Enterprise Applications on Microsoft SQL Server
Temenos: Danske Bank uses SQL Server to support T24
Danske Bank is Denmark's largest bank and a leading bank in Northern Europe (Denmark, Sweden,...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 06/29/2011
PROS: Energy pricing showcased on SQL Server
PROS, the world leader in enterprise business-to-business pricing and margin optimization software...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 06/28/2011
OpenText: Multiple Instances or a Single Instance of SQL Server - Part 2: Moving Databases
[Previous Post] [Next Post] In our last post, we described how random acts of installation may...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 06/27/2011
Dassault: TÜV Rheinland resolving the conflict between the environment and technology
TÜV Rheinland Group (TÜV) is the world's leader in comprehensive, global independent...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 06/21/2011
OpenText: Multiple Instances or a Single Instance of SQL Server - Part 1: Counting Instances
[Next Post] OpenText often installs with two SQL Server databases. One database is for OpenText and...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 06/20/2011
Temenos: Servus Credit Union picks T24 on SQL Server to service their clients
Servus Credit Union joins a growing number of major Canadian Credit Unions running T24 on SQL...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 06/16/2011
PTC: Groupe Bénéteau set sails with Windchill running on SQL Server 2008's engine
Groupe Bénéteau (GB) is the world's leading manufacturer of sailboats and one of...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 06/14/2011
Kronos: Fifth Third Bank managing 21,000 employees on SQL Server
Fifth Third Bancorp is one of the largest banks in the U.S. with over $111 billion in assets and...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 06/09/2011
Itron: Latest Benchmark hot off the press... IEE MDM v7.0 SP3 on SQL Server 2008 R2 is something to talk about!
This spring there has been extensive benchmarking done with the Itron team on Itron Enterprise...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 06/08/2011
Migration: Welly Lee details SQL Server Migration Assistant 5.0 at TechEd
Welly Lee sent me a link to his talk "Automating Database Migration to Microsoft SQL Server". He...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 06/07/2011
Migration: Pentair experience migrating to Enovia V6R2009x on SQL Server from Oracle
Pentair has more than 13,000 employees in more than 20 countires produce a wide variety of products....
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 06/02/2011
Siemens: Interview with Lonnye Bower at PLM Connections
Chris Kelley interviewed Lonnye Bower at PLM Connections held in Las Vegas, May 2nd-5th 2011. The...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/31/2011
Siemens: Using compression to improve performance and reduce costs
In prior posts, I have described the benefit of Read-Committed Snapshot Isolation (RCSI). RCSI will...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/26/2011
Fundamentals: DBCC - SQL Server's FDISK
[Prior Post In Series] [Backup Series] [Next Post in Series] In a time long long ago (last...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/20/2011
Migration: The value gained moving from Sybase to SQL Server 2008R2
[DB2 Migration Value] [Oracle Migration Value] In the early 1990's I was a consultant to Microsoft...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/19/2011
Tuning Enovia Smarteam – End Solution
[Prior Post in Series] The result of the tuning exercise is TSQL shown below. The items included are...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/19/2011
Temenos: Bank Syariah Mandiri depends on T24 and SQL Server for Sharia Banking
Bank Syariah Mandiri has selected T24 on SQL Server to provide core banking for their customers....
