Download the OLAP 101 eBook
This book offers context for newbies to OLAP technology. Learn where OLAP came from and how it developed into the Business Intelligence technology we know today.
Download the eGuide OLAP and BI Terms
A quick reference guide to commonly used Business Intelligence and OLAP words. Keep up with the techie talk with this handy reference.
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7 Interesting Facts About OLAP History
Not too long ago businesses found it very difficult to query data out of their recently acquired relational databases. These queries were too slow to be processed by computer systems of the time as well as too inflexible to navigate the data. After trying different...
Distinguishing Business Analytics and Business Intelligence
As the fields of business intelligence and business analytics continue to develop and grow, organizations must be aware of the distinctions between the terms and understand their value. Adoption and usage of business intelligence and analytics tools show no sign of...
How BI Helps Identify Opportunities and Threats
Business intelligence in action: KPIs can do more than performance management. Defining KPIs can also help businesses to identify threats and opportunities.
Infographic: Business Analyst vs. Data Scientist
Business Analytics vs. Data Science "Business analytics" and "data science" -- are they basically interchangeable terms, or entirely separate professional pursuits? There's certainly overlap on the topic of Big Data and using data to inform decisions. There is no...
The Intersection of Science and Business in Analytics
What is Business Analytics? Science and business continue to intersect, most recently on the topic of data analytics. Generally speaking, "data analytics" is the process of organizing and interpreting data to uncover valuable information. "Business [data] analytics"...
Seeing Value in OLAP Anew: OLAP and Hadoop
OLAP and Hadoop: A Great Pairing OLAP continues to be a relevant and exciting technology, most recently in pairing OLAP and Hadoop. As we are OLAP.com, we have ALWAYS seen the value of OLAP technology. We admit OLAP has been a bit out of style the last few years. Some...
Follow OLAP Tutorials
Exercises with a real OLAP product will teach you about Business Intelligence and OLAP basics.
These tutorials give you a chance to get hands on with data modeling and analysis with access to actual software and step-by-step instructions. To follow these tutorials as they are intended, please first download the Free OLAP and Business Intelligence software provided by our sponsors at PARIS Tech.
Learn about Types of OLAP Systems
Read about different types of OLAP and what is new in the market now.
First there was ROLAP, and then MOLAP, and Hybrid systems as well as in-memory systems. Read about what defines different systems, their limitations and what is trending in the OLAP and Business Intelligence market now.
Download the World Cup Analysis eBook
This eBook takes it beyond just business, showing what can be done with OLAP technology with any kind of data. In this case, it’s sports data, applying OLAP technology to World Cup data.