SQL Saturday #109 - Silicon Valley
Come to a free day of training on Mar 3, 2012 in Mountain View, CA
2012-02-27
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Articles
SQL Saturday #123 - Western Cape
Come to a free day of SQL training on Mar 3 in Tyger Valle, Western Cape in South Africa.
2012-02-27
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Using SSIS to Maintain the File System
Integration Services is one of the more flexible tools available on the SQL Server platform. Jason Brimhall shows us a way to remove old files, either backups or flat files, after a configurable period of time.
2012-02-24
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SSAS - Best Practices and Performance Optimization
There are several aspects that can take a toll on performance for your Analysis Services cubes. Some problems could be related to the source systems, some could be because of poor design of your cube and MDX queries and some could be related to network issues.
2012-02-24
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2012-02-23 (first published: 2010-10-13)
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SQL Server 2012 SSIS – Sending files using FTP Task
This article will show you how to configure the FTP task in SSIS send files to remote server using the FTP protocol.
2012-02-23
7,637 reads
Using SQL Test Database Unit Testing with TeamCity Continuous Integration
With database applications, the process of test and integration can be frustratingly slow because so much of it is based on manual processes. Everyone seems to agree that automation of the process provides the answer to accomodating shorter development cycles, but how, exactly? Dave Green describes a successful process that integrates third-party tools.
2012-02-23
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2012-02-22
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Database Storage Survey – win 3 x $50 Amazon vouchers
We’d like to find out about who handles SQL Server database storage at your organization. Enter our quick survey now for the chance to win one of three $50 Amazon vouchers.
2012-02-22
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SQL Server Reporting Services Image Source Report Options
Companies often need to generate reports and forms from scanned images and various government supplied formats. Proper knowledge of how to incorporate images in a report is a must.
2012-02-22
2,649 reads
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