At whatever point that a business owner or operator decides that good business intelligence is going to be a crucial part of their activities, it is important to assess and select some of the various tools that will assist towards achieving the ultimate objective of creating a viable business.

One of those tools will have to be Online Analytical Processing (OLAP). The purpose of this article is to provide a generalized framework in which the data skimmed online can be processed and eventually embedded within the day to day infrastructure of a business.

Of course, the level of detail, investment and sophistication will vary between a small firm and the multinational organization. However the basic concepts still remain the same. Read the rest of this entry