SSAS 2008 Storage Modes
In SQL Server Analysis Services 2008, we have three storage mode options available to us: Relational Online Analytical Processing (ROLAP), Multidimensional Online Analytical Processing (MOLAP) and Hybrid Online Analytical Processing (HOLAP). There are advantages and disadvantages to each, so I figured I'd take a few minutes to give a quick overview describing the storage modes and laying out some of the pros and cons of each.
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