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Designing and Implementing Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) Architecture – (Part 2)
Designing and Implementing Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) Architecture – (Part 2) Author: Basit A. Farooq Editor’s Note: This is the two part article series on designing and implementing online analytical processing (OLAP) architecture. In the part-1 of this article series, you learned OLAP database design, options for data warehouse schema design, and key considerations for designing relational data warehouse schema...
Troubleshooting problems with SQL Server 2012 cluster
Troubleshooting problems with SQL Server 2012 cluster If you have problems with SQL Server 2012 cluster, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2012 service pack. Because many SQL Server 2012 cluster bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At the time this...
Elemental MDX: MDX Time Series Functions: PeriodsToDate() and OpeningPeriod(), Pt. 2
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SQL Server 2012 Clustering Optimization Tips
SQL Server 2012 Clustering Optimization Tips You can use cross-cluster migration of AlwaysOn Availability Groups for OS upgrade. SQL Server 2012 service pack 1 introduces support for cross-cluster migration of AlwaysOn Availability Groups for deployments to a new Windows Server Failover Clustering cluster. A cross-cluster migration moves one AlwaysOn availability group to the new destination Windows Server Failover Clustering cluster...
Understanding Data Normalization
Understanding Data Normalization Author: Basit A. Farooq Introduction Normalization, which is the key part of the OLTP databases logical design process, is a design requirement for OLTP databases. Normalization refers to a process used to design relational database tables. Its objectives include minimizing the duplication of information within OLTP databases, as well as reducing the overall size of databases and...
Reporting on Sparse Date Data
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Tips for using alerts in SQL Server 2012
Tips for using alerts in SQL Server 2012 SQL Server writes the events to the Windows Application log. SQL Server Agent checks the Windows application log for SQL Server events. An alert is an automated response to events raised by SQL Server. When an event occurs, the SQL Server Agent checks if the appropriate alert exists and if so perform...
Using 11gR2’s DBFS Database File System
Using 11gR2’s DBFS Database File System By Yuli Vasiliev The Oracle Database File System (DBFS) is an Oracle Database 11g feature providing a standard file system interface to store and access files within the database. The files are stored in a database table as SecureFiles LOBs. An important point to note here is that a DBFS file system is mounted...
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2012 jobs
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2012 jobs If you have problems with SQL Server 2012 jobs, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2012 service pack. Because many SQL Server 2012 jobs bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At the time this article was...