Previously, on The Ghost of MDX ... This post is Part 2 of my prior post, The Ghost of MDX (Multi Dimensional eXpressions), where I discussed the value of pre-aggregated OLAP, such as SQL Server Analysis Services and Kyvos SmartOLAP, in the modern Cloud world. Before continuing, I need to clarify that by "SQL Server … Continue reading An MDX Primer
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The Ghost of MDX
Practically every customer over my 20+ years working with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) has told me "MDX is hard to learn". As cliche as this is to say, I think the source of difficulty is mostly that the MDX language is misunderstood. I believe that in large part, it's because SQL and MDX are … Continue reading The Ghost of MDX