Chapter 10. Cubes in the Larger Context

Throughout this book you have learned how to develop and maintain an Analysis Services solution. This book started with an introduction to data warehousing and dimensional modeling. You learned about the differences between fact and dimension tables and how this can help you when developing reporting solutions, making it simpler to query databases.

After that, you started to develop your first cube solution and you got exposed to concepts such as dimensions, attributes, and measures. In Chapter 5, Querying Your Cube, you got an introduction to MDX and how you can use the query language to write queries that solve different business problems. It then started to get more advanced, and in Chapter 6, Adding Functionality to Your Cube, you extended the solution by adding calculations and KPIs to the cube. Chapter 7, Securing Your Cube Project, contained information on how to secure your cube and Chapter 8, Using Aggregations to Performance Optimize a Cube...