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SQL Server BI - Managing Large Datawarehouse environment, guidelines

SQL Master — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:24:00 GMT

What will be the main challenge for a DBA/User to manage a large Data Warehouse (DW) environment, size does matter and also think about downtime you need to deploy whenever any patches are required. Before that you need to be perfect or well-versed with...(read more)

SQL Server Business Intelligence - handling data mining and mission critical applications

SQL Master — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:31:00 GMT

Data, data and data everywhere: a typical scenario for an Enterprise DBA to handle the mission critical applications and comprehensive information across the organization using SQL Server technologies. Since the inception of SQL Server 2005 version Business...(read more)

Analysis Service error: Either the user, Domain\User, does not have access to the Database Name database, or the database does not exist.

SQL Master — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:02:00 GMT

As it seems the error text on the subject looks familiar when you have installed SQL Server or working with SQL Server databases. How about getting the error on Analysis Services databases (OLAP) within your BI Platform. So in the case of handling the...(read more)

EXECUTE permission denied on object 'xp_sqlagent_notify', database 'mssqlsystemresource', schema 'sys'.

SQL Master — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:48:00 GMT

Granting permissions to relevant account is a required criteria within the SQL Server databases management, for this even Reporting Services is not exceptional. As per the configuration by default the users connect to the report server by using their...(read more)

SQL Server Reporting Services: Resources and information - all in one place

SQL Master — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:30:00 GMT

During a conference few users asked about resources and information to go through the Reporting Services, as it is a general assumption from the end-user community that referring to Books Online aka BOL doesn't get them anywhere. I always recommend to...(read more)

SQL Server Business Intelligence - adopt sustainable practices on ETL processes with SSIS

SQL Master — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:14:00 GMT

Making best use of SQL Server Integration Services within your ETL processes is a flexible choice, which has a huge share within the Business Intelligence application platform. You may be aware that SSIS introduces several new and enhanced features and...(read more)

SQL Server BI and Performance Point Server 2007 - good match

SQL Master — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:10:00 GMT

Another tool within BI platform to use when you have the huge farm of Analysis Services data warehousing & mining database setup at your end. So the provision of BI within SQL Server 2005 is a complete enterprise-ready and scalable data warehouse...(read more)

BI Virtual labs on MSDN - specific to data mining and top 10 classed in Tech-ed.

SQL Master — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:45:00 GMT

As blogged here before Virtual Labs are very handy for the new users and existing professionals to test out new features without disturbing their own platform. In this scenario Microsoft events are helping the users by providing access to their virtual...(read more)

SQL Server 2008 BI enahncements - what you want is what you get!

SQL Master — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:49:00 GMT

So far the SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services new features were included until October CTP, top features that Microsoft would like to include within RTM version: New Aggregation designer - to browse and modify aggregation designs that are now shown grouped...(read more)

SQL Server 2005 BI evaluate and diagnose Analysis Services database performance

SQL Master — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:57:00 GMT

Performance - one word does it all! You are aware that during the Performance Tuning exercise there are few quick wins within the SQL Server Relational Database Engine such as table statistics for data and indexes. When it comes to Analysis Services (BI)...(read more)

SQL Server OLAP - back to basics for Cube access from front-end application?

SQL Master — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:38:00 GMT

One of the [SSP] forum user asked about what is OLAP, how the process flow occurrs when update happens to a fact table! It sounds like the basic question for Analysis Services user, OLAP - On-Line Analytical Processing for BI - Business Intelligence is...(read more)

What is Business Intelligence? How to obtain complete tools suite to test?

SQL Master — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:11:00 GMT

Business Intelligence (BI) - is the new term from Microsoft for all Data Warehousing & Data Mining requirement since the SQL Server 2005 version is released. Say many organization face challenges with the Data Explode, this BI offers management and...(read more)

SQL Server Analysis Services MDX Query performance monitoring - highlights

SQL Master — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:27:00 GMT

When it comes to monitor the query performance whether it is TSQL or MDX, the process is similar. You need to have a better understanding on how queries are executed (architecture), what tools are available for monitoring and best practices to improve...(read more)

SQL Server Analysis Services slicing and dicing

SQL Master — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:08:00 GMT

I was going through Books Online in learning the concepts of slicing of data within Analysis Services for the new project that is upcoming, all these years I have basic knowledge of SSAS and with latest available features in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services...(read more)

New whitepaper available on Analysis Services Many-to-Many Dimensions: Query Performance Optimization Techniques

SQL Master — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:36:00 GMT

Got this update from SQLCAT blog on MSDN about new whitepaper on Analysis Services many-to-many dimensions that helps in MDX query performance optimization steps you need to take care. Many-to-many dimension relationships in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services...(read more)