Hyperion Essbase is an Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) server that :
For users with complex analytical requirements, Oracle’s Hyperion Essbase, can provide access to :
Essbase was created to provide :
It was originally developed in order to deal with the scalability issues associated with spreadsheets such as Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Excel.
It is why Essbase means Extended SpreadSheet Database
Oracle Hyperion Essbase is :
An OLAP solution is needed when you begin to work with non-additive fact.