PRO+ Premium Content/E-Handbooks

Thank you for joining!

Access your Pro+ Content below.

May 2013

Understanding Microsoft SQL Server business intelligence options

Microsoft has made a great effort to turn SQL Server into a viable enterprise database platform, and part of that has been boosting its business intelligence capabilities. In this handbook, read about recent BI updates in SQL Server 2012. See how Microsoft is trying to push business intelligence capabilities down to the business end user, largely through Excel. Finally, check out some BI best practices for SQL Server.

Breaking down the benefits of SQL Server BI
Power View simplifies BI reporting
PowerPivot gives Excel BI muscle

Access this PRO+ Content for Free!

You forgot to provide an Email Address.
This email address doesn’t appear to be valid.
This email address is already registered. Please login above.
Please provide a Corporate E-mail Address.
You forgot to provide your first name.
You forgot to provide your last name.
You forgot to provide a job title.
You forgot to provide a company name.
- I agree to TechTarget’s Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and the transfer of my information to the United States for processing to provide me with relevant information as described in our Privacy Policy.
Please check the box if you want to proceed.
- I agree to my information being processed by TechTarget and its Partners to contact me via phone, email, or other means regarding information relevant to my professional interests. I may unsubscribe at any time.
Please check the box if you want to proceed.

More PRO+ Content

View All

E-Handbook

Developments in SQL Server BI point to focus on self-service, users
Download
E-Book

How, where and why big data analytics are delivering value
Download
E-Handbook

Embedded BI software creates common ground for diverse analytics
Download
E-Zine

CW ANZ: Keeping pace
Download

SearchBusinessAnalytics

U.K. agency uses Oracle analytics to ID annual savings

Mandated to reduce spending by a billion pounds over five years, a U.K. health agency that supports the national healthcare ...

Analytics critical to decisions about how to return to work

Data plays a critical role in the decisions organizations make as they bring employees back to work, for both increasing ...

Data science interview preparation: How to answer top questions

A successful interview for a data scientist position relies on the ability to effectively communicate and demonstrate your ...

SearchDataCenter

Pick a data center layout: Raised floors vs. overhead cabling

There's no definitive design when it comes to data center infrastructure. Cost, manageability and cooling effectiveness are all ...

Traditional vs. converged vs. hyper-converged infrastructure setups

HCI clusters, converged infrastructure and rack servers all offer benefits for a data center. Still, figuring out which is easier...

IBM layoffs target services, marketing employees

IBM layoffs under newly appointed CEO Arvind Krishna largely affect its Global Technology Services and marketing groups.

SearchDataManagement

Big data security management embraces governance, privacy

Cyberattacks, GDPR and CCPA compliance, and COVID-19 present serious security and privacy challenges for managers tasked with ...

GDPR, CCPA, cloud drive security management tool makeovers

As data protection and privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA take hold, data managers refine governance practices, while vendors ...

Improving enterprise data governance with data trust

Talend users from Covanta and AutoZone provide insight into data management challenges amid growing data complexity at the Talend...

SearchAWS

What Amazon's culture and practices can teach your company

Amazon has set a standard for workplace innovation that many firms aim to emulate. But experts advise executives to adjust ...

Break down the components of Amazon's retail business

Scan this overview of Amazon's various retail business units, from online platforms to brick-and-mortar stores, to understand ...

AWS ARM-based chips could shift microprocessor market

Amazon confronts cloud rivals with microprocessor designs. AWS ARM-based A1 instances offer high processing for lower costs and ...

SearchOracle

Oracle Autonomous Database shifts IT focus to strategic planning

This handbook looks at what Oracle Autonomous Database offers to Oracle users and issues that organizations should consider ...

Oracle Autonomous Database features free DBAs from routine tasks

Oracle Autonomous Database can automate routine administrative and operational tasks for DBAs and improve productivity, but ...

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd dead at 62, succession plan looms

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd's abrupt death at 62 has put the software giant in the position of naming his replacement, and the ...

SearchContentManagement

The end of life for SharePoint 2016 is fast approaching

As SharePoint Server 2016's end of life approaches, organizations must consider whether they will move users to Microsoft ...

4 cloud ECM best practices for businesses to heed

Employing cloud-based security, using team collaboration tools, and creating a system for naming and tagging files are necessary ...

Adobe Experience Manager buoys U.S. census during pandemic

The first U.S. Census digital experience was launched in time for the pandemic, and now Adobe looks to parlay the success into ...

SearchWindowsServer

Q&A: Recounting the rough-and-tumble history of PowerShell

Today, PowerShell is a key tool for many Windows administrators, but its developers had to battle to get it launched. Don Jones ...

Try an Azure Site Recovery setup for DR needs

Administrators who need some assurance that mission-critical workloads will stay up when trouble strikes can try out Microsoft's ...

VMs vs. containers: What Windows admins need to know

VMs have high resource overhead, but they're dependable. Containers can scale dramatically, but they require a different mode of ...

Access your Pro+ Content below.

Understanding Microsoft SQL Server business intelligence options

Table Of Contents

Access this PRO+ Content for Free!

More PRO+ Content

E-Handbook

E-Book

E-Handbook

E-Zine