Implementing OLAP Products

OLAP Report Market Analysis: Implementing OLAP Products

Author: Nigel Pendse Released: 2005 Pages: 13 Single User Price: $495 USD Practical advice on selecting and implementing OLAP products, including both people and technical considerations. If you want to avoid the problems that often blight OLAP implementations, this analysis provides you with the means to ensure that you have anticipated the major issues. More so than most other forms of software, OLAP implementations are likely to be unusually challenging. And the problems that undermine success are invariably in areas other than the technology itself. This briefing draws on the collective experience of companies to highlight the key issues for companies in areas such as: Whom to involve in projects - they must be user-driven Time scales - overlong projects regularly run into the sands Costing implementations - what needs to be factored in as well as license costs There is also useful advice on what can go wrong, based on exclusive research findings from hundreds of companies. This briefing will also help you to decide whether your analysis requirements demands an OLAP solution, or whether they can be handled more effectively with other software. If the answer is affirmative, you will find out how to go about selecting the right OLAP software to meet your needs.

Contents: The need Product selection Whom to involve The data Time scales Estimating database size Network and hardware considerations Costs involved Project management Maintenance What goes wrong? Ask a question about this product? Other customers also purchased: Dimensions Analysis Scalability Analysis Hyperion Essbase 7X Review Email a colleague about this product

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