I have the opportunity to take some MS SQL Server 2000 training courses for my Marketing Database Analayst job. The companies I have come accross so far are Learning Tree, ONLC Training Centers, and Hands On Technology Transfer, Inc. (HOTT). Has anyone had any experience with these companies?
The course I may be taking are - Querying Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 with Transact-SQL - Populating a Data Warehouse with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Data Transformation Services - Administering a Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Database
I have been trying to use SQL 2005 data mining for about 8 weeks. I am becoming frustrated because I am not able to make progress nor am I able to exploit the power of the system.
I need a training course! I have asked Microsoft in UK for recommendations but they have been unable to help. I have searched for courses in the UK and US without sucess.
I am coming to the Microsoft BI event in Seattle - will there be any opportunities there to get help or find help? (In Seattle I intend to concentrate on the Excel add ins)
We have currently done one data ware house project with MS SQL server, reporting server, analysis server and integration server and the users are very happy with it (especially the speed).
The reports have been developed by a developer. I have years of experience in Visual studio, SQL, reports so I could do it very quickly. The users want to make their own reports so they need training. If I look at the requirements for most books and courses they are pretty hard. You must have some experience in SQL server. Or books are focussed on RS2000. Or the books could elapse the whole spectrum of SQL, ETL, cubes and reports or they go in to securing reports.
I think that is not the information that the users want to know. It should start with what is a cube, what are dimensions and what are facts. Then explain something in how do I get the information in excel. And then make reports in the visual studio environment (not the builder on the report server, but the report designer that comes with the client tools in visual studio). Keep in mind that they are not developers nor database administrators.
I would like to attend a good sql server training conference here in USA. What would you recommend? My areas of interest are: OLTP, SSIS, SSAS, Data warehousing etc..
I googled for some excellent training or conference events but could not find one.
Hello, Does anyone know of a SQL Server 7 Administrators course in the UK happening soon?? I would very much appreciate it if you have any details you could share with me. Thanks, Simon Williams
I am looking for some good training. I do not do well just reading books on my own. How have you trained for this cert. I am a developer and would like to start moving in the DB Admin direction a little more. thanks
I am looking to buy SQL Server for my home computer solely for the purpose of training for Exam 70-431 Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: SQL Server 2005. My inclination is to buy SQL Server Developer Edition from Amazon.com for $41.99. Is this the best thing for me to do? What is the difference between Developer, Express and Standard in terms of training for the certification exam?
Does anyone know of any good classroom style training for SSIS? I am located in Los Angeles, CA. It would be great if I could attend something around this area. If not, I am willing to fly out for the training class as well.
I am writing a BI solution for a recruitment company. In their business, the can be n number of participants from different dimensions linked to the same fact record. For example, a client can be sent the CV of 50 candidates. That's my first problem. My second problem is the variety of dimension participant types for a given fact record. This results in the need for nullable dimension FK's - which I'm trying to avoid. For example, consider the following two business events. In the first one, a candidate fills a job. Easy, we have a record in the fact table where the fact table has the following columns: DateKey, EventType, CandidateKey, VacancyKey. No nullable columns, great. But there are other events that I want to store in the fact table too. Let's go back to my first example: The client is sent CV's of 50 candidates in one transaction. So there is one client linked to the fact, but 50 candidates. So now I need to extend the fact table and add another column: CandidateGroupKey (which links to and Intermediate Fact Table). But in this case there was no vacancy involved. So do I now have to make the VacancyKey column nullable? That doesn't seem like a good idea... Or do I have to go for a completely different approach and have different fact tables instead of just one?
I've been working through a programming diploma the last few years and have a solid foundation in Normalization, SQL, SQL Server, MySQL, Procs, Triggers, etc. Basically I'd say I'm at least a competent junior programmer on the back-end.. able to build simple joins, update data, and research/read/understand documentation.
Right now, and at the start of the year I was in a co-op term where I got some industry level SQL experience, so I know what a legitimate database looks like, and I've seen some scary looking procs. And now I've found that I quite enjoy working in SQL land and I'd like to take my skills up a notch.
With that said, the only method I can think of to improve my SQL skills is to find a sizeable sample database to load into SQL server, hopefully with corresponding exercises, and then to code those exercises.
In May of this year I graduated from Penn State with a BS in IST (Information Sciences and Technology). Right after graduation I got a database programming job with a company that uses Delphi 6 and MS SQL Server 2000.
I've been working with this company for six months now but I'm still not very good with SQL. I can do basic SQL queries and table joins (as well as use datetime functions and cursors), but I'd say I'm only at an intermediate level (at best).
So... I'm looking to learn more about SQL. I'm guessing a good SQL reference book would help, but I'd really prefer a good book that actually teaches you and guides you along. The only problem is that I don't want a basic/beginner level SQL book since I already know all of the basics.
In May of this year I graduated from Penn State with a BS in IST(Information Sciences and Technology). Right after graduation I got adatabase programming job with a company that uses Delphi 6 and MS SQLServer 2000.I've been working with this company for six months now but I'm stillnot very good with SQL. I can do basic SQL queries and table joins (aswell as use datetime functions and cursors), but I'd say I'm only at anintermediate level (at best).So... I'm looking to learn more about SQL. I'm guessing a good SQLreference book would help, but I'd really prefer a good book thatactually teaches you and guides you along. The only problem is that Idon't want a basic/beginner level SQL book since I already know all ofthe basics.Can anybody recommend anything for me?Thanks!
