A multi-dimensional analytical query, or MDA query, is answered as quickly as possible by online analytical processing, or OLAP (/o*l*p/). Business intelligence also includes relational databases, ...

Unlike the name implies, the cube represents data across some measure of interest. Even if it is called a “cube”, it can have 2 dimensions, 3 dimensions, or even higher dimensions. With an OLAP cube, ...

Octopai, a provider of metadata management automation for BI & Analytics, has added support for Tabular on Azure Analysis Services, IBM's Netezza, Vertica, and has expanded its support of OLAP cubes.

Recent advances in OLAP query recommendations and user interaction are transforming the way data is explored and analysed. Traditional OLAP systems, long reliant on standard roll-up and drill-down ...