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Data Warehousing

SQL Server Pro

Get ready to assimilate the OLAP concept by studying data warehousing tools and solutions, including OLAP Services in SQL Server 7.0. We'll also show you how to use SQL Server 6.5 to slice and dice data for decision support. And we'll show you how to use Data Transformation Services in SQL Server 7.0 to overcome troublesome warehousing tasks.


Using SQL Server 6.5 for Application Control

By Michael P. Deignan, 04/01/1999

With a basic understanding of how SQL Server stores permission information within the sysprotects table, you can construct nearly any type of application control.

MDAC Installs with English Query

By Ken Miller, 04/01/1999

English Query 7.0 installs Microsoft Data Access Components 2.1, which can cause problems on your devleopment machine.

T-SQL for Starters: Writing Simple Select Statements

By Michael D. Reilly, 04/01/1999

Use simple T-SQL queries to get the information you want from a database.

Getting to Know OLAP and MDX

By Russ Whitney, 04/01/1999

Learn the definition of MDX and basic OLAP concepts and terminology.

SQL Server 6.5 Cube & Rollup

By Kalen Delaney, 04/01/1999

Although SQL Server 7.0's OLAP Services represents a significant leap in decision support, you can use the CUBE and ROLLUP operations to slice and dice data in SQL Server 6.5.

SQL Insider: Hit the Books

By Hugh Willoughby-Davis, 04/01/1999

Here are must-reads for database aficionados, sizers for SQL Server, and a resource kit update.

OLAP: Resistance Is Futile!

By Bob Pfeiff, 04/01/1999

Get ready for the OLAP wave by studying data warehousing tools and solutions. OLAP Services in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 provides a rich tool set for building data warehouses that ...

The Oracle Challenge

By Michael Otey, 04/01/1999

Oracle offers $1 million to anyone, Microsoft employees included, who can show that SQL Server 7.0 is not 100 times slower than Oracle when performing one specific TPC-D benchmark.

Navigating the PivotTable Service

By Bob Pfeiff, 04/01/1999

The PivotTable Service is the client side of Microsoft SQL Server OLAP Services. It provides the layer that lets client applications connect with SQL Server OLAP Server.

Using Data Commands

By Ken Spencer, 04/01/1999

Use the data commands in this article as an example to create database objects and reuse them in your code for robust, easy-to-maintain applications.

The Amazing English Query Tool

By Ken Miller, 04/01/1999

SQL Server 7.0's English Query tool lets your Web site's visitors use a simple English phrase to find any information in the database.

Using DTS to Populate a Data Warehouse

By Brian Lawton, 04/01/1999

Learn how DTS attacks two troublesome warehousing tasks, data acquisition and data transformation, and how easily you can use the DTS Package Designer to script a package.

Trends & Insights: Drucker and Database Management

By Karen Watterson, 04/01/1999

If you probe the similarities between modern factories and information production systems, you'll discover ways to leverage high-powered data products.

Compression, Log Files, and More

By Richard Waymire, 04/01/1999

Answers from Microsoft

T-SQL Control-Flow Statements

By Michael Otey, 04/01/1999

A look at seven control-flow statements that you can use in SQL Server's T-SQL batches and stored procedures.

OLAP Terminology

By Ken Miller, 04/01/1999

Developers of OLAP and multidimensional databases speak their own language and use terms such as cubes, dimensions, measures, and members.

SQL by Design: How to Choose a Primary Key

By Michelle A. Poolet, 04/01/1999

Good database design starts with the right primary key.

Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad BLOB?

By Michael Otey, 04/01/1999

Learn how SQL Server and ADO handle the BLOBs that spice up your database applications by adding graphics and sounds.

The New Space Management

By Kalen Delaney, 04/01/1999

Change in space management conventions from SQL Server 6.5 to SQL Server 7.0 is significant for DBAs who create and manage database space. By understanding SQL Server's space ...


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