Expert Cube Development with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services
Yes! I receive the "Expert Cube Development with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services" just now. This book is not released in Australia yet. My company ordered from US and takes ages for shipping. I can’t wait to open it. lol.
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It\’s a great book with a lot of make-your-life-as-a-BI-specialist much simpler best practices. There are too many variables in the cube design; sometimes a supposedly "right" design will make things much harder. SSAS field is still very young and there are lot to learn. There is no such book as MDX cookbook as T-SQL cookbook has been out there for years. There are a lot of trial and errors involved. Fortunately I started from a simple enough model and I am the only one in my branch who knows anything about SSAS. Also fortunately I spent a year in Microsoft learning tips and tricks from the experts. People are doing things a lot differently from the textbook!
Yeah, I think the book is great too. This book, as it said, has strong opinions from the authors. But I really like it. Each opinion comes with the thoughts behind it and it really makes sense to follow the suggestion.Similar to you, I am the only one who knows SSAS in my company. Fortunately, I am able to play a "power" role to define policies and framework of our projects. Unfortunately, I have huge pressure and responsibilities that I have to make things performed well.