Hadoop and Data Warehouses
I see a lot of confusion when it comes to Hadoop and its role in a data warehouse solution. Hadoop should...
2014-05-12 (first published: 2014-05-06)
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James Serra's Blog
Presentation Slides for Modern Data Warehousing
Thanks to everyone who attended my session “Modern Data Warehousing” at the PASS SQLSaturday Business Analytics edition in Dallas. The abstract is below. Great...
2014-05-04
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Modern Data Warehousing Presentation
I will be presenting the session “Modern Data Warehousing” on Saturday at the PASS SQLSaturday Business Analytics edition in Dallas...
2014-04-30
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What is the Microsoft Analytics Platform System (APS)?
Analytics Platform System (APS) is simply a renaming of the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW). It is not really a new...
2014-04-17
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Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) AU1 released
Microsoft’s PDW has seen a big boost in visibility and sales over the past year, and part of the reason...
2014-04-15
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PASS Summit 2012 session videos online
All PASS Summit 2012 recordings are now available for free to all PASS members (201 of them!). To view, log on...
2014-03-27
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Book: Reporting with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
I am happy to say I have published my first book! It is called Reporting with Microsoft SQL Server 2012...
2014-04-04 (first published: 2014-03-25)
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SQL Server 2014 released April 1st!
SQL Server 2014 has been released to manufacturers (RTM) and will be generally available April 1. Here is the official...
2014-03-20
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Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) benefits made simple
I have heard people say that the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) is Microsoft’s best kept secret. So let me give a...
2014-03-18
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Real-time query access with PDW
The Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) officially supports Analysis Services as a data source, both the Multidimensional model (ROLAP and MOLAP modes) and...
2014-03-13
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