Jeff Moden (7/24/2016)

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The definition is, of course, very well defined...

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=definition+of+real+time

... and anyone that thinks or says otherwise...

I do more manual unit testing of each piece of code I write in SQL Server. I haven't really invested in what tools are available to make this easier, but...

I stay at my current job mostly for loyalty to my boss. He took a chance on me and allowed me to work on a new product that we built...

When I hear real time, I think in seconds or less. I don't think in terms of minutes and hours. That's why I too would not think of OLAP cubes...

I just have to point out the obvious.

You really can't use what you read on major news outlets as the baseline. Most of those companies are high-profile companies that will...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/17/2016)

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xsevensinzx (7/16/2016)

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The way I look at it is ease of use in the cloud than on-premise. It's extremely easy to launch and go in the...

The way I look at it is ease of use in the cloud than on-premise. It's extremely easy to launch and go in the cloud. Not so much on-premise in...

imani_technology (7/14/2016)

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Thanks for the link! I don't see where they mention Big Data, but this is useful nevertheless.

Something to take into account: Tabular (and Power BI) can connect...

TomThomson (7/13/2016)

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David.Poole (6/28/2016)

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The big challenge with statistics is in communicating what the results actually mean. Understanding that point 51.9 vs 48.1 has no significance in a small sample but...

imani_technology (7/11/2016)

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xsevensinzx (7/9/2016)

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imani_technology (7/8/2016)

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We use both multidimensional and tabular. One thing we have discovered is that tabular connects directly to "big data" technologies such as Hive without needing linked...

imani_technology (7/8/2016)

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We use both multidimensional and tabular. One thing we have discovered is that tabular connects directly to "big data" technologies such as Hive without needing linked servers. ...

Another good example of non-primary key clustered indexes is in data warehousing scenarios. This is where it can be common to cluster on time rather than the primary key. That's...

leehbi (7/8/2016)

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I actually work in marketing too. If you're dealing with the Google API's from Adwords and so forth, then you don't actually have a lot of changes there. What...

leehbi (7/7/2016)

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This is semi-structured data really. It records new customers and has tags such as Name, Address + 60 other fields.

When I said unstructured I mentioned this as JSON...

Eric M Russell (7/6/2016)

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xsevensinzx (7/6/2016)

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Eric M Russell (7/6/2016)

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Although you can technically store unstructured data in SQL Server, the question is: Why would you?

If you're ultimately trying to import facts and...