Hi Folks!
For a while I was attempting (probably the correct word) to keep both this blog as well as my SQL Server Magazine SQL Server BI blog current. Working on growing B.
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Oracle-CDC for SSIS - an Easy-to-use Solution for Real-time Data Integration Join Attunity & SQL Server MVP Derek Comingore of BI Voyage for a Webinar on September 22 https://www1.
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I'll be speaking at the SQL Saturday #23 event held in Louisville, KY on October 24th, 2009. I will be giving two sessions, the first of which will be on SQL Server 2008 R2 and Project Gemini: BI for the Masses.
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Forums are a great place to help your peers as well as learn quick tips/points on various Microsoft technical products.I am participating in the SQL Server 2008 R2 pre-release forums as both a moderator and a answerer.
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I have been tracking the progress of Gemini and SQL Server 2008 R2 for quite some time now. I've been able to recently experiment with the tool inbetween my mainstream work and community activities.
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Update: Check out Richard's (he posted a comment on this post) about his own thoughts on MSFT BI Delivery and Leadership Topics here: http://thoughtsonbi.blogspot.com/ . I agree with just about everything he states.
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If you have not yet checked out Attunity and their line up of data integration components for SSIS your missing out!
Attunity is without question one of the elite SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) 3rd Party Providers and the company's recent award of a Reader Choice Award from Visual Studio Magazine is yet another sign of the company's commitment to SSIS Excellence.
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I had a great opportunity recently to write a series of articles for TechNet Magazine with fellow MSFT BI gurus Stacia Misner and Scot Reagin. The first two articles can be found in the upcoming Auguest issue of TechNet Magazine (the online versions of the articles can be found using the link above as well).
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Learn how to strengthen your company's overall health and help your business thrive in this tough economy - without ever leaving your desk.
Attend this exclusive series and discover how to quickly deliver actionable information without any significant software costs or long running data warehouse projects.
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SQL Serverdata mining has always been somewhat of an overlooked, niche technology. There are several logical reasons for SQL Server data mining’s slow adoption. First, there are few companies that take the time to consider if they can benefit from the technology (OLAP tends to be the technological “stop point” in modern day).
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From rags to riches....congrats Calvin Borel...the common man.
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Gerti
2009-05-24
re: Congrats to Calvin Borel, 2009 Kentucky Derby Winner Calvin Borel turned me on to the sport this year.
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Silverlight 2.0 & 3.0 About a year ago now I witnessed my first Silverlight dashboard in a product Microsoft created called Microsoft Enterprise Cube (MEC). The dashboard was amazingly rich and interactive.
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This is my biggest frustration with the advanced certification programs at Microsoft. Microsoft has clearly identified the need to create advanced certification programs yet Business Intelligence has zero representation! I have created past Connect suggestions and even made in-person suggestions on live meetings yet I keep receiving a response of “not now”.
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My first Summit and its been a blast thus far! Defenitely a gratifying experience.
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Freelance DBA
2009-03-02
re: MVP Summit 2009 Rocks!
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Tomorrow’s Business Intelligence Platform
One of my favorite aspects about Microsoft is the company never stands still from a product development standpoint. The company is constantly driving innovation and releasing new products to the market.
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The signs of a tough economy surround us all. Many Fortune 500 companies have laid-off workers and those who are still employed fret over their job’s near-term outlook. The housing and financial markets have been shaken to their core and the new president is promising change that cannot seem to come quick enough.
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Adapted from my colleague's (Barry Ralston) post at SQL Server Magazine BI Blog...
http://www.sqlmag.com/Article/ArticleID/101322/101322.html
Today, in a message to the Business Intelligence Partner Community, Microsoft announced a major change in the alignment of the BI flagship product, Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server.
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Happy New Year!
My colleague Barry Ralston from ComFrame Software (www.comframe.com) and I are giving a series of local user group presentations starting with the first two below. If you run a local user group in the midwest or southeast regions of the country and would enjoy having us stop and present on Microsoft BI topics please feel free to email us at dcomingore@comframe.
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I have evaluated and/or deployed various SSIS 3rd party components over the years. Two of the best 3rd party SSIS companies I have come across are: Attunity & ETI.
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I'm starting to read various chapters from 'Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2008' by Leonard Lobel and his co-authors. I found his Chapter 14, 'Data Warehousing', contains a very good section on the solutions and technologies that were 'main stream' prior to the deployment of data warehousing and business intelligence solutions.
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