The Ghost of OLAP Aggregations – Part 2 – Aggregation Manager

This is Part 2 of a 3-part series where I make the case that pre-aggregated OLAP is essential in this era of AI. The intent of this post is to describe just enough of how a pre-aggregated OLAP engine works for those who are unfamiliar with this technology: Those who have joined the business intelligence … Continue reading The Ghost of OLAP Aggregations – Part 2 – Aggregation Manager

The Role of OLAP Cubes in “Enterprise Intelligence”

In the pursuit of data-driven excellence, quick and well-informed decision-making is crucial for enterprises. Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) facilitates this by enabling rapid analysis of multidimensional data. Despite challenges from big data and cloud technologies, OLAP's role has resurged in managing vast data volumes, supporting complex analysis, and bridging structured and unstructured data for enterprise intelligence.

OLAP is Back as Kyvos Insights

In 2013 I wrote a blog titled, Is OLAP Terminally Ill? I used the term "Terminally Ill" because I didn't believe that the strategy of managing pre-aggregations was dead. Temporarily unnecessary, maybe, but not dead. To be clear, by "OLAP" (Online Analytical Processing), I meant in both contexts of the software named SQL Server Analysis … Continue reading OLAP is Back as Kyvos Insights