Multidimensional can be considered a specific technique of physical design that is completely divorced from a logical layer. As such, normal and multidimensional designs are not even at a compatible ...

In fact, an entirely new data model, called a "multidimensional" database -- which stores information in a way that simplifies access from many different dimensions or indexes -- is gaining popularity ...

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — The newest version of a multidimensional database from InterSystems has several features aimed at adapting the product for high-performance Internet applications. Caché 4.0 gets ...

Unlike the name implies, the cube represents data across some measure of interest. Even if it is called a “cube”, it can have 2 dimensions, 3 dimensions, or even higher dimensions. With an OLAP cube, ...

At Clemson University (SC), data architects and business teams are developing a multidimensional database about campus facilities. By merging in data from financial systems, Brett Dalton, vice ...

Junk dimensions are often misunderstood and avoided. And they should not be. Junk dimensions offer a strategy to remain true to dimensional intentions and to better focus one's design and sometimes ...