A multi-dimensional analytical query, or MDA query, is answered as quickly as possible by online analytical processing, or OLAP (/o*l*p/). Business intelligence also includes relational databases, ...

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Excerpt from Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Unleashed by Irina Gorbach, Alexander Berger, Edward Melomed Chapter 1: Introduction to OLAP and Its Role in Business Intelligence Excerpt from ...

Online analytical processing (OLAP) is a component of BI (business intelligence) say Michael Schrader et al. in ‘Oracle Essbase & Oracle OLAP’ (www.tatamcgrawhill.com). “BI means different things to ...