Comparing Business Intelligence Platforms
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Summary
This white paper compares the features of SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services with its main competitor Hyperion Essbase 6.5, which is also sold by IBM as DB2 OLAP Server 8.1. According to The OLAP Report, SQL Server 2000 outpaced Hyperion Essbase as the leading OLAP product in the industry in 2002. Analysis Services has changed the business intelligence landscape by delivering an affordable and powerful solution to organizations of all sizes. Numerous independent software vendors (ISVs), including Ascentgial Software, Brio, Cognos, ProClarity, Sagent Technology, and Business Objects, have implemented solutions on the SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services platform.
Included in this document:
| • | Database Architecture |
| • | Scalability |
| • | Performance |
| • | Modeling and Calculation |
| • | Delivering OLAP Information to the User |
| • | Ease of Use |
| • | OLAP Databases in the Enterprise |
| • | Cost of Ownership |
