Online analytical processing (OLAP) Question:
What are Cubes in OLAP?
Answer:
A data cube stores data in a summarized version which helps in a faster analysis of data. The data is stored in such a way that it allows reporting easily. E.g. using a data cube a user may want to analyze weekly, monthly performance of an employee. Here, month and week could be considered as the dimensions of the cube.
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