SQL Server Analysis Services 2012 Cube Development Cookbook

by Baya Dewald, Steve Hughes, Paul Turley

Overview

A practical cookbook packed with recipes to help developers produce data cubes as quickly as possible by following step by step instructions, rather than explaining data mining concepts with SSAS.If you are a BI or ETL developer using SQL Server Analysis services to build OLAP cubes, this book is ideal for you. Prior knowledge of relational databases and experience with Excel as well as SQL development is required.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849689816
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	12/26/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	340
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Baya Dewald has been working with Microsoft SQL Server for over 15 years and with Analysis Services since its debut in 1999. He has architected, developed,
and administered databases with millions of users and cubes measured in terabytes. Throughout his career, he has held various certifications, including Microsoft
Certified Solution Developer, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, and Microsoft
Certified Database Administrator. He has managed DBA teams and published over
100 technical articles in SQL Server Magazine, SQL Professional, Tech Target,
and InformIT. He has also contributed to several technical books as a co-author and technical reviewer. He can be reached at [e-mail].

Steve Hughes is a Practice Lead at Magenic. In his current role, he develops strategy and helps guide data, business intelligence, collaboration, and data integration development using Microsoft technologies, including SQL Server, SharePoint, and BizTalk. He continues to deliver data and business intelligence solutions using these platforms. He has been working with technology for over 15 years with much of that time spent on creating business intelligence solutions. He is passionate about using data effectively and helping customers understand that data is valuable and profitable. He also has experience working with a large software company as a service vendor and there received awards for customer satisfaction and engineering excellence.
In 2010, he received the Consultant of the Year honor at Magenic. He has delivered multiple presentations on SQL server, data architecture, and business intelligence over the years. Steve can often be found at Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) events where he serves as a regional mentor and is active with the Minnesota SQL Server User Group (MNPASS). He shares his insights from the field on his blog at http://dataonwheels.wordpress.com.

Paul Turley is a mentor with SolidQ and is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP. He consults,
writes, speaks, teaches, and blogs about business intelligence and reporting solutions.
He works with companies around the world to visualize and deliver critical information to make informed business decisions. He is the director of the Oregon SQL PASS chapter and user group, and the lead author of Professional SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services and
11 other books by Wrox and Microsoft Press. Paul blogs at SqlServerBiBlog.com.