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by Sara Cushman, Assistant Editor
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Do a search for "BI" on SearchDatabase.com, and the top link (the sponsored one!) is likely to be one devoted to
bisexuality. Not exactly what I was looking for when I wanted to check up on our coverage of business intelligence,
but it made me wonder if anyone looking for information on BI gets swept off the site before noticing
that we do actually have many quality resources on the topic. After all, our erstwhile SearchDataWarehousing.com site has long
since become a part of SearchDatabase.com, and with it, we took the resources that deal with the technical
sides of business intelligence and data warehousing, both of which have been playing a part in the ever-present
issues of data integration and cost reduction.
So for you BI-curious folks out there, here are a few recent offerings:
- Data warehousing gets active
By eliminating data marts and building BI applications around centralized databases, companies
are discovering which customers are most valuable to them and also reducing operational costs.
- Continental Airlines builds real-time data warehouse
Airline officials credit the centralization of their databases and improved BI applications
for recognizing and eliminating more than $7 million in fraud, and reducing cost by $41 million in the project's first year.
- Eight steps to BI success
When it comes to selecting business intelligence tool sets, even the best option will almost always require a
buyer to compromise.
- MI, CI and BI
What's the difference between MI and CI, and how do they relate to business intelligence? Expert Mike Lampa answers.
- Planning a business intelligence project
BI implementations are complex and thus detailed planning is essential. In this webcast, you will learn key components to consider when defining BI business requirements and more.
Want more coverage of BI? Let us know! We have a lot of BI-focused
news analysis and technical articles in the works, but hearing from those who want the information can only help to get the ball rolling faster.
Until next time, Sara
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Expert Technical Advice: |
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Featured Expert Tony Bain, Founder and database consultant, Tony Bain Group
Category:SQL Server
Tony Bain has worked exclusively with SQL Server for the last six last years while consulting for many leading businesses. He is the co-author of numerous SQL Server books, including "VB.NET and SQL Server 2000: Building an effective data layer" and the "SQL Server 2000 stored procedure handbook." Tony has MCSE, MCSD and MCDBA certifications and is a regular speaker at technical conferences.
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View all Tony's answers to previous questions
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This Week: In the forums
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B-tree vs. hashing
Member "Taxi Driver" is wondering about the advantages and disadvantages of B-trees and hashing? Go to our "DBA Water Cooler" if you can help. |
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Query from table of table names?
Member "frogerectus" has a table containing a list of other tables in a SQL Server database. How can he loop through each of these tables and do an update on each? Go to our "SQL Server Tech Forum" if you can help. |
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| Tip of the Week: |
Split delimiter-separated lists in SQL Server
This SQL Server function is useful for splitting a string of values
delimited by a special character; e.g., a comma or a space. |
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