On-Line Analytical Processing Systems for Business

by Robert J. Thierauf

On-line analytical processing (OLAP) is clearly a new approach to information system technology--offering a much-needed way to make informed decisions better and faster. One of its most important characteristics is multidimensional analysis--analysis that goes beyond the conventional two-dimensional analysis and provides users with rapid retrieval of data from organizational databases, data warehouses, or both. Not only that, but most importantly,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567200990
• ISBN13: 9781567200997
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"