http://blogs.msdn.com/btamblyn/archive/tags/SQL+Server+2005/default.aspxTags: SQL Server 2005en-GBCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/btamblyn/archive/2007/06/17/scaling-ssas.aspxSun, 17 Jun 2007 09:52:58 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:3353236btamblyn0http://blogs.msdn.com/btamblyn/comments/3353236.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/btamblyn/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3353236<p><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/btamblyn/WindowsLiveWriter/ScalingSSAS_6EC9/SQL_BI1%5B5%5D.jpg" atomicselection="true"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="122" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/btamblyn/WindowsLiveWriter/ScalingSSAS_6EC9/SQL_BI1_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg" width="161" border="0"></a> </p> <p>Another great best practises <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/scoqryas.mspx">whitepaper</a> from the SQL team via <a href="http://cwebbbi.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!7B84B0F2C239489A!1253.entry">Chris Webb</a>. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:fcaf9d55-086f-461c-aebf-d9d6789ebb45" contenteditable="false" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/SQL%20Server%202005" rel="tag">SQL Server 2005</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/SSAS" rel="tag">SSAS</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Analysis%20Services" rel="tag">Analysis Services</a></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3353236" width="1" height="1">SQL Server 2005http://blogs.msdn.com/btamblyn/archive/2007/06/16/extending-enterprise-search-capabilities-to-your-bi-applications.aspxSat, 16 Jun 2007 11:01:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:3333107btamblyn0http://blogs.msdn.com/btamblyn/comments/3333107.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/btamblyn/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3333107<P><A title=Search href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66409508@N00/555410448/" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66409508@N00/555410448/"><IMG alt=Search src="http://static.flickr.com/1324/555410448_905191ec21.jpg" border=0 mce_src="http://static.flickr.com/1324/555410448_905191ec21.jpg"></A> <P><A href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/2/a/72ae11fe-564d-4756-a878-eccb2e0692d7/BI%20Search%20Technical%20White%20Paper%20Support%20Contents.zip" mce_href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/2/a/72ae11fe-564d-4756-a878-eccb2e0692d7/BI%20Search%20Technical%20White%20Paper%20Support%20Contents.zip">Here's a new link</A> on the Microsoft <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/bi/" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/bi/">BI website</A> which provides some really useful content around linking Enterprise Search through Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) and SQL Server. It includes a technical whitepaper and some sample reports from everyone's&nbsp;favourite fictitious company Adventure Works.&nbsp; <P mce_keep="true">&nbsp;</P> <DIV class=wlWriterSmartContent id=0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:cb527417-5a48-4d70-b89b-3f84d22a55d6 contentEditable=false style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Technorati Tags: <A href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft%20BI" rel=tag mce_href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft%20BI">Microsoft BI</A>, <A href="http://technorati.com/tags/SQL%20Server%202005" rel=tag mce_href="http://technorati.com/tags/SQL%20Server%202005">SQL Server 2005</A>, <A href="http://technorati.com/tags/MOSS" rel=tag mce_href="http://technorati.com/tags/MOSS">MOSS</A>, <A href="http://technorati.com/tags/SharePoint" rel=tag mce_href="http://technorati.com/tags/SharePoint">SharePoint</A></DIV><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3333107" width="1" height="1">SharePoint Server 2007SQL Server 2005http://blogs.msdn.com/btamblyn/archive/2007/02/27/kimball-is-coming.aspxWed, 28 Feb 2007 01:09:35 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:1770911btamblyn0http://blogs.msdn.com/btamblyn/comments/1770911.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/btamblyn/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1770911<p><a title="Godfather" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66409508@N00/405029558/"><img alt="Godfather" src="http://static.flickr.com/162/405029558_6cae91224b.jpg" border="0"></a></p> <p>This guy is rarely in town and this is actually quite a unique opportunity to get your fix of dimensional modeling and learn from the godfather of BI. Thanks to <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/emmab/default.aspx">Emma</a> for the heads up.</p> <p>Dr.&nbsp;Ralph Kimball is as an innovator, writer, educator, speaker and consultant in the field of data warehousing.&nbsp; And he is coming to London to deliver a 4-day course.&nbsp; <p>In addition, Microsoft can offer you a 10% discount. <p><u>The Course:</u> <p>Excellence in dimensional modeling remains the keystone of a well designed data warehouse. Dimensional Modeling in Depth<b> </b>on 24-27 April 2007 in London is your opportunity to learn from the industry's dimensional modeling leaders - Dr. Ralph Kimball&nbsp;&amp; Margy Ross. <p>(co-authors of <em>The Data Warehouse Toolkit</em> and <em>The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit)</em> <p>4 days of learning on: <ul> <li>Classic dimensional modeling from beginning to advanced issues <li>Snowflaking, degenerate dimensions and the surrogate key pipeline <li>Slowly changing dimensions, hybrid dimensions and rapidly changing monster dimension <li>Myths and misconceptions about dimensional modeling <li>And much more!</li></ul> <p><u>The discount:</u> <p>Complete overview,&nbsp;course outline &amp; discount form is <a href="http://mattmcspirit.co.uk/images/DimensionModelling.pdf">here</a>. <p><b>You need to use this form with the<i> Microsoft logo to be eligible f</i>or&nbsp;the discount of 10% off the course fee.</b> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:b4ff9d34-f35f-4739-acec-14ff8293a06c" contenteditable="false" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px">Technorati tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/SQL" rel="tag">SQL</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dimensional%20Modeling" rel="tag">Dimensional Modeling</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ralph%20Kimball" rel="tag">Ralph Kimball</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/SQL%20Server%202005" rel="tag">SQL Server 2005</a></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1770911" width="1" height="1">SQLSQL Server 2005Dimensional ModelingRalph Kimball