Data mining technology is growing rapidly and, in many industries, has become commonplace. The main reasons for this are advances in computer technology that acquire, store and retrieve enormous amounts of data about everything from everywhere.

In 2000, Microsoft introduced a data mining feature in their Microsoft^® SQL Server™ 2000 Analysis Services. This book covers all the practicalities required to integrate a third-party data mining algorithm into SQL Server™ 2000.

This book is designed for use by data mining researchers and information technology workers. It will also be an ideal text for IT master and doctorate courses.