a book to help me to know the basics of building a cube in Analysis Services.

  • i want to use cube in data mining . but i dont know what is 'cube' .

    i want to understand the basic Analysis Services concepts such as what a cube and a dimension is.

    a book for beginners.

    thank you every one

    "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

  • There a multitude of books around as Analysis Services is a big topic - take a look on the Amazon site. There's a also a ton of free resources on line.

    :exclamation: "Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience." :exclamation:

  • thank you , but i want a quick walkthrough.

    "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

  • Then I would recommend a search on the web which I thought you would have done first.

    The Google search SSAS Cube walk through turned up the following link. Good luck!

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms170208.aspx

    :exclamation: "Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience." :exclamation:

  • thank you , you are right , i post my question too early,

    Sorry

    "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

  • There are books on Analysis Services 2008, etc... However a good search result that lands you on the pages of an educational institution is a good way to start. You need to have the basic foundation of a dimensional database, and the theory of how a cube database is structured. It really is not difficult nor should it take you too long. The challenge with making the cube is not so much in the technical details as it is in the design. A badly designed cube will be huge and slow - which defeats the purpose of building one. This comes with experience so when you create one, try not too do too much with it at first. You can always add to it later, or create new ones as needed.

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