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| Author: | Bird, J. |
| Title: | The latest intelligence |
| Journal: | Management Today
1995 : AUG, 8, p. 52-54 |
| Index terms: | COMPUTER SYSTEMS INFORMATION SYSTEMS SOFTWARE |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Too much data lies hidden and unexploited in filing cabinets and PCs. But the power and sophistication of today's IT is at last producing systems that let managers drill down for key information and analyse their business in whatever way they choose. The software industry's latest answer to the hidden data problem is On -Line Analytical Processing (OLAP). This time, experts believe, the technology could be capable of delivering what users have so long been waiting for. OLAP gives fast, friendly access to potentially colossal stores of data sliced and diced however you want. You can view and analyse your businesses in whatever way is most convenient, totting up totals as you wish. For example sales can be aggregated for any period, product, customer, salesman, or invoice date. |
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