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Top reasons to get started with SQL Server Denali
The upcoming SQL Server Denali is chock-full of new features, such as super-fast column-store indexes and a new Web-based reporting tool. But what does it mean for businesses? Feature
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Enterprise vs. SMB business intelligence: a look at the differences
Business intelligence can differ greatly among big enterprises and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Here’s an analysis of enterprise and SMB BI systems. Feature
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Microsoft SQL Azure just pie in the sky? Think again
There’s been a lot of talk about Microsoft SQL Azure lately -- its cost-effectiveness, its mobility, its ease of use -- but is it worth the hype? The Reluctant DBA
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SQL Server BI in the cloud: feasible or fantasy?
Cloud-based business intelligence (BI) systems -- including SQL Server BI in the cloud, are becoming all the rage -- but is the cloud really the place for BI? SQL Server BI
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Deployment options increase for meeting BI performance challenges
Learn how different business intelligence deployment options can affect BI performance at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) involved in SQL Server BI projects. Business intelligence
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Project Apollo casts light on column-store indexes in SQL Server Denali
Project Apollo, part of the bells and whistles that comprise the upcoming SQL Server Denali, is Microsoft’s innovation on the index. Column-store indexes work in a whole new way, and they have the potential to nimbly scan millions of rows in a second... SQL Server Denali
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Q&A: Exploring what’s hot: SQL Server virtualization, PowerPivot, PDW
Want the inside scoop on SQL Server virtualization, PowerPivot, parallel data warehouse and the upcoming Denali? Microsoft database expert Mark Kromer discuss these year-driving trends and more. SQL in Five
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Q&A: Microsoft surveys horizon as cloud computing providers mount
Salesforce.com’s upcoming cloud offering Database.com will widen the pantheon of cloud computing providers, but Microsoft's Mark Kromer says SQL Azure can handle the competition. Read on for Kromer’s thoughts on the expanding market, what makes custo... SQL in Five
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Q&A: Staying aloft in SQL Azure development
It’s been an eventful year for SQL Azure. In the wake of big announcements at the recent Professional Developers Conference (PDC) and the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) Summit, Microsoft data platform specialist Mark Kromer discusses ... SQL in Five
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Q&A: Getting the lowdown on Master Data Services for SQL Server
With Master Data Services, Microsoft says it’s answered the call for a focused way of taking on Master Data Management. A company expert explains how and why it’s done that. Feature