In addition to the relational data warehouse, we might have a cube such as SQL Server Analysis Services. Cubes don't replace the relational data warehouses, they extend it. They can also connect to the other part of the warehouse that is not necessarily stored in a relational database. By doing this, they become a semantic layer that can be used by the consumption layer described next.
Cubes
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