New book released - Microsoft SQL Server 2008 MDX Step by Step

Feb 27, 2008. New book released - Microsoft SQL Server 2008 MDX Step by Step
by Bryan C. Smith and C. Ryan Clay

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I - MDX Fundamentals
  Chapter 1 - Welcome to MDX
  Chapter 2 - Using the MDX Query Editor
  Chapter 3 - Understanding Tuples
  Chapter 4 - Working with Sets
  Chapter 5 - Working with Expressions
Part II - MDX Functions
  Chapter 6 - Building Complex Sets
  Chapter 7 - Performing Aggregation
  Chapter 8 - Navigating Hierarchies
  Chapter 9 - Working with Time
Part III - MDX Applications
  Chapter 10 - Enhancing the Cube
  Chapter 11 - Implementing Dynamic Security
  Chapter 12 - Building Reports

Quick review

I really enjoyed reading this book that is focused on MDX language. It starts with very basic MDX queries and slowly introduces you to more advanced MDX topics. There are plenty of well defined samples for the reader to study and run on your own. I liked that instead of just listing and describing what each MDX function does, this book defines common problems that could be solved with MDX and shows different ways to solve them. Without any question I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn MDX.