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Panorama to Extend SQL Server Codenamed “Denali” – Microsoft’s Groundbreaking BI Platform That Combines OLAP and In-Memory Engines

The next version of SQL Server Analysis Services introduces the BI Semantic Model, a single model for Business Intelligence applications, from reporting and analysis to dashboards and scorecards, ...
Redmond Magazine

SQL's Reporting Services: A Market Bombshell Like OLAP?

Later this year, Microsoft will revamp its SQL Server 2000 database with a new reporting services add-on. SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services will make its debut as business intelligence (BI) vendors ...
Computerworld

Microsoft’s (un)secret weapon for winning the BI battle

SQL Server may be one of the most popular databases today, but Microsoft Corp. nevertheless remains a laggard in the business intelligence market. It ranked just fifth among BI vendors last year, ...
InfoWorld

What is OLAP? Analytical databases

Online analytical processing (OLAP) databases are purpose-built for handling analytical queries. Analytical queries run on online transaction-processing (OLTP) databases often take a long time to ...