Designing A Data Warehouse: Part 1 Dimension Types
In this first part of a multiple part series, Brian Knight shows the different types of slowly changing dimensions you'll use and the business reason for using each type.
2007-03-19
4,753 reads
Articles
Aggregate Queries
They are a basic type of query that every DBA and developer should be able to write, but aggregates are sometimes misunderstood and result in strange behaviors and results. Kathi Kellenberger brings us a tutorial on what aggregate queries are and a few hints on how to become more proficient at writing them.
2007-03-16 (first published: 2005-12-19)
37,543 reads
Different forms of CrossJoin
This article is about different syntactical ways to write CrossJoin in MDX, all of which are completely equivalent from the functional and performance standpoint. Therefore, the article doesn't convey any practical information, and can be ignored. Readers curious about history of MDX can keep reading, however.
2007-03-16
3,902 reads
Build Date Generators and Manipulate Date and Time Data in SQL
Learn how to build date generators without loops using SQL, and some useful techniques to help you manipulate date and time data.
2007-03-15
3,878 reads
SQLServerCentral.com Web Site Migration
We're moving our web server to the UK this weekend, so there will be a bit of downtime Friday night.
2007-03-14
1,757 reads
J2EE and SQL Server: Making a JDBC Connection
Using a SQL Server back end with a Java application server may sound like an unnatural proposition but there's no need to bow to such arbitrary limitations. In this article you'll get step-by-step instructions on making a JDBC connection between the four most popular Java application servers and Microsoft SQL Server.
2007-03-14
2,136 reads
PowerSMO At Work Part I: DBA Scripts and Functions
Dan Sullivan delves deeper into PowerSMO, the versatile command line utility for managing SQL Server databases. Using a certificate strategy, he provides a step-by-step guide to creating and deploying secure, signed DBA scripts. He then describes how to use PowerSMO functions to manage the extended properties of SQL Server objects.
2007-03-13
3,271 reads
An Introduction to Dynamic Management Views and Functions in SQL Serve
The purpose of this article is to introduce you to Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) and Dynamic Management Functions (DMFs) at a high level; in later articles, I will drill down into how specific DMVs and DMFs can be used to help you performance tune your servers and databases.
2007-03-12
2,861 reads
Common Table Expressions in SQL Server 2005
The next evoution of T-SQL, which will be released in SQL Server 2005, contains a number of enhancements designed to allow you to write more powerful queries while keeping the code structured in a way that makes development and understanding it easier. Coming ever so closer to the SQL-99 specification with Common Table Expressions, new author Srinivas Sampath brings us an introduction to this new way of writing complex queries.
2007-03-09 (first published: 2005-03-02)
50,989 reads
Using SMS 2003 SQL Views to Create Custom Reports
Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Reporting uses Microsoft SQL Server views to provide access to data from the tables in the SMS site SQL database and to offer an efficient reporting option. The SMS site SQL database contains a large collection of information about the network, computers, users, user groups, and many other components of the computing environment. This database also contains objects that represent SMS items such as advertisements, packages, queries, reports, and status messages.
2007-03-08
1,706 reads
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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