Why OLAP?
"Business Intelligence Projects using OLAP are not Mission Critical,
but they are Business Critical"
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Users have direct access to information
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Eliminates the need for a "report gopher"
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Puts information into the hands of the decision makers
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Allows users to ask questions of the database
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High Return on Investment
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Easier to maintain than most relational systems because of the inherent calculation properties of a cube
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Relatively easy to build and develop
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Quick development cycle
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OLAP has become the analytical standard
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Lower costs have increased usage of OLAP products
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Most RDBMS systems now include an OLAP tool
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In 2003 the OLAP market was over $3.5 billion
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By 2008 the market is projected to be $7.0 billion
A multidimensional cube can combine data from disparate data sources and store the information in a fashion that is logical for business users.
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