Scalability

OLAP Report Market Analysis: Scalability

Author: Nigel Pendse Released: 2003 Pages: 4 Single User Price: $245 USD Scalability is probably the single most abused OLAP term. This key article untangles what it really means and explains why it is meaningless to say that, “product A scales higher than product B”. Scalability is often a critical aspect of product selection criteria. Although every vendor claims their products are scalable, it can mean radically different things depending on the definition they use. Use this analysis article to discover what questions you should ask to get the information you need. It shows clearly that scalability can depend on not just one but up to 11 factors. Some products can handle large data volumes but we less capable when it comes to dimension size. Similarly, issues relating to platforms, calculations and other functionality, can vary from one vendor's product to another's. None is best-of-class in all 11 areas. Use this definitive kind of scalability to learn what lies behind the concept and how different vendors stack up against the 11 criteria identified by The OLAP Report.

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