Description

BI-Lite CUBE-it Zero is a FREE OLAP Cube builder for SQL Server which brings building cubes within the grasp of anyone familiar with MS Access queries or SQL Server Views. CUBE-it Zero bridges the gap between Access Queries and OLAP CUBES. It extends the reach of OLAP to everyone by enabling the creation of cubes using a simple 4 step process. 1. Connect to your data source 2. Design a report query using the visual query designer 3. Define the content of your cube 4. Process and build the cube in a single click Whilst not a replacement for a data warehouse, CUBE-it Zero, delivers fully functional SQL Server OLAP cubes that do not require the foundation of a data warehouse. It enables the development of OLAP cubes faster, more easily and with fewer errors, than using conventional means. Benefits - It provides the ability to deliver prototype cubes in an instant, allowing your business to evaluate the benefits that cube report delivery can provide, saving costly project development time and money - Provides cost effective analysis of single data sets - Provides extremely cost effective way of "one off" data analysis, enabling important business decisions to be made based on tactical data - Empowers individual users to be able produce personal analysis of non strategic data, reducing the burden on the central BI team - Accepts data from SQL Server as a data source (with optional upgrades for other data source types including MS Access and ORACLE with more being added regularly) - Uses an intuitive drag/drop graphical interface for building queries. The OLAP cubes built by CUBE-it Zero provide a platform for any industry standard reporting tool available today including (but not limited to); Crystal Reports, IBM COGNOS, Business Objects, Analyzer 2007, SQL Server Reporting Services and Microsoft Pro Clarity