Where is BI headed? My take on the future of Business Intelligence, from forecasting and smarter decisions to BI in every industry and business size.
SQL Server emergency? Email pinal@sqlauthority.com with URGENT in the subject line.
SQL SERVER – Business Intelligence – Aligning Business Metrics
Managers want timely, visual, personal information for faster decisions. How Business Intelligence helps with aligning business metrics across a company.
SQL SERVER – Fix : Error : Invalid object name ‘sys.configurations’. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 208)
Connecting to SQL Azure CTP gives Invalid object name ‘sys.configurations’ (Error 208). Connect from New Query with the database name set instead.
SQL Server – White Paper – An Introduction to Fast Track Data Warehouse Architectures by Erik Veerman
Erik Veerman’s white paper introducing Fast Track Data Warehouse architectures, reference configurations that take the guesswork out of BI hardware choices.
SQL SERVER – White Papers – Consolidation Guidance for SQL Server – Consolidation Using SQL Server 2008
Two white papers by Allan Hirt: Consolidation Guidance for SQL Server, which compares three consolidation options, and Consolidation Using SQL Server 2008.
SQLAuthority News – Notes from TechDays 2009 at Infosys, Bangalore
My notes from TechDays 2009 at Infosys, Bangalore on Nov 16-17: the largest Microsoft tech event at Infosys, with about 2,500 attendees in person and online.
SQL SERVER – 2008 Star Join Query Optimization
Star Join Query Optimization in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition uses bitmap filtering to speed up data warehouse queries that join fact tables.
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Who We Are
Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.
Pinal has authored 19 books and 120 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.
Pinal is also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (CF-L2).
Nupur Dave is a social media enthusiast and an independent consultant. She primarily focuses on the database domain, helping clients build short and long-term multi-channel campaigns to drive leads for their sales pipeline.
Shaivi Pinalkumar Dave is a book author and a women’s artistic gymnast.

