SQL Server Analysis Services

Question

Give a brief introduction of the term ‘SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services’ (or SSAS)?

Answer 1

SSAS offers the business data an assimilated view. This assimilated view is offered by combining online analytical processing (or OLAP) and data mining functionality. SSAS supports OLAP and permits data gathered from different sources to be managed in a competent way. Analysis services, distinctively for data mining, permit employ of a broad array of data mining algorithms which permits designing, creation of data mining models.