By Douglas McDowell, 01/25/2008
Microsoft is rebuilding Stratature's MDM solution for release later this year, so it's smart to start talking about MDM now.
By Douglas McDowell, 12/18/2007
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 can enhance your BI and BPM capabilities. But the product could be even better—here's a wish list for new features and for how to ...
By Douglas McDowell, 11/12/2007
By Douglas McDowell, 10/25/2007
Maybe it’s not too soon for SQL Server 2008, especially when you consider how 2008 offers strong BI enhancements in three key areas: Reporting Services, Database Services, and ...
By Douglas McDowell, 09/25/2007
By Douglas McDowell, 09/20/2007
Don't build that cube! OLTP–based cubes are usually poorly designed for BI and contain dirty data. Still not convinced? There's more.
By Douglas McDowell, 09/20/2007
SSAS lets developers create OLAP cubes based on relational data models that aren't designed for BI. Does this mean you should build a cube? No, but here are some reasons why you ...
By Douglas McDowell, 08/24/2007
By Douglas McDowell, 08/22/2007
Your SAN engineer might not know the finer points of BI database storage. To stave off trouble, you need to be involved in the SAN configuration process.
By Douglas McDowell, 07/23/2007
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