The OLAP Report

• The OLAP Report is an internationally respected, authoritative source of information on OLAP products, applications, suppliers and trends. Our mission to offer customers detailed and unbiased product information and practical advice on selecting software and implementing applications. Totally independent of vendor influence, The OLAP Report is compiled by an editorial team led by Nigel Pendse, the leading analyst on the OLAP market.
• An annual subscription to The OLAP Report gives you unlimited access to detailed reviews and critical evaluations of all the most important products on the market plus exclusive analysis of OLAP market trends, practical advice on making the most of OLAP software and case studies.

The OLAP Report is internationally respected for being:

• Genuinely impartial - unlike most research and analyst services, our revenues come from subscriptions, not vendor sponsorship.
• Exceptionally authoritative - Nigel Pendse, our widely-quoted lead analyst and editor, is recognized internationally as a foremost expert in this field.
• Well established - The OLAP Report, established since 1995, gives you access to over half-a-million words of evaluation, analysis and advice.
• Independently owned - The OLAP Report is owned by BARC, a research, publishing and consulting company with no ties to any BI vendor. BARC is committed to providing objective information and coverage of the business technology market.
• Highly credible - independent research shows that The OLAP Report is the most widely used, dedicated source of no-punches-pulled insights into OLAP products, market trends and applications.

5 solid reasons for becoming an OLAP Report customer.....

• Discover the facts that vendors don' t want you to know
• You can count the payback from the price of your subscription many times over by applying The OLAP Report' s insights to negotiate better deals, make sound purchases and develop successful implementations
• Access no holds-barred evaluations and impartial advice
• Genuinely independent product reviews, uninfluenced by vendor sponsorship - The OLAP Report is not afraid to criticize products from even the largest vendors
• Improve your chances of achieving greater business benefits from your implementation

The entire OLAP Report website containing well over 100 sections.....

• Product Reviews including.....
  • Applix TM1
  • Applix Executive Viewer
  • arcplan dynaSight
  • BusinessObjects and WebIntelligence
  • Cartesis 10
  • Cognos Planning
  • Cognos PowerPlay
  • Excel add-ins for Analysis Services
  • Hyperion Essbase
  • Hyperion FM and Planning
  • Information Builders WebFOCUS
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft Analysis Services
  • MicroStrategy 7i
  • OutlookSoft Everest
  • Panorama NovaView
  • ProClarity
  • SAP BW
  • Tableau
  • Targit Analysis
• Analyses including.....
  • Top 21 tips for OLAP success
  • Dimensions
  • OLAP in the organization
  • Positioning OLAP products
  • FAQ: Open source BI/OLAP
  • OLAP categories
  • Scalability
  • Implementing OLAP products
  • OLAP administration
  • Data Delivery Agreement
  • OLAP client/server architectures
  • OLAP benchmarks
  • Multidimensional reporting
• Case Studies including.....
  • IBM Finance
  • BP Exploration & Production
  • Krispy Kreme
  • WHSmith