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Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS

A quick tutorial on SQL Server maintenance plans

SQL Server maintenance plans get a bad rap, but for DBAs who need a simple way to maintain databases, Microsoft's built-in tools are a good place to start. Continue Reading
SQL Server 2016 Integration Services boosted by Linux support

As SQL Server changes, so does Integration Services. See the latest SSIS updates, such as added Linux support and an Upgrade Wizard for SQL Server 2016. Continue Reading
Managing data with Enterprise Integration Management and SQL Server

Microsoft tools for SQL Server can help build a comprehensive enterprise integration management platform. Continue Reading
Great new SSIS features for BI developers

SQL Server 2012 has many features, but a few make SSIS much easier for BI developers. Check out this tip by expert Robert Sheldon to learn more. Continue Reading
SQL Server BI for the SMB: Prepackaged BI tools vs. do-it-yourself

Since several companies have geared business intelligence tools toward midmarket companies recently, options for SMBs are growing. Should you buy a SQL Server BI tool out of the box, or create one in -house? Continue Reading
With familiar tools, new toys, Microsoft BI stack casts wide net

The Microsoft BI stack gains a few additions with release of SQL Server 2012, with new Excel-based Power View for business users and old standbys like Reporting Services.Continue Reading
New data profiling tools in SQL Server 2008

New data-profiling tools native to SQL Server 2008 Integration Services such as the Data Profiling task and the Data Profiler Viewer help manage a business intelligence strategy up front.Continue Reading
SQL Server 2008 Integration Services delivers new features

Integration Services in SQL Server 2008 provides three new features for better performance and ease of use for administrators and developers. In this tip, SQL Server BI expert Mark Kromer discusses how data integration has been kicked up a notch ...Continue Reading

Self-service analytics tools hand BI power to business users

Self-service BI software opens the door to wider analytics uses in organizations. This handbook compares top self-service tools ...

Tableau vs. Power BI vs. Qlik: How the BI rivals stack up

Tableau, Power BI and Qlik Sense offer similar self-service BI functionality, consultant Rick Sherman says. But he points to some...

Tibco analytics capabilities get upgrade in Spotfire X

New Tibco AI and natural language processing functions in the soon-to-be-released Spotfire X look to create a simpler and faster ...

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GPU-buffed servers advance Cisco's AI agenda

Cisco's latest UCS servers with Nvidia's GPUs aim to help larger IT shops more quickly run AI and machine learning workloads -- ...

Discovery functions, FIPS compliance increase DCIM security

Data center infrastructure management is one way to track security patches and unauthorized hardware access. There are a few ...

Data center admins gain the benefits of microservices

Microservices bring perks to data center infrastructures, especially when it comes to long-term maintenance. But admins need to ...

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Containers key for Hortonworks alliance on big data hybrid

Hortonworks is joining with Red Hat and IBM to work together on a hybrid big data architecture format that will run using ...

Big data tooling rolls with the changing seas of analytics

Hadoop data tooling is expanding. A view holds that Hadoop is moving from alternate data warehousing to a full-fledged big data ...

Graph processing gives credit analysis firms an edge

A graph database startup's parallel loading, processing and querying combine to deliver real-time data for fintech firms that ...

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AWS bare-metal instances target a niche market -- for now

AWS' addition of bare-metal instances runs counter to its heritage but is another example of how the vendor wants to keep users ...

Centralize AWS account management with native SSO tool

Some third-party tools have longer track records, but AWS SSO offers an appealing alternative as a native service to handle cloud...

Assess, manage AWS costs with third-party tools

An ecosystem of third-party products augment AWS' vast portfolio of cloud services, including cost management tools. Dig into ...

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Breaking down AI-infused Oracle Autonomous Cloud services

Oracle offers AI-infused cloud services for analytics, application development, application and data integration, data management...

Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud gets transaction processing

Oracle launched a transaction processing version of Autonomous Database, a cloud-based platform that automates configuration and ...

The future of SPARC/Solaris is cloudy -- in multiple ways

Cutbacks by Oracle have put the future of SPARC and Solaris in doubt, but the vendor says it's still committed to the ...

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New rules for WCM tools enhance the search experience

WCM used to mean platforms for webpages viewed on desktops. Today, it's morphing into digital experiences, and it taps AI as well...

AI-assisted image and video search is next content frontier

You can search text, but it's harder to catalog images and video. New tools are automating those processes at the enterprise ...

Box AI strategy looks to give users AI development tools

Box wants to be the hub of its enterprise users' software and AI content ecosystems with integrations and partnerships ranging ...

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Explore the Cubic congestion control provider for Windows

Microsoft made Cubic the default congestion control provider for Windows 10 and plans to do the same for Windows Server 2019. ...

Microsoft shuts down zero-day exploit on September Patch Tuesday

Administrators should prioritize patching systems affected by four public disclosures resolved by the Patch Tuesday updates.

PowerShell commands to copy files: Basic to advanced methods

Admins proficient in PowerShell can build advanced scripts that copy files for different scenarios with added measures to ensure ...