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SQL Server 2008 Spatial data - geography & geometry, all in one

Published 20 March 8 3:32 AM | SSQA.net

Geography & Geometry has much significance in day to day life, within that as a data now you can manage within your Database using SQL Server 2008 new data type - spatial, this represents information about the physical location and shape of geometric...

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SQL Server 2008 - Declarative Management Frame concepts - SQLBits presentation

Published 1 March 8 5:51 AM | SSQA.net

01st March 2008, Saturday @ Aston Lakeside Conference center, Birmingham - UK. It was a good turnout to my session this morning at 09:30 on the topic : SQL Server 2008 – Declarative Management Framework concepts & database problem solutions with policy...

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BI Virtual labs on MSDN - specific to data mining and top 10 classed in Tech-ed.

Published 26 February 8 4:45 AM | SSQA.net

As blogged here before Virtual Labs are very handy for the new users and existing professionals to test out new features without disturbing their own platform. In this scenario Microsoft events are helping the users by providing access to their virtual...

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What is Business Intelligence? How to obtain complete tools suite to test?

Published 8 February 8 12:11 PM | SSQA.net

Business Intelligence (BI) - is the new term from Microsoft for all Data Warehousing & Data Mining requirement since the SQL Server 2005 version is released. Say many organization face challenges with the Data Explode, this BI offers management and...

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Learning resources for SQL Server 2008

Published 23 January 8 8:28 AM | SSQA.net

As January 2008 almost getting finished that means 1 month in 2008 is reduced that brings the date to get RTM for SQL Server 2008. Before that the users (DBAs, Developers & Analysts) must get knowledge in making best use of SQL Server 2008 features...

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Business Intelligence virtual labs

Published 1 June 7 4:51 AM | SSQA.net

Why not take advantage of testing your knowledge or make use of technology from Microsoft's Business Intelligence features. Microsoft has setup VirtualLabs for BI solutions in order to give in hand information on advantages & features. Excitingly...

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