Filtering of a shared, distributed cube

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium operably coupled to the processor, the computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to
• create an access key associated with a user, wherein the access key defines the user's access to a cube of data, wherein the cube of data is distributed onto a plurality of computing devices with each computing device of the plurality of computing devices storing a different portion of the cube of data, wherein the system is one of the plurality of computing devices;
• store a plurality of access masks in association with the portion of the cube of data stored on the system;
• create a process space associated with the user;
• receive a query on the cube of data, wherein the query is associated with the user;
• process the query while masking the created access key with the stored plurality of access masks, wherein the masking controls access to the stored portion of the cube of data;
• and
• send a result of the processed query to a requesting computing device.

A method of performing a query on a cube of data, the method comprising:

• creating an access key associated with a user at a computing device, wherein the access key defines the user's access to a cube of data, wherein the cube of data is distributed onto a plurality of computing devices with each computing device of the plurality of computing devices storing a different portion of the cube of data, wherein the computing device is one of the plurality of computing devices;
• storing, by the computing device, a plurality of access masks in association with the portion of the cube of data stored on the computing device;
• creating, by the computing device, a process space associated with the user;
• receiving a query on the cube of data by the computing device, wherein the query is associated with the user;
• processing, by the computing device, the query while masking the created access key with the stored plurality of access masks, wherein the masking controls access to the stored portion of the cube of data;
• and
• sending, by the computing device, a result of the processed query to a requesting computing device.