Using OLE DB for OLAP (OLE DB for Online Analytical Processing), you can connect front-end tools from third-party providers.
OLE DB for OLAP is a respected interface specification that has since become the industry standard. It is used to access relational and multidimensional data regardless of database.
Interface Properties:
Read interface
Programming language is not specified
Mass data is not supported.
Execution in the dialog
Programming knowledge is required
Data can be read from a query
More information: OLE DB for OLAP.
For general information, see Open Analysis Interfaces.