OLAP報告

• The OLAP Report is an internationally respected, authoritative source of information on OLAP products, applications, suppliers and trends. Our mission to offer customers detailed and unbiased product information and practical advice on selecting software and implementing applications. Totally independent of vendor influence, The OLAP Report is compiled by an editorial team led by Nigel Pendse, the leading analyst on the OLAP market.
• An annual subscription to The OLAP Report gives you unlimited access to detailed reviews and critical evaluations of all the most important products on the market plus exclusive analysis of OLAP market trends, practical advice on making the most of OLAP software and case studies.

The OLAP Report is internationally respected for being:

• Genuinely impartial - unlike most research and analyst services, our revenues come from subscriptions, not vendor sponsorship.
• Exceptionally authoritative - Nigel Pendse, our widely-quoted lead analyst and editor, is recognized internationally as a foremost expert in this field.
• Well established - The OLAP Report, established since 1995, gives you access to over half-a-million words of evaluation, analysis and advice.
• Independently owned - The OLAP Report is owned by BARC, a research, publishing and consulting company with no ties to any BI vendor. BARC is committed to providing objective information and coverage of the business technology market.
• Highly credible - independent research shows that The OLAP Report is the most widely used, dedicated source of no-punches-pulled insights into OLAP products, market trends and applications.

5 solid reasons for becoming an OLAP Report customer.....

• Discover the facts that vendors don' t want you to know
• You can count the payback from the price of your subscription many times over by applying The OLAP Report' s insights to negotiate better deals, make sound purchases and develop successful implementations
• Access no holds-barred evaluations and impartial advice
• Genuinely independent product reviews, uninfluenced by vendor sponsorship - The OLAP Report is not afraid to criticize products from even the largest vendors
• Improve your chances of achieving greater business benefits from your implementation

The entire OLAP Report website containing well over 100 sections.....

• Product Reviews including.....
  • Applix TM1
  • Applix Executive Viewer
  • arcplan dynaSight
  • BusinessObjects and WebIntelligence
  • Cartesis 10
  • Cognos Planning
  • Cognos PowerPlay
  • Excel add-ins for Analysis Services
  • Hyperion Essbase
  • Hyperion FM and Planning
  • Information Builders WebFOCUS
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft Analysis Services
  • MicroStrategy 7i
  • OutlookSoft Everest
  • Panorama NovaView
  • ProClarity
  • SAP BW
  • Tableau
  • Targit Analysis
• Analyses including.....
  • Top 21 tips for OLAP success
  • Dimensions
  • OLAP in the organization
  • Positioning OLAP products
  • FAQ: Open source BI/OLAP
  • OLAP categories
  • Scalability
  • Implementing OLAP products
  • OLAP administration
  • Data Delivery Agreement
  • OLAP client/server architectures
  • OLAP benchmarks
  • Multidimensional reporting
• Case Studies including.....
  • IBM Finance
  • BP Exploration & Production
  • Krispy Kreme
  • WHSmith

REVIEWS

• Business Objects EPO 2.1
• Applix TM1 9.0
• arcplan dynaSight 4.1
• BusinessObjects XI Release 2
• Cartesis Performance Suite 10
• CIP Executive Suite 2.1
• Cognos Planning 7.3
• Cognos PowerPlay 7.3 with a first look at Cognos 8 BI
• Crystal Analysis and Reports 10
• Hyperion Essbase 7X/System 9
• Hyperion FM and Planning 4.0
• Hyperion Intelligence 6.0(former Brio)
• Information Builders WebFOCUS 7.1
• IBM DB2 Cube Views 8.2
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
• Microsoft ProClarity 6.0
• MicroStrategy 7i (7.5.2)
• Oracle Express and the OLAP Option 6.4
• OutlookSoft Everest 4.1
• Panorama NovaView 4.0
• Microsoft PerformancePoint Preview
• Tableau 1.5
• Targit Analysis 2K5
• Applix Executive Viewer 5.2
• Archive of older product reviews

ANALYSES & COMMENTARIES

• OLAP applications
• What is OLAP?
• Top 21 tips for OLAP success
• The origins of today' s OLAP products
• Dimensions
• A dozen Next Big Things that didn' t happen
• OLAP in the organization
• What' s in a name?
• FAQ: Open source BI/OLAP
• Positioning OLAP products
• Market segment analysis
• OLAP and spreadsheets friends or foes?
• Oracle + Hyperion
• The Microsoft effect
• Free-form reporting
• OLAP categories
• Market share analysis
• Scalability
• How not to buy an OLAP product
• Applying the SPM maturity model
• Implementing OLAP products
• OLAP administration
• Data Delivery Agreement
• OLAP architectures
• OLAP client/server architectures
• Product variations
• Storing multidimensional data
• Multidimensional data structures
• Multidimensional calculations
• Database explosion
• OLAP benchmarks
• Multidimensional reporting
• DBMS vendors and OLAP
• Company results
• Multi-vendor OLAP APIs
• Scoring OLAP products
• Products not covered
• Choose a product not a vendor
• Beyond collaboration
• OLAP for actuals AND planning
• The rise, fall and recovery of MicroStrategy
• Culture and change management issues
• Why BI projects need a proof of concept
• Glossary of terms

CASE STUDIES

• IBM Finance
• BP Exploration & Production
• Krispy Kreme
• Blue Rhino
• WHSmith