Role-playing Dimensions
Dimensions are often recycled for multiple purposes within the same database. For instance, a “Date” dimension can be used for...
2011-11-28
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Conformed dimensions
A conformed dimension is a dimension that has the same meaning to every fact with which it relates. Conformed dimensions allow...
2011-11-21
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Reference Dimensions
A reference dimension occurs when the key column for the dimension is joined indirectly to the fact table through a...
2011-11-18
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SQL Server 2012 RC0 is here!
SQL Server 2012 RC0 (Release Candidate 0), formerly known as SQL Server Denali, is now available for download. SQL Server 2012...
2011-11-17
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Degenerate Dimensions
Degenerate dimensions, also called fact dimensions, are standard dimensions that are constructed from attribute columns in fact tables instead of...
2011-11-16
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Many-to-Many Dimensions
In SSAS, data structures do not always conform to the snowflake or star schema model where one fact is associated...
2011-11-14
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Parallel execution in SSIS
Parallel execution in SSIS improves performance on computers that have multiple physical or logical processors. To support parallel execution of...
2011-11-11
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Why does my SSIS package run slower in BIDS than DTEXEC?
If you have been creating SSIS packages in Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) for any length of time, you have...
2011-11-09
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SQL Server 2012: New Certifications
As a follow-up to my post SQL Server “Denali”: New Certifications, the seven exams for SQL Server 2012 are:
Querying Microsoft...
2011-11-07
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What is SQL PASS?
A few weeks ago I asked a colleague, who is a DBA, if he was going to the SQL PASS...
2011-11-04
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