Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2008 Analysis Services Unleashed

CHAPTER 20 The Physical Data Model

IN THIS CHAPTER

Internal Components for Storing Data

Data Structure of a Dimension

Physical Model of the Cube

The physical data model defines the structure and format of the data as physically stored by Analysis Services. Essentially, the physical model describes how the objects defined by the conceptual model, such as dimensions and partitions, are stored in memory or on a disk, and what data structures ...