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Database software management

• Data as a Service opportunities for solution providers

  Learn about Data as a Service, how it works, its benefits and drawbacks for customers, and the opportunities it presents to IT solution providers.  Continue Reading

• DBaaS pros and cons for solution providers

  A DBaaS has feature and other limitations, but it brings shorter sales cycles, reduced startup costs, recurring revenue streams and more customers.  Continue Reading

• SQL Server 2012 Power View: Self-service BI reporting for SharePoint

  The SQL Server Power View tool enables solution providers to deliver self-service business intelligence reporting to a wide range of customers.  Continue Reading

• HP Enterprise Data Warehouse Appliance addresses massive data needs

  The HP Enterprise Data Warehouse Appliance can manage from 30 TB to 600 TB of data in a preconfigured bundle.  Continue Reading

• Microsoft Sync Framework services for mobile device data management

  Solutions providers can find success using the Microsoft Sync Framework to help SMBs with mobile workers that aren't constantly connected to a network.  Continue Reading

• Is SQL Azure migration right for your customers?

  Customers considering an SQL Azure migration from SQL Server should be aware of the drawbacks to using this cloud database option.  Continue Reading

• Cloud business intelligence tools offer SQL Azure Reporting alternatives

  SQL Azure Reporting’s limitations may disappoint some customers, but solution providers can step in and offer other cloud business intelligence tools.  Continue Reading

• Active Directory management services: cleanup and optimization

  If you think there’s no demand for Active Directory management services, think again. Active Directory cleanup and optimization services can be valuable to your customers.  Continue Reading

• Using SQL Azure Reporting Services to offer data analysis services

  By adding Azure Reporting Services to your line card, you can provide customers with easy data analysis services. SQL Azure Reporting information can benefit your company, too.  Continue Reading

• NoSQL technology gains channel support

  Open source NoSQL database technologies such as MongoDB and Couchbase are catching on in enterprises that need an alternative to relational databases.  Continue Reading

• Quick steps for implementing Master Data Services

  VARs can follow a few basic steps to implement Master Data Services for their customers. Learn the different ways to migrate customer data into the model.  Continue Reading

• Grow your margins with SQL Server Master Data Services

  Implementing SQL Server Master Data Services is only one of the many opportunities, such as managing master data and setting up alerts, that VARs have available to increase their margins using this tool.  Continue Reading

• How the SQL Server Utility can make solutions providers money

  For customers hesitant to upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2, the SQL Server Utility may be the remedy. Learn how to use the tool and explain to your customers how it can save them on management costs.  Continue Reading

• Cloud Database as a Service: Planning your DBMS strategy

  Providers need a cloud database strategy to ensure customers can access data without affecting application performance, which could be a differentiator for those that do it well.  Continue Reading

• SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services implementation

  Solution providers can create business revenue by convincing customers plagued by inconsistent data to use SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services.  Continue Reading