The document discusses the benefits of using Analysis Services cubes for business intelligence including aggregation management, a semantic layer, and a calculation engine that allows for faster and clearer calculations without correlated subqueries. It also outlines when not to use cubes, such as for pre-aggregation calculations, listing reports, write back functions, and business modeling scenarios. Finally, it provides an overview of Symmetry Corporation as an Microsoft partner focused on business intelligence consulting services.
1. Why Cubes?
Why Cubes?
Benefits of Using Analysis Services
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Speaker: Dan Bulos
Symmetry Corporation
Symmetry Corporation
July 2010
Mark Ginnebaugh, User Group Leader