A fundamental philosophy of the Data Warehousing Framework is the openness of the solution to third-party components. Through the ODBC and OLE DB database interface standards, dozens of products can access and manipulate the information stored in SQL Server or another relational database. Likewise, the OLE DB for OLAP multidimensional database interface makes available the information in OLAP Services and other OLAP data stores. Because of these two access standards, organizations can select the most appropriate analytical tools for their needs. The reduced expenses for ISVs due to standardization also means that the costs of acquiring best-in-class products may diminish over time.