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So we have a collection of dimensions, and a pile of data in our database. The question is—now what? To get value from our data and the work we’ve done so far, we need to assemble the dimensions into a cube. That’s what we’re going to do in this chapter. In addition to building a cube from our dimensions, we’ll also look into calculated measures (deriving additional values from existing values), partitions (dividing data to ease management), and a deeper dive into aggregations and their design.
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Janus, P., Fouché, G. (2010). Building a Cube. In: Pro SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-1996-5_7
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