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Scenario Maintenance – Analyzing the 2023 Rugby World Cup with OLAP Cube Technology

Scenario Maintenance – Analyzing the 2023 Rugby World Cup with OLAP Cube Technology

This is where OLAP technology can be especially helpful: we can demonstrate to ourselves how various scenarios generate different versions, all rooted in distinct assumptions. We can even consolidate all these assumptions into a single workbook, allowing us to work with these assumptions where the numbers exist or where actual calculations occur. 

Analyzing the 2023 Rugby World Cup with OLAP Cube Technology

Analyzing the 2023 Rugby World Cup with OLAP Cube Technology

In this article, we explore some “scenario planning” capabilities of cube technology by delving into the world of sports, specifically for the 2023 Rugby World Cup tournament. Using our product’s analytical tool (the front end you will see is PARIS Tech’s PowerExcel; the back end, Olation), we’ll examine historical data, team performances, “dream-killers,” and make predictions for the upcoming competition

Excel is Not a One-stop Shop for your Data Needs

Excel is Not a One-stop Shop for your Data Needs

Excel is everywhere and it has proven to be a valuable resource to every company across the globe. The problem is that many companies are using spreadsheets as their main line of communication internally. Excel is great at displaying all of the raw data you could possibly dream of, just ask any Data Analyst, who eats, sleeps and dreams of never-ending spreadsheets.

OLAP and Excel

OLAP and Excel

Excel reports are just not cutting in today’s world of even larger and more complex organizations. Thankfully, there is a solution that not only gives companies the capability to access large amounts of data at the speed in which there is no “waiting around” time, but it enhances the every day use of Excel. Let’s take a look at how this is possible.