Includes CD-ROM
This concise but thorough, seven-part guide is aimed at the power professional in finance, marketing, operations, business planning and research, as well as the database administrator, all of whom will be anxious to explore the new tools available through SQL Server 7 and Excel 2000. Part One introduces the neophyte reader to the key concepts in navigating the world of OLAP. Subsequent parts focus on the steps required to move data from business databases and transactional systems to local data warehouses or OLAP databases.
The book also introduces techniques for analysing this data with the Query Analyser, Microsoft English Query and Excel 2000. The CD includes a complete sample database and a 60-day trial version of SQL Server 7.
