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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services (09) by Cameron, Scott [Paperback (2009)]
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July 14, 2009
This book drove me nuts. What I wanted was a technically-minded overview of SSAS; what I got was a mash-up of management-level metaphors and step-by-step walkthroughs of the IDE for building cubes.
...Which, to be fair, is probably what I should have expected, at least in the second part. It may be that this is a perfectly enlightening book for people who aren't already DBAs. (I'll keep it around in case it comes in handy as a tutorial someday.) For others out there who are DBAs, at the moment I'd recommend the book I picked up when I gave up on this one -- it's twice as long but more than twice as engaging, and unlike this "Step by Step" book is written so that familiar sections can be easily skimmed.
...Which, to be fair, is probably what I should have expected, at least in the second part. It may be that this is a perfectly enlightening book for people who aren't already DBAs. (I'll keep it around in case it comes in handy as a tutorial someday.) For others out there who are DBAs, at the moment I'd recommend the book I picked up when I gave up on this one -- it's twice as long but more than twice as engaging, and unlike this "Step by Step" book is written so that familiar sections can be easily skimmed.
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