SQL SERVER – Designing SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Cubes for Excel 2007 PivotTables

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…
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SQL SERVER – What is Data Mining – A Simple Introductory Note

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…
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SQLAuthority News – Application and Multi-Server Management

SQL Server 2008 R2 – Application and Multi-Server Management SQL Server Technical Article Title: SQL Server 2008 R2Application and Multi-Server Management Introduction Writers: Geoff Allix Technical Reviewers: Joanne Hodgins, Omri Bahat, Morgan Oslake Published: February 2010 SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces new management tools to help improve IT efficiency and…
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