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SQL PASS Summit Keynote

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THANK GOD! I’m watching the keynote at SQL Pass and Microsoft SQL Server 2014 will allow us to ask for simple data we would never ask for and to graphically map it or chart it we would never want. No assistance on helping users join data from…
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Business Impact will Exhibit at SQL Pass Summit 2013!

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We’re excited to be hosting a booth at SQL Pass Summit 2013 in Charlotte, NC, from Oct 15-18. It’s our first time (we’ll always remember you Charlotte) and we’re excited because for the past eight years we’ve believed that you have…
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Six Ways to Prove the Business Intelligence Data Matches in Your BI Solution!

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Are you struggling or worried that the business intelligence solution you spent money on won’t be utilized fully?  Are your employees resistant to change, or are you hearing rumblings in the break room that your staff is dreading the use…
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TARGIT and Business Impact Discuss BI Partner Success!

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Recently TARGIT’s team sat down with Doug Hoogervorst, Owner and CEO of Business Impact, to discuss how their partnership is generating success.  As a proven team, TARGIT and Business Impact transform company’s data into information, providing…
An Easy Step-By-Step Guide: How to hide unrelated dimensions in a business intelligence tool!

ViewPoints Business Intelligence Event was a Success!

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We want to thank all of our clients and partners that made ViewPoints business intelligence event a success in 2013. With so much changing in the business intelligence world, the day was spent discussing, presenting and learning new concepts…
An Easy Step-By-Step Guide: How to hide unrelated dimensions in a business intelligence tool!

Filter Reports in Report Manager using Keywords

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Microsoft’s Report Manager has already proven its capabilities as a powerful frontend portal, for easy distribution of reports to the business. The folder based interface in a browser makes navigation intuitive and comfortable for most users…
An Easy Step-By-Step Guide: How to hide unrelated dimensions in a business intelligence tool!

Hiding Unrelated Dimensions in a BI Tool!

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The main power of OLAP viewers (Business Intelligence Tools) is the ability for employees to do Ad Hoc reporting and analysis.  If one simply chooses the measures and dimensions they want to look at, the tool will return the data they are requesting…
An Easy Step-By-Step Guide: How to hide unrelated dimensions in a business intelligence tool!

Microsoft’s Master Data Management as a system?

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Master Data Management (MDM) is important because dirty data means poor adoption, poor decisions and poor BI, but to think of it as a separate system is very difficult.[quote align=”right” color=”#999999″]Imagine SAP having to accept…
An Easy Step-By-Step Guide: How to hide unrelated dimensions in a business intelligence tool!

How to Install Pubs Database in SQL Server 2012 in 1 query

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Upon request I published how to install Pubs database for SQL Server 2012. Several have had trouble attaching it following the guide for How to install Northwind for SQL Server 2012. One can download Northwind and Pubs here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23654 where…