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/18/2011
Siemens PLM running on SQL Server saves costs across the board
Recently I was reading the PLM World e-Newsletter and saw this nice table reflecting the Total Cost...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/18/2011
OpenText: When cash counts, go Microsoft SQL Server
Recently I reviewed Steve Simpson's OPENTEXT document “OpenText eDOCS DM 5.3 - Technical...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/17/2011
ITRON: IEE MDM Support for Microsoft Platforms
I have listed below which Microsoft technologies are supported by Itron's Enterprise Edition Meter...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/16/2011
PROS: Tarmac cements future growth and profits with PROS Pricing running on SQL Server
Tarmac is a cement and aggregates manufacturer operating in the United Kingdom. Tarmac produces the...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/16/2011
Backups: Doing it right so you can recover quickly!– Automating the backups
[Prior Post] [Next Post] Getting backups scheduled appropriately tends to be a slow process with a...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/13/2011
Kronos: Scalability Whitepaper for SQL Server 2005
I have been going though posts on our old blog to select a few "Best of" repostings. While SQL...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/12/2011
Tuning Enovia SmarTeam -- Statistics
[Prior Post in Series] [Next Post in Series] Adding statistics helps SQL Server to determine which...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/12/2011
Migration: The value gained moving from Oracle to SQL Server 2008R2
[DB2 Migration Value] [Sybase Migration Value] In the early 1980's I was an Oracle Developer on...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/10/2011
OpenText: Guidance for Administrators
Contributed by Steve Simpson Optimizing your database is the key to good performance. OpenText...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/10/2011
Itron: SQL Server 2008R2 contributing towards a greener planet
In an older post I described the performance of Itron's Enterprise Edition Meter Data Management...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/09/2011
RedPrairie: When cooking in almost 400 restaurants, SQL Server provides prompt service!
Culver Franchising Systems, Inc. has grown to 381 restaurants since 1984. RedPrairie’s...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/09/2011
Backups: Doing it right so you can recover quickly!– Don’t keep your eggs in one basket
[Prior Post] [Next Post] In my prior post I looked at confirming that backups were happening, and if...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/06/2011
Migration: The value gained moving from DB2 to SQL Server 2008R2
[Oracle Migration Value] [Sybase Migration Value] Two decades ago, I made my living as a DB2...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/05/2011
Tuning Enovia SmarTeam - Indexes - Conclusion
[Prior Post in Series] [Next Post in Series] In this part, I will deal with the fact that many...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/05/2011
Siemens PLM running on SQL Server is less work for one man support staff
Recently I was reading the PLM World e-Newsletter article entitled “A One-Man Show:...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/04/2011
Migration: SQL Server Migration Assistant 5.0 is released!
I am very pleased to see that version 5.0 of SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) was released on...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/04/2011
Kronos: Improving the performance of ad-hoc reports up to 3600%
One of Kronos' features is the ability to build ad-hoc reports. With SQL Server, the ability for a...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/03/2011
Escalate: Blue Martini Commerce Suite Support for Microsoft Platforms
I have listed below which Microsoft technologies are supported by Escalate's Blue Martini Commerce...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/03/2011
SIEMENS: Teamcenter reduces storage requirements by 50% on SQL Server
Siemens is a leading provider of enterprise manufacturing execution and quality systems. Teamcenter...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/02/2011
Itron: Cutting edge technology running on .Net 4.0 Parallel Computing
The classic Moore's law has the power available from CPUs doubling every two years. This is true but...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 05/02/2011
PTC: Windchill 10.0 Support for Microsoft Platforms
I have listed below which Microsoft technologies are supported by PTC Windchill with the release of...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 04/29/2011
Tuning Enovia SmarTeam – Indexes – Part 2
[Prior Post in Series] [Next Post in Series] In this post I continue on with index analysis from my...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 04/28/2011
Siemens: Migration Experiences at Boeing
For those of you attending Siemens PLM Connection in Las Vegas, Nevada (May 2nd-5th, 2011), you may...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 04/28/2011
Lawson: S3 version 9.0 handles 256000 General Ledger Transactions with SQL Server taking a nap
I recently read a white paper on the performance of Lawson S3 Enterprise Management System running...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 04/27/2011
Itron: 3 Billion Readings/day recorded on SQL Server - helping make the planet greener
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is changing the face of the utility industry and helping make...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 04/27/2011
Backups: Doing it right so you can recover quickly! - Checking backups have occurred.
[Next Post] Over the last few months I have been reviewing presentations at user conferences and...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 04/26/2011
Telvent: For the Smart Grid, smart utilities use SQL Server
Telvent Designer allows the next generation of infrastructure needed to support modern commerce to...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 04/26/2011
CA: ARCserve Troubleshooting SQL Server issues
Below you will find a summary of issues that may occur with links to solutions. Best Practices for...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 04/25/2011
ASPENTECH: AspenONE Support for Microsoft Platforms
I have listed below which Microsoft technologies are supported by AspenTech AspenONE with the...
Author: Dr GUI Retired Date: 04/25/2011