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The training company Infinite Skills has released a new video coulrse for Microsoft Access 2010; dividing many popular features, tasks, and techniques into 112 lessons. “The goal of each training video is to keep it simple,” said Mike Spaulding, president of Infinite Skills. “This doesn’t mean that we avoid advanced subjects. It means taking a […]

Acadey Software Products has release a personal BI Product CUBE-it Zero Personal v6.1; enabling OLAP cube building from MS Access and MS SQL Server and allowing MS Access users to grasp cube building without requiring SQL Server analysis Services Server. Products Director Rob Davenport noted “Whilst not a replacement for a data warehouse, CUBE-it Zero, […]

SLQ-RD Starter Introduced by ChristianSteven Software Ltd; allowing users to schedule and manage MS SQL reporting services on multiple servers from a single application. Standard frequencies schedules like daily, weekly, and monthly are available as well as customizing your own calendars. SQL-RD also integrates seamlessly with Outlook and Exchange Server.

DediPower will be holding a NoSQL event that is intended to demystify the usage of NoSQL and drive the NoSQL debate; pointing out application benefits of new data storage and retrieval techniques. The event will be hosted by broadcaster Spencer Kelly and will include panel discussions as well as a kenote from Nick Telford.

A set of new Data Quality Components for SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) have been made available from Melissa Data; helping to identify data quality issues, verify data, and correct data. All with the purpose of giving users integrate complex enterprise data that are in different formats, structures, and sources to deliver a single view […]

By Srinivasa Meka Technological advances in flash memory make it a viable option for speeding up database performance. As the price of flash memory continues to plummet, it is becoming a good alternative for disk storage. Read on to learn more… It is fairly common knowledge that technological advances in flash memory make it a […]

SAND has made it on Software Magazine’s 2010 Software 500 list, a revenue-based ranking and verified by the research team at Software Magazine. SAND CDBMS is an advanced column-oriented, bit vector database, and supports large user populations, big data, and complex analytics, also providing nearline data access to databases such as IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL […]

Release of ComonentOne Studio Enterprise 2010 v3 focuses on reporting; providing developers an easy way to preview, print, and extend functionality to applications. “ComponentOne’s C1Report control is another innovative control from ComponentOne that allows developers to customize and deploy their reports in a unique environment,” said Steve Sklepowich, director of partner marketing for developer platform […]

Business Intelligence reporting sSoftware, Stonefield Query (4.0) for Accpac, now includes 55 free reports; saving customer’s time and money for custom reports that would have to have been produced by expensive consultants. Additionally, version 4.0 simplifies the creation of ad hoc queries and customer reports by providing a simplified method for selecting fields and letting […]

Embarcadero webinar will address designing, or re-designing, and maintaining a data warehouse cost effectively through the use of the waterfall approach. The webinar will focus on dimensional schemas and their use with BI tools, Conformed dimensions and their use across data sources, time variance tracking techniques, data quality, and incremental development techniques.

Perpetuum Software LLC’s SQL Schema Sync API is available as Open Source; providing a .Net library for SQL Server database structure comparison and synchronization for tables, views, triggers, functions, etc. Developed for SQL Server 2005/2008 but can be used with application types that include Windows Forms, ASP .NET, and WPF.

Oracle Exadata online forum is a place for DBAs, Data Architects, and Analysts to gather and hear Oracle executives, customers, and experts on Exadata; discussing Exadata performance, data management report findings, real-world examples, and business case studies.