Business Intelligence Articles

Introducing Microsoft Power View

Tyler Chessman — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:17:00 GMT

By Tyler Chessman
Power View is an easy-to-use business intelligence (BI) tool that helps people make sense of their data.

Microsoft Announces SQL Server 2012 Release to Manufacturing

Megan Keller — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:57:41 GMT

By Megan Keller
Microsoft announces the date SQL Server 2012 will be generally available and the upcoming Developer Preview of the Apache Hadoop-based Services for Windows Azure.

Welcome to SQL Server 2012

Richard Waymire — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

By Richard Waymire
SQL Server 2012 promises to be an exciting release. Here are some of the new features and enhancements you can expect to see.

Connecting and Configuring SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) Clients

Richard Waymire — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:21:00 GMT

By Richard Waymire
Users can’t simply log on to a SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse appliance to access its data. Client connectivity tools and the tools to query PDW need to be installed on the users’ computers. Here’s how.

5 Tips for Developing SQL Server Integration Services Packages

Robert Sheldon — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:54:00 GMT

By Robert Sheldon
These five tips help you avoid a few frustrations that might arise when developing SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages so you keep your development efforts moving forward.