(The spanish version of this article was previously published in dNM+, issue 77 ) It is an undeniable fact that in recent times, the volume of data that organizations must manage has soared. Analyze so much data; in order to make strategic decisions has become a real problem. In this article we will...
After data generation in Excel explained in the first part of the article, in this second installment we'll show how to insert that information into a SQL Server database. Database creation After spreadsheet creation, we'll transfer its contents into a SQL Server database running the following...
Creating sample data During the application development stages, in most of the time, we are faced with the need to have at our disposal a set of test data to use in the different processes that are developing. A similar situation occurs if we are building an information system based on OLAP data cubes...
This article addresses the challenge of develop a process to create a database with demographic information, which serves as a starting point for creating a data model in PowerPivot, used in the construction of the population pyramid shown in Population pyramids with PowerPivot. Preparing the data and...
In the first part of this article we developed a data model in PowerPivot representing population figures by age and sex. In this second installment will shape these figures on a chart shaped population pyramid. Pyramid chart. First approach In its current state, the pivot table already have enough information...
A population pyramid is a tool that allows to analyze the status and evolution of a population based on age and sex. This is a feature in demography and statistics, but also cover areas such as health, education, business, etc. For this reason, its integration in an computing information system belonging...
En el artículo "Utilizando SSIS para crear scripts de respaldo con la estructura de la base de datos" ( parte 1 - parte 2 ), publicado con anterioridad en este blog, dejábamos pendiente de desarrollar una mejora que nos permitiera acelerar los tiempos de creación de los...
En la primera entrega de este artículo realizábamos una introducción al desarrollo de proyectos de Integration Services desde el entorno de BIDS, con el objetivo de crear scripts de la estructura de las bases de datos de nuestro servidor utilizando Script Task, un componente de los...
Dentro del contexto de cualquier sistema de información, resulta fundamental la existencia de una adecuada política de copia de seguridad, como medio de contar con un respaldo para proteger los datos almacenados. Si nos ceñimos, sin embargo, al desarrollo de sistemas Business Intelligence...