Intended for those who wish to plan, build, and operate Microsoft's On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) services, this guide covers fundamentals, a history and description of trends in the OLAP industry, characteristics and approaches of OLAP products, Microsoft's approach to OLAP, architecture of OLAP Services, and tips for advanced usage. Suitable for sponsors, project managers, system architects, developers, and administrators of OLAP applications but does not require prior knowledge of OLAP. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)