METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUERYING A CUBE FOREST DATA STRUCTURE

A device and method is disclosed for using a data structure known as a cube forest for use in a batch-load-then-read-intensively system. The device and method significantly improve the time to execute a bit vector query. Hierarchically split cube forests provide a method for efficiently duplicating information, and can be optimized to reduce update and storage costs. Cube forests including hierarchically split cube forests are most appropriate for read-intensive, update-rarely-and-in-large-batches multidimensional applications in an off-the-shelf (low cost) hardware environment. A method and an apparatus for querying a cube forest for aggregates are disclosed herein.