Book: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Business Intelligence Development Beginner’s Guide
I was fortunate to be a technical reviewer for a new book, SQL Server 2014 Business Intelligence Development by Reza...
2014-11-05
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James Serra's Blog
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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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
1,788 reads
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
1,223 reads
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
647 reads
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
1,268 reads
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
1,328 reads
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
1,232 reads
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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Blogs
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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