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Using SQL Server 2005 Integration Services in a Scalable Business Inte

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By using Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) to perform metrics calculations on data extracted from the Siebel Call Center database, the cross-IT (XIT) group in Microsoft Information Technology (Microsoft IT) was able to replace a former reporting application with a new scalable and flexible reporting application to improve reporting throughout the organization

2006-02-14

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High Call Volume SQL Server Applications on NUMA Systems

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One of the most difficult database operations to scale-up on high-end server systems is the network call. In fact, without special precautions, a high call volume database application can have severe negative scaling on large systems. It is suspected that this problem is more pronounced on NUMA systems than basic SMP systems. A NUMA system with 16 processors can have significantly lower throughput capability than an otherwise comparable 4-way SMP system.

2005-10-25

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RE: "Column encryption" software recommendations?

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I have had some success working with a product called 'xp_Crypt'. If you would like to look into this product, check out 'www.activecrypt.com'.   I had a need to encrypt account numbers that where to be accessed from an in-store kiosk.  I found this product very easy to work with and understand.  The nicest thing about it […]

2005-05-17

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RE: Creating report from one table

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Probably something like this?set dateformat dmy create table #t (  customer varchar(4)  , accountcode  int  , dt datetime  , debit float  , credit float ) insert into #t select 'AUBM', 600000, '01/12/2004', 10, 0 union all select 'AUBM', 700000, '01/12/2004', 0, 25 union all select 'AUBM', 700000, '05/12/2004', 0, 55 union all select 'AUBM', 600000, […]

2005-05-11

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