OLAP enables users to access information from multidimensional data warehouses almost instantly, to view information in any way they like, and to cleanly specify and carry out sophisticated calculations. Although many commercial OLAP tools and products are now available, OLAP is still a difficult and complex technology to master.
When I mention software to senior executives, I get lots of reactions. Most are frustrated. They complain about missed commitments, quality problems, and unpleasant surprises. Others have been less closely involved. Software was a problem, but those problems have been handled. No one mentions the business opportunities of...
Modern advancements and developments in the field of computer have brought the world into new era. Computer has emerged as a powerful tool that is continuously transforming the shape of our working methodologies and day-to-day services. There is hardly any sphere of life left now, in which computers are not being used. Be it...
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Welcome to CSPFA Exam Cram 2 (642-521)! Whether this is your 1st or 15th Exam Cram 2 series book, you'll find information here that will help ensure your success as you pursue knowledge, experience, and...
The FORMAT procedure in SAS is an extremely useful procedure that is often included in most of my source code. I first started using PROC FORMAT to create formats to be used as a table lookup for grouping data in reports. I then started to use PROC FORMAT to aid data set creation and also to define new variables. I also learned to...
The best security for a network segment is isolation, but that's not an option if you want your users to enjoy Internet connectivity. Mission Critical Internet Security explores your options for protecting your network from attack across the Internet, emphasizing firewall solutions from Cisco, Symantec, Microsoft, and Check Point. This...
"Their first edition was a landmark work. This new edition is even better. Too many guidelines for instructional design are based on opinion or an attempt to be consistent with some philosophical position. It is most refreshing when one of the...
Until now, we have been inundated with a melee of material in the areas of software architecture, design, and "professional" principles. The need for design material seems to be always at its peak when either a new language or technology appears in the market. When Java first entered the market, you could hear the...
Even though the IT outsourcing market has grown tremendously over the past years, many organizations do not have a reflective understanding of the complex process of IT outsourcing. The process does affect both technological and business goals and activities, and companies must establish both strategies and structures adjusted to their degree of...
This textbook is designed for two principal photography student types. One group is the student in an
academic setting. Students are expected to acquire a solid grasp of the theories and concepts of their
various courses. This is the Knowledge point of the “KSAs” frequently required by employers. Students
in an academic...
The iterative methods play an important role in solving linear equations that
arise in real-world applications. Numerous properties of the problem may affect
the efficiency of the solution. This book deals with algorithms for the solution of
linear systems of algebraic equations with large-scale sparse matrices, with a focus
on...
A course in computer programming provides the typical student's first exposure to the field of computer science. Most students in such a course will have used computers all their lives, for email, games, web browsing, word processing, social networking, and a host of other tasks, but it is not until they write their first programs that...