Hughes Steve - SQL server analysis services 2012 cube development cookbook

Baya Dewald has been working with Microsoft SQL Server for over 15 years and with Analysis Services since its debut in 1999. He has architected, developed, and administered databases with millions of users and cubes measured in terabytes. Throughout his career, he has held various certifications, including Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, and Microsoft Certified Database Administrator. He has managed DBA teams and published over 100 technical articles in SQL Server Magazine, SQL Professional, Tech Target, and InformIT. He has also contributed to several technical books as a co-author and technical reviewer. He can be reached at <>.

First and foremost, I'd like to thank my family for allowing me to dedicate long hours to working on this book. I am also thankful to my friend Scot Reagin for his encouragement and support while writing this book and to my friend and mentor Kevin Kline who helped me find excellent co-authors. Thanks too to all reviewers, particularly to Dan English, for their useful and thought-provoking comments that helped to make this book more useful to the readers.

Paul Turley is a mentor with SolidQ and is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP. He consults, writes, speaks, teaches, and blogs about business intelligence and reporting solutions. He works with companies around the world to visualize and deliver critical information to make informed business decisions. He is the director of the Oregon SQL PASS chapter and user group, and the lead author of Professional SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services and 11 other books by Wrox and Microsoft Press . Paul blogs at SqlServerBiBlog.com.

Special thanks to my wife and daughters for their support and understanding. Thanks to all the mentors and staff at SolidQ, a truly world-class organization.

Steve Hughes is a Practice Lead at Magenic. In his current role, he develops strategy and helps guide data, business intelligence, collaboration, and data integration development using Microsoft technologies, including SQL Server, SharePoint, and BizTalk. He continues to deliver data and business intelligence solutions using these platforms. He has been working with technology for over 15 years with much of that time spent on creating business intelligence solutions. He is passionate about using data effectively and helping customers understand that data is valuable and profitable. He also has experience working with a large software company as a service vendor and there received awards for customer satisfaction and engineering excellence.

In 2010, he received the Consultant of the Year honor at Magenic. He has delivered multiple presentations on SQL server, data architecture, and business intelligence over the years. Steve can often be found at Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) events where he serves as a regional mentor and is active with the Minnesota SQL Server User Group (MNPASS). He shares his insights from the field on his blog at http://dataonwheels.wordpress.com.

I want to thank my wife, Sheila, and our four childrenKristyna, Alex, Andrew, and Mikaylafor their patience as I worked on this project. Their support has been awesome in this and my other endeavors. I also want to thank the team at Packt Publishing and the reviewers for their guidance throughout the writing of this book as it has allowed us to put together a better product for all of you. Finally, I dedicate all my efforts to my father-in-law, Ed Jankowski, without whom I would have never been involved in software at all. We all miss you, Ed.

Dan English is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP and the Business Intelligence Practice Manager at Superior Consulting Services in Minneapolis, MN. He has been developing with Microsoft technologies since 1996 and has focused on data warehousing and business intelligence since 2004. He has presented for the Minnesota SQL Server user group, the Microsoft Minnesota BI user group, and Minnesota TechFuse, along with SQL Server and SharePoint Saturday events. He is also an avid blogger and tweeter.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the Minnesota State University, Mankato. He is an MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2005 and 2008 and a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) for Microsoft SQL Server Business IntelligenceImplementation and Maintenance and also for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007Configuring.

He and his wife, Molly, live in Minnesota and have two children, Lily and Wyatt.

Stevo Smoilac is an Associate Principal Consultant at Magenic, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner that specializes in business intelligence solutions.

He has over 12 years' experience working in software development, the last seven of which have focused on designing, implementing, managing, and administrating technical solutions developed using Microsoft SQL Server and the Microsoft Business Intelligence stack. He has been involved in all phases of the BI development lifecycle from envisioning through operational support and is passionate about the field of business intelligence.

He is currently a Virtual Technology Solutions Professional (V-TSP) for business intelligence, a Microsoft Certified IT Professional, and holds a B. Tech degree in Information Technology.