Database Reference
In-Depth Information
LearN BY DOING
In this “Learn by Doing” exercise, you perform the process defined in this chapter using the northwind
database. We have included an outline of the steps you performed in this chapter and an example of
how the authors handled them in two Word documents. These documents are found in the folder
C:\_BISolutionsBookFiles\_LearnByDoing\Chapter05Files . Please see the ReadMe.doc file for
detailed instructions.
What's Next?
Using the SQL Server database engine effectively is a complex task. We have included only a minimum of what
you need to be effective when creating a BI solution. If you want a deeper understanding, you will find that many
books have been written about the subject; some of them are excellent for database administrators, whereas
others are more for general knowledge.
Most BI developers are not the actual database administrators and do not necessarily need to have a great
degree of knowledge about the database engine itself. Still, most BI developers can benefit from having a more
complete understanding of this subject. For this reason, we recommend the following beginning book on SQL
administration: Beginning SQL Server 2008 Administration by Grant Fritchey and Robert Walters (Apress, 2009).
 
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