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Tips

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• High-availability solutions for SQL Server 2008 R2

  Find out how to implement SQL Server 2008 R2 high-availability solutions, including failover clustering, database mirroring and log shipping, and learn how they affect a database.  Continue Reading

• Using Microsoft Upgrade Advisor for SQL Server 2008 R2

  A solution provider can use the Microsoft Upgrade Advisor to analyze SQL Server and highlight issues that may arise during a SQL Server 2008 R2 upgrade.  Continue Reading

• SQL Server 2008 R2 system requirements: Hardware and software

  SQL Server 2008 R2 system requirements vary depending on a few factors. Learn the hardware, software and disk space requirements, which can differ based on individual components.  Continue Reading

• New SQL Server 2008 R2 editions, features and licensing

  Become an expert on the features, functions, pricing and licensing models of the four new SQL Server 2008 R2 editions.  Continue Reading

• Optimizing SQL Server 2008 performance

  This tip details the key areas that solutions providers should focus on when implementing SQL Server 2008, including memory capacity, storage configuration and disk alignment.  Continue Reading

• Troubleshooting a failed SQL Server 2008 installation

  Learn about the various tools and methods for troubleshooting a failed SQL Server 2008 installation.  Continue Reading

• High-availability options in SQL Server 2008

  SQL Server 2008's high-availability options can address all of your customers' high-availability needs. Learn about using failover clustering, database mirroring, log shipping and replication to keep a database accessible to users.  Continue Reading

• Bridging the IT/business gap in business intelligence projects

  When deploying a business intelligence project for your customers, there is often a gap between the IT department and the business department. Learn how to bridge that gap by getting the right people involved in the project and following established...  Continue Reading

• Business intelligence consulting: Problems and solutions

  The basic problem for those involved in business intelligence consulting is the need for an integrated system to manage project components such as project management, collaboration and SDLC tools. Without a technological solution to the problem, BI ...  Continue Reading

• Data management concerns of MDM-CDI architecture

  Read about the data management concerns associated with MDM-CDI architecture.  Continue Reading

• SSIS brings business intelligence services prospects

  Microsoft has retooled its ETL product and brought it under the business intelligence umbrella. Tightly integrated with other Microsoft BI tools, SSIS enables service providers to help customers quickly gain business intelligence from their data.  Continue Reading

• Stay competitive with Software as a Service business intelligence services

  Big and bulky business intelligence systems are being delivered directly to customers as Software as a Service (SaaS), making customers' shops more agile but also changing the playing field for value-added resellers (VARs). To stay competitive, VARs...  Continue Reading

• Three low-cost approaches to high-availability databases

  High-availability databases can be an expensive proposition. But if your customers don't have the budget for a high-end system, there are cheaper options. Here we examine the pros and cons of log shipping, replication and database mirroring.  Continue Reading

• How to diagnose and troubleshoot database performance problems

  Database performance problems can wreak havoc with Web site performance and cost your customers lots of money. Diagnosing problems is much easier when you rely on this systematic approach.  Continue Reading

• RDBMS performance monitoring tools

  Offer RDBMS performance monitoring services to your clients; catch performance problems early and become a trusted advisor.  Continue Reading

• Business intelligence as a managed service

  Business intelligence (BI) managed services providers must be prepared to scale services to meet end customer needs and make BI offerings portable.  Continue Reading