SQL Server 2008 has a number of enhancements over 2005 that make it a more capable platform. New author Arshad Ali brings us an overview and some code about a few T-SQL changes.
2010-03-05 (first published: 2009-01-22)
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To be able to drill into multidimensional cube data at several levels, you must implement all of the hierarchies on the database dimensions. Then you'll create the attribute relationships necessary to optimize performance. Analysis Services hierarchies offer plenty of possibilities for displaying the data that your business requires. Rob Sheldon continues his series on SQL Server Analysis Services 2008.
2010-03-05
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Find out what makes Mnesia, the Erlang-based database management system, perfect for distribution across a network of computers.
2010-03-05
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For the past several weeks, I have been running a poll on www.bradmcgehee.com, asking visitors if they thought that DBAs...
2010-03-05
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How to efficiently calculate moving averages with SQL Server using Stock Market data.
2010-03-04
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The Microsoft SQL Server Connectivity team has a survey on the need for ODBC support for other platforms. If you use SQL Server from other platforms, let them know.
2010-03-04 (first published: 2010-02-25)
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2010-03-04
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In this two part blog post we will demonstrate how to query an Oracle database from Powershell. Before we can...
2010-03-04
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In part one we installed and configured the Oracle client software, in this post we will query an Oracle database...
2010-03-04
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The Data Mining Query Task can be used to run prediction queries based on data mining models built in analysis service.
2010-03-04
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Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
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In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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