Among other things, SQL Server 2008 R2 is a BI platform. Designed to support the needs of the BI analyst, or power user, it offers connections to some tools you are already using everyday.

“Even though they own SQL and the tools needed for it, they didn’t know how to pull it together,” Craytor says. “We worked a big business intelligence program with them so they could have ...

During the last few articles, we have covered the basics of working with SQL server using the Server Management Objects (SMO) and PowerShell. We have covered things such as viewing the state of ...