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Title: MDX Solutions: With Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services by George Spofford ISBN: 0-471-40046-7 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 20 July, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.12 (8 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Not for the faint of heart
Comment: Very poorly written, but advanced book. Author covers wide range of topics, which are a must for anybody serious about learning MDX, but the writing style and explanations are just plain terrible. There are constant references to the topic yet to come in the subsequent chapters. Some sentences take 2-3 passes to understand. Many explanations of functions could really benefit from editor's touch (bold here, cursive there). Try to figure out the meaning of a new function when one sentence contains three words "level" and each one refers to something different. Be sure to read "Fast Track to MDX" to be sure you are ready for this one. Unfortunately this is currently the only advanced MDX book on the market.
Rating: 2
Summary: Definitely not for beginners
Comment: I'm just starting to look at MDX and have a minimal background in T-SQL. This is not the book if you're in my shoes. It jumps to advanced topics much too quickly, uses terms that haven't been previously discussed, and doesn't give enough progressive examples. It just doesn't do a good job of building the basics before it starts jumping around and getting advanced.
Rating: 4
Summary: Best MDX book available
Comment: Unlike Whitehorn this author clearly understands MDX. MDX semantics are complex and mudled but he tries to explain them. However, the result is still as not clear as it could be. What does the filter expression *really* mean...
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Title: Fast Track to MDX by Mark Whitehorn, Mosha Pasumansky, Robert Zare ISBN: 1852336811 Publisher: Springer Verlag Pub. Date: 15 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Microsoft(r) SQL Server(tm) 2000 Analysis Services Step by Step by Olap Train, Reed Jacobson ISBN: 0735609047 Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: 06 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: OLAP Solutions: Building Multidimensional Information Systems by Erik Thomsen ISBN: 0471400300 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 15 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: SQL Server Developer's Guide to OLAP with Analysis Services by Mike Gunderloy, Tim Sneath ISBN: 0782129579 Publisher: Sybex Inc Pub. Date: 19 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: The Data Warehouse Toolkit: The Complete Guide to Dimensional Modeling (Second Edition) by Ralph Kimball, Margy Ross ISBN: 0471200247 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 12 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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