Stairway to MDX - STEP 1: Getting Started with MDX

Step 1: Getting Started with MDX MDX, which stands for MultiDimensional eXpressions, is a language with a specialized syntax for querying and manipulating the multidimensional data stored in OLAP cubes. Since it first appeared in Microsoft OLAP Services 7.0 in 1998, a number of other products have adopted it.

In this series, we'll be getting to the stage of being able to create useful MDX queries in a business context, and we'll move on from that point to give you a comprehensive understanding of the functions, operators, and properties of MDX.

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