Push data from the Integration Services pipeline or a custom application. The data can flow directly into an Analysis Services partition from the Integration Services package pipeline, without intermediate storage. This scenario can be used to reduce the latency (and storage cost) of analytical data.
What I think this means is that using SSIS I could bypass porting the data from ODS to DW, and instead use SSIS control flow/data flow components to direct the data straight to the Analysis Services Cube database storage partition.
I was hoping by posting this thread on this MSDN forum I could get details or links from those more knowledeable than I on this subject pointing me to how I may go about using SSIS to implement this approach. Perhaps package code examples or instructions about the components I could use to do this?
I have started working on SSAS since last week, I need to perform some calculations on the data fetched from the cube based on the parameters. SSRS is used to display the output and SSAS is used as a data source.
How i could perform the operations on the data fetched from the cube in SSAS? Does SSAS provides the storage structure like temp table in stored procedure where we can perform the various operations before sending final data back to the client side tool(SSRS)?
OR Is there any alternative way to perform the operations based on the input provided through the parameters
is there a way to query an excel spreadsheet directly from sql without using ssis or excel macros?...and without saving the spreadsheet to a table first?
I'm just starting off in SSIS and have a question that I can't find an answer to...
I'm loading in a number of files (in separate Data Flows) and performing some transformations on them before merging them back together. What I'm not sure about is what I should be doing with the data at the end of each of my "Import Data From XXXX Flat File" Data Flows. Am I better off using OLE DB Destinations (or SQL Server Destinations) and saving this intermediate data to temporary tables, or am I better off using a Raw File Destinations and saving this intermediate data to files? Or is there, perhaps, a better option that I'm currently unaware of?
If the Raw File Destination is the way to go, then isn't there a maintenance issue with cleaning up all the files created? And will there not be a management issue to ensure that there is sufficient disc space available on the drive you are saving to?
I'm a bit confused and overwhelmed by SSIS at the moment, so any help would be much appreciated!
I'm about 6 weeks into SQL and SQL Server (7) - I was wondering whether you could share your opinions about which language to use as a programming tool for developing apps for & with SQL Server. I'm choosing between C++ (Visual) or JAVA.
I already know C and the DB-Libe contains a lot of it but I'm kinda trying to expand some horizons. I'm ok with either C++/VC++ or JAVA but I only have time to learn (or be good at) one.
Any suggestions? (I'd like to hear what you think even if you say neither C++ or JAVA - maybe VB? What's easy and marketable is what matters most.)
Hi! I'm installing a new SQL Server machine. During NT Server installation our NT support guy converted the only 2GB FAT C: partition to NTFS. So as of right now all my 4 8GB drives are NTFS. I think it would be better to keep this C: partition in FAT because, as of my knowledge, having FAT boot partition can help to boot the machine in case of NT crash.
Is there anything that I'm really losing by this conversion to NTFS or I should not be worried so much about it? Does it put my SQL Server databases, database .dat files or NT Server in more danger situation in case of any crash? Or it's giving me some advantages? Thanks Ninel
Hi,I am looking for a good SQL Server Editor which can be used forwritting stored procedures, doing queries etc. It should have featureslike autocomplete and so on. Any recommendations.Thanks !
I am not sure if this is a correct forum to discuss on the document posted @ http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1c2a7dd2-3ec3-4641-9407-a5a337bea7d3&displaylang=en on SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Hands on Training - Creating Custom Components.
I am assuming Microsoft Developers are constantly monitoring this forum.
In the document - SSIS Creating a Custom Transformation Component .doc on Page 2 - Exercise 1 - Writing the no-op data flow transformation component - Task 1 - Create a new C# Class Library Project
The textual description talks about creating a new Visual C# Class Library project in VS 2005 but the screenshot accompanying it shows the creation of new "Integration Service Project" in VS 2005.
Please change the screenshot appropriately to avoid confusions.
Hi - I have a rather unreliable host just now - but they offer .net, sqlserver and SSL for a reasonable price.Problem is, the domain is hosted on a shared server - and it keeps goingdown apparantly because of code which is less than clean, on somepeoples sites. (ie. not closing connections etc).I am considering moving to a decicated server - but at this point intime, cannot afford a full SQL Server licence for it - however, thededicated server does offer MSDE. Is it acceptable to go back to usingthis from SQL Server - for a currently low hit site - ie. around 500hits per day.Does MSDE offer stored procedures (I don't use views or triggers)? CanI just take a DTC backup/export of my current SQL Server database, andrestore it to the MSDE one?What would be the cut-off point for using MSDE?Thanks for any info - also, if anyone knows why UK companies charge somuch more dor dedicated servers, than US companies - I'd be interested.Thanks, Mark*** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it!
I need to choose the OS, for my SQL Server Database where performance is important and will be used on a regular basis of two hours. Should we go for 32 bit or 64 bit processor?
How much RAM should be used 2 or 4GB ? Should we use SAN, RAID or local disk , which one of them and why?
