Analytics Platform System (APS) AU2 released
The Analytics Platform System (APS), which is a renaming of the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW), has recently released an appliance update (AU2),...
2014-10-16
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James Serra's Blog
Non-obvious APS/PDW benefits
The Analytics Platform System (APS), which is a renaming of the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW), has a lot of obvious...
2014-10-07
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IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS explained
You might be reading a lot about Cloud computing and see three acronyms frequently: IaaS, PaaS, Saas. Cloud providers offer...
2014-09-30
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Presentation slides for Modern Data Warehousing
Thanks to everyone who attended my session “Modern Data Warehousing” at the Central New Jersey SQL User Group yesterday. The abstract...
2014-08-14
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Modern Data Warehousing Presentation
I will be presenting the session “Modern Data Warehousing” tomorrow (Wednesday, August 13th) at the Central New Jersey SQL User...
2014-08-12
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24 Hours of PASS videos online
All the videos for the sessions at 24 Hours of PASS (Spring 2014) are available for free. Check the session schedule for...
2014-08-07
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SQL Server Agent job steps vs SSIS
When doing ETL, you have the choice of using T-SQL or SSIS (see When to use T-SQL or SSIS for ETL). ...
2014-07-22
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IT books that should be on your shelf
I have a lot of books on my shelves dealing with business intelligence, data warehousing, master data management, and consulting....
2014-07-16
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PASS BA Conference 2014: Sessions Recordings Now Available
All PASS Business Analytics Conference 2014 recordings are now available. If you purchased the online sessions, to view, log on to your myPASS...
2014-06-19
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Presentation slides for Modern Data Warehousing
Thanks to everyone who attended my session “Modern Data Warehousing” for Pragmatic Works last Thursday. The abstract for my session is below...
2014-05-25
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Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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