From time to time I get asked "What are your favorite white papers?" or "Can
you provide me a quick cheatsheet of what I should read to come up to speed
on Analysis Services as quickly as possible?"

With that goal in mind, here is my "list":

- WP: Analysis Services Performance Guide

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../ansvcspg.mspx
(in particular look at Appendix A for even more resources)
Webcasts:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

- WP: Analysis Services Opeations Guide

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../anservog.mspx
(in particular, look at Appendix B for even more resources)
Webcasts:
Part 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
Part 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

- WP: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (64-bit) Analysis Services: Why Migrate, and
What to Expect If You Do

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../ansvcs64.mspx

- Tool: Analysis Services Parallel Processing Utility

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

- General Analysis Services White papers and Resources
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evaluat...bianalysis.asp

- Tool: DSO/XML

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
(additional downloads such as the source code are linked to this entry as
well)

- Tool: OLAP Scribe

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

- Support WebCast: Middle-tier Applications and Analysis Services
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;833557

- WP: Creating Large-Scale, Highly Available OLAP Sites

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

We hope you find this posting useful.
Enjoy.
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Dave Wickert [MS]
dwickert (AT) online (DOT) microsoft.com
Program Manager
BI Practices Team
SQL BI Product Unit (Analysis Services)
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