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SQL Server 2005 Integration Services - Part 44 - Bulk Insert Task

Recent installments of our series dedicated to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services have discussed individual Control Flow tasks. This installment covers one of the few remaining items in this category, the Bulk Insert task.

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2007-03-22

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Mastering Enterprise BI: Time Intelligence Pt. II

BI Architect Bill Pearson continues his introduction to enhanced features in Analysis Services 2005 for Time Intelligence support. In this session, we examine new, wizard-driven features that support the easy addition of Time Intelligence within our cube.

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2007-03-20

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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.

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2007-03-16

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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.

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2007-03-14

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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.

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2007-03-12

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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Tables

Which of the following psql meta commands (also called backslash or slash commands) will provide information about tables within a database?

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