Oracle Essbase & Oracle OLAP: The Guide to Oracle's Multidimensional Solution

by Michael Schrader, Dan Vlamis, Mike Nader, Chris Claterbos, Dave Collins

Overview

The only book to cover and compare Oracle's online analytic processing products

With the acquisition of Hyperion Systems in 2007, Oracle finds itself owning the two most capable OLAP products on the market--Essbase and the OLAP Option to the Oracle Database. Written by the most knowledgeable experts on both Essbase and Oracle OLAP, this Oracle Press guide explains how these products are similar and how they differ. Oracle Essbase & Oracle OLAP will help you architect the Oracle OLAP product that is most appropriate for your application, and build, tune, and maintain OLAP solutions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071627382
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	12/15/2009
Series:	Oracle Press
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	524
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Michael Schrader is the director of BI Strategy at Oracle.

Dan Vlamis, founder of Vlamis Software Solutions, Inc., is a beta tester and customer advisory board member for Oracle BI and OLAP-related products.

Mike Nader is a global domain expert for Essbase and Analytics with Oracle's Enterprise Performance Management and Business Intelligence team.

Chris Claterbos is consulting manager for Vlamis Software, specializing in data warehousing and BI implementations.

Dave Collins has been working with Essbase as a consultant and instructor for more than 15 years.

Mitch Campbell is a global domain expert for Business Intelligence at Oracle.

Floyd Conrad has been working with Hyperion Planning as a customer and sales consultant for more than 15 years.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to OLAP;Chapter 2. OLAP Concepts and History;Chapter 3. Design and Overall Methodology;Chapter 4. Building an Oracle OLAP Analytic Workspace; Chapter 5. Building Your Essbase Database;Chapter 6. Reporting from an OLAP Application;Chapter 7. Leveraging OLAP in Your Organization;Chapter 8. Keeping It Running;Chapter 9. Real-World Examples;Glossary;Index