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SQL Server Date Formats

Saqib Ansari — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:23:35 +0000

One of the most frequently asked questions in SQL Server forums is how to format a datetime value or column into a specific date format. Here’s a summary of the different date formats that come standard in SQL Server as part of the CONVERT function. Following the standard date formats are some extended date formats [...]

First Service Pack of SQL Server 2008

Saqib Ansari — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:12:29 +0000

SQL Server 2008 First Service Pack (SP1) is now available. Service Pack 1 (SP1) focused on essential updates only, primarily roll-ups of cumulative updates 1 to 3 and fixes to issues reported through the SQL Server community. SP1 eases deployment and management of Service Packs by introducing Slipstream, Service Pack Uninstall, and Report Builder 2.0 [...]

Business Intelligence with SQL Server 2008

Saqib Ansari — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:48:59 +0000

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 provides a scalable Business Intelligence platform optimized for data integration, reporting, and analysis, enabling organizations to deliver intelligence where users want it. Top New Features Create high-performance Analysis Services solutions with optimized cube designers, subspace computation, and MOLAP-enabled writeback capabilities. Implement enterprise-scale Reporting Services solutions through new on-demand processing and instance-based rendering. Build flexible and [...]

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Saqib Ansari — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:13:06 +0000

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The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers

Saqib Ansari — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:48:35 +0000

By default WordPress uses a query string to identify a post. This is neither search engine friendly nor human friendly. A better way is to use a custom URI to better identify your posts. Default word press url structure: /?p=1 Customized post url can be as follows: /index.php/2009/03/sample-post/ /index.php/archive/sample-post/ When you try to change default url of wordpress then you [...]

6 DONT’S to Avoid Getting Banned in SERPs by Google

Wasiq Ansari — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:03:14 +0000

Is Your Website Banned by Google? Lets take an hypothetical situation. Say You have a Website that ranks top on Google, brings lots of traffic, and boosts your business. You start to feel that the time, money, and effort you spent on optimizing your site bring in the expected results. You go to bed as a [...]

Business Process Modeling Tools

Saqib Ansari — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:10:05 +0000

Business Process Modeling Tools are used to create business process models, process flow models, and data flow models. Popular Business Process Modeling Tools Tool Name Company Name All Fusion Process Data Modeler Computer Associates Visio Microsoft Corporate Modeler Casewise Systems Procarta Domain Knowledge Aris Toolset IDS Scheers Live Model Intellicorp Workflow Modeler Metasoftware Aion Platinum Technology Holosofx IBM System Architect BPR Popkin Designer/2000 BPR Software Oracle Corporation Provision Proforma Corporation Smart Draw Smart Draw Business Process Modeling Example: As we know, a business process modeling is [...]

Business Process Modeling

Saqib Ansari — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:57:05 +0000

A business process modeling is a collection or group of related activities or business processes that produce a specific service or product. Business processes are visually represented as diagrams of simple box with arrow graphics and text labels, better known as Business Process Models. Business Process Modeling Overview: Business Process Modeling(IDEF0) is the first step in Business [...]

Business Process Re-engineering

Saqib Ansari — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:58:42 +0000

Quite often it is necessary for an organization to revise and re-examine it’s decisions, goals, targets etc., in order to improve the performance in many ways and this activity of re-engineering is called as Business Process Re-engineering which is also known as Business Process Re-design or Business Process Improvement. Analyzing present business process diagrams, process flow [...]

Business Process Management

Saqib Ansari — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:22:08 +0000

Business Process Management, a set of activities, is essential for a new or existing business in a way that it helps an organization to optimize current business processes and future organizational and operational changes. Business process management is done with the help of different tools that help in capturing, modeling, designing, integrating, deploying, testing, measuring and [...]