One of the big problems I have with some new customers is the knowledge gap between where they are and where they need to be in order to be successful. Given that people can read much faster than they can receive presented information it makes sense to have a reading list.

I’ve blogged previously some Analysis Services resources but new and better content is appearing all the time. In addition to that article here are my current reading recommendations for anyone planning a BI or Analysis Services project. Know this lot backwards and you should have a good head start.

Everyone

SQL Performance Tuning with Waits and Queues

Analysis Services Performance Guide

Identifying and Resolving MDX Query Performance Bottlenecks in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services

The Data Loading Performance Guide

Report Server Catalog Best Practices

Reporting Services Performance Optimizations

New Data Warehouse Scalability Features in SQL Server 2008

Scaling Up Your Data Warehouse with SQL Server 2008

Architects and Developers

OLAP Design Best Practices for Analysis Services 2005

Best Practices for Data Warehousing with SQL Server 2008

Analysis Services Processing Best Practices

Top 10 SQL Server Integration Services Best Practices

Top 10 Best Practices for Building a Large Scale Relational Data Warehouse

Operations and Support

Storage Top 10 Best Practices

SQL Server Best Practices

IIS Performance Tuning

Resolving Common Connectivity Issues in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Connectivity Scenarios

In fact pretty much anything on the sqlcat website is pure gold.