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How Do I create an XML document from undefined legacy data?

This article explains how to transform a nebulous application requirement like "take a flat file that was produced by an upstream mainframe application and produce an XML document for a downstream application," into a flexible working solution.

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2006-08-18

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Considerations for Data Warehousing

What type of things do you need to look at when setting up a data warehouse? Hardware is a big one as well as the settings for the server, which may be substantially different than transactional systems most DBAs work with. Warehousing expert Vincent Rainardi brings us the next installment in his data warehousing series with some advice on what you should be looking for.

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2006-08-16

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XBRL or Master Data Management?

Master data management (MDM) and eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) are two key technologies that promise to address important information management issues. Ventana Research believes both will enable companies to reduce the cost, time and effort needed to collect, analyze and use information, whether for visibility, decision support or process execution. Some observers may see them as competing approaches, but in practice each has capabilities best suited to some applications and not others. Even where they overlap, the two may not be mutually exclusive. We advise companies that have not yet begun investigating XBRL and MDM to do so immediately, and all organizations should begin developing skills in using them.

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2006-08-16

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Maintaining SQL Server 2005 Databases - Backups

In this presentation for SQL Server newbies, you'll learn how to maintain your SQL Server databases by backing them up regularly and reindexing them. This topic assumes you know nothing about SQL Server and also covers some of the decisions you'll have to make when you decide you want to backup your database through maintenance plans.

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2006-08-15

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