server, available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
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| 4.BP Exploration and Production |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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A large-scale, worldwide planning system, now on its second-generation OLAP-based incarnation, which replaced a slower, more complex, spreadsheet-based implementation.
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| 5.Blue Rhino |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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Even smaller companies with minimal in-house IT resources can take full advantage of flexible OLAP applications across the whole organization.
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| 7.Cognos PowerPlay 7.3 |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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PowerPlay takes a back-step as Cognos focuses more on enterprise reporting and planning.
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| 8.Dimensions |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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The issues involved in mapping business structures to OLAP dimensions. There are many possible dimensions in an OLAP application. This article outlines many of the business and technical issues to consider with a number of typical dimensions.
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| 10.IBM DB2 Cube Views 8.2 |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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The latest release of Cube Views, which acts as OLAP middleware in DB2 8.2
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| 11.Implementing OLAP Products |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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Practical advice on selecting and implementing OLAP products, including both people and technical considerations.
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| 12.Krispy Kreme |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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A good example of the benefits of replacing a pure spreadsheet application with a more scalable and maintainable OLAP application.
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| 13.MicroStrategy 7i (7.5.2) |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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Version of leading ROLAP suite, now available in 64-bit versions and with Microsoft Office add-in options.
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| 14.Multi Vendor APIs |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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Despite many attempts, no multi-vendor standard OLAP API for servers and clients has yet become established as an `industry standard. This revamped section includes information on the OLAP Councils failed efforts, as well as the more successful OLE DB for OLAP, XML for Analysis and JOLAP.
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| 15.Multidimensional Reporting |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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The final value of an OLAP is delivered through multidimensional reports on screen, paper, a Web browser or even a pager. This article tells you what to watch out for amidst all the glitzy demos.
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| 16.OLAP Benchmarks |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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Provides in-depth analyses of the 16 benchmark tests published by Applix, Arbor/Hyperion, Microsoft and MicroStrategy. Includes the only full listing of APB-1 results available anywhere (including the first Oracle9i run), an explanation of why the APB-1 is deeply flawed and the most complete information available on the T3 project.
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| 17.OLAP Report Five User, 12 Month Licence |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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A five user annual subscription to The OLAP Report gives up to five individuals unlimited access to detailed reviews and critical evaluations of all the most important products plus exclusive analysis of OLAP market trends, practical advice on making the most of OLAP software and case studies.
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| 18.OLAP Report Single User 12 Month Licence |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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A single user annual subscription to The OLAP Report gives one individual unlimited access to detailed reviews and critical evaluations of all the most important products plus exclusive analysis of OLAP market trends, practical advice on making the most of OLAP software and case studies.
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| 19.OLAP Report Three User, 12 Month Licence |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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A three user annual subscription to The OLAP Report gives up to three individuals unlimited access to detailed reviews and critical evaluations of all the most important products plus exclusive analysis of OLAP market trends, practical advice on making the most of OLAP software and case studies.
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| 20.OLAP and spreadsheets friends or foes |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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This major article on OLAP and spreadsheets includes examples from 15 products and mini reviews of four Excel add-ins for Analysis Services: IntelligentApps, MIS Plain, Visual OLAP and XLCubed.
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| 21.OutlookSoft Everest 4.1 |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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The consolidation capabilities are improving in this Analysis Services-based financial applications suite.
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| 23.Scalability |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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Scalability is probably the single most abused OLAP term. This key article untangles what it really means and explains why it is meaningless to say that, product A scales higher than product B.
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| 24.Tableau 1.5 |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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An innovative, multi-pane multidimensional visual analysis tool for both OLAP and relational data sources
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| 25.Targit Analysis 2K5 |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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This simple BI front-end is now much better optimized for Analysis Services
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| 27.Top 21 Tips |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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A fast checklist to avoid many of the common errors in OLAP implementations. This article collects together a wide range of punchy, practical advice (some of which is far from obvious) for selecting and implementing OLAP products based on real-world experience and research data.
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| 28.WHSmith |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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A classic retail sales analysis application rolled out to thousands of users across the organization.
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| 29.arcplan dynasight 4.1 |
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07/Oct/2007 |
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The versatile BI application building tool which works with a remarkable number of OLAP databases and applications.
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