This article explains what SQL Server Integration Services configurations are used for, why you should use Integration Services configurations, and what options you have for leveraging configurations. It will also make some simple recommendations that are based on my experiences of building Integration Services packages in a real-world environment. An understanding of the terms “package”, [...]
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SQLAuthority News – Best Practices for Integration Services Configurations
Posted in Business Intelligence, SQL White Papers, tagged SSIS on October 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
SQLAuthority News – PASS Sessions – I will be there!
Posted in Business Intelligence, MVP, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority Author Visit, SQLAuthority News, T SQL, Technology, tagged Beyond Relational, PASS, SQL PASS on October 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
As PASS is now one week away and I am all excited for the same. I am going to attend following two sessions for sure. I encourage all of you to also visit the same sessions. We can all talk about SQL , SQL Integration as well Beyond Relations.
First sessions I will be attending of [...]
SQL SERVER – Introduction to Business Intelligence – Important Terms & Definitions
Posted in Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology on October 21, 2009 | 6 Comments »
What is Business Intelligence
Business intelligence (BI) is a broad category of application programs and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data from various data sources, thus providing enterprise users with reliable and timely information and analysis for improved decision making. To put it simply, BI is an umbrella term that refers to [...]
SQLAuthority News – SQL Server Accelerator for Business Intelligence (BI)
Posted in Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Documentation, SQL Download, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News, T SQL, Technology on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have wonderful experience at my recent Business Intelligence tour. I will write down in detail about my experience at different location. However, today I would like to talk about one particular question which was asked at all the locations. It was about SQL Server Accelerator for Business Intelligence (BI). Many attendee asked me how [...]
SQL SERVER – Designing SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Cubes for Excel 2007 PivotTables
Posted in Business Intelligence, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Documentation, SQL Download, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL White Papers, SQLAuthority Author Visit, SQLServer, T SQL, Technology on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In my recent Business Intelligence Training Roadshow August September 2009 I quite often get request to provide more details about Analysis Service Cubes for Excel 2007 PivotTable. Here is the white paper on the same subject.
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 takes advantage of most of the features in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services. To take [...]
SQL SERVER – What is Data Mining – A Simple Introductory Note
Posted in Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology, tagged Data Mining on September 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
According to MacLennan et al. (2009), data mining is defined as “the process of analyzing data to find hidden patterns using automatic methodologies.” Consider the following simple example that explains this concept. By analyzing the data on the items purchased from a supermarket or a chain of such stores, information on the products that are [...]
SQLAuthority News – Application and Multi-Server Management
Posted in Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, SQL, SQL Add-On, SQL Authority, SQL Documentation, SQL Download, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL White Papers, SQLAuthority News, T SQL, Technology on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces new management tools to help improve IT efficiency and productivity. Investments in application and multi-server management will help organizations proactively manage database environments efficiently at scale through centralized visibility into resource utilization. Such investments can help streamline consolidation and upgrade initiatives across the application lifecycle—all with tools that make it [...]
SQLAuthority News – Business Intelligence Training Roadshow August September 2009
Posted in Business Intelligence, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority Author Visit, SQLAuthority News, T SQL, Technology, tagged Training on August 25, 2009 | 47 Comments »
UPDATE : This is FREE training.
I quite often receive request from readers and expert from all over the world if I do any training for SQL Server. Currently I am on Tour of 8 different stats of India and will be training on Business Intelligence Boot Camp.
Here is quick image of the topics, which I [...]
SQL SERVER – Languages for BI – MDX, DMX, XMLA
Posted in Business Intelligence, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLServer, T SQL, Technology on July 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today, we have a very basic thing to go over. Few days back, I was discussing with one of my friends regarding BI. He told me that he knows that BI stands for Business Intelligence but he would like to know what languages BI uses to achieve the goal. The reason I found this question [...]
SQL SERVER – Introduction to Business Intelligence – Important Terms and Definitions
Posted in Business Intelligence, Database, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Documentation, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology on May 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
What is Business Intelligence
Business intelligence (BI) is a broad category of application programs and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data from various data sources, thus providing enterprise users with reliable and timely information and analysis for improved decision making. To put it simply, BI is an umbrella term that refers to [...]
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Pinalkumar Dave is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP and a Mentor for Solid Quality India. He has written over 1100 articles on the subject on his blog at http://blog.sqlauthority.com. He is a dynamic and proficient Principal Database Architect, Corporate Trainer and Project Manager, who specializes in SQL Server Programming and has 7 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and a number of certifications, including MCDBA and MCAD (.NET). He was awarded Regional Mentor for PASS Asia.
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