Written by two leading Microsoft SQL Server specialists, this book will empower you to manage and maintain the data used for critical business decisions through an understanding of Master Data Services. A comprehensive, totally practical tutorial. Overview <ul>
<li>Gain a comprehensive guide to Microsoft SQL Server R2 Master Data Services (MDS) with this book and eBook</li> <li>Explains the background to the practice of Master Data Management and how it can help organizations</li> <li>Introduces Master Data Services, and provides a step-by-step installation guide</li> <li>Covers all features of Master Data Services, including hierarchy management, importing/exporting data, the MDS API, and business rules</li> <li>Includes practical examples that guide the reader on how to use each feature of the product</li> </ul>
What you will learn from this book <ul>
<li> Understand the foundational concepts of Master Data Management and SQL Server</li> <li>Learn how to install and configure Master Data Services</li> <li>Create and populate your first Model</li> <li>Learn how to create and manage Hierarchies and Collections</li> <li>Extend your Models with User-defined Meta Data</li> <li>Control your Master Data Environment through the use of Versions and Flags</li> <li>Discover how to import data from a variety of source systems by using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) </li> <li>Extend your solution with business rules, e-mail notifications, and SharePoint workflow</li> <li>Create custom solutions by utilizing the Master Data Services API</li> <li>Feed different source systems by using Subscription Views and BizTalk Server</li> <li>Secure your Master Data Services Models with comprehensive MDS security</li> </ul>
Approach This is a practical, step-by-step guide to managing and maintaining your master data and improving data quality with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services, with practical examples on how to use each feature. Who this book is written for If you are a business and systems analyst or database administrator who wants to manage and maintain your business master data and improve data quality with Microsoft SQL Server Master Data Services, then this book is for you. A basic understanding of Microsoft SQL Server is required. However, knowledge of Master Data Services is not necessarily required. In Detail Microsoft SQL Server Master Data Services (MDS) enables organizations to manage and maintain business data used to make critical business decisions. MDS is a Master Data Management (MDM) application, which standardizes and streamlines the critical data entities of an organization, essentially centralizing your master data. A focused, practical tutorial, this book will show you how to manage and maintain your organization's master data and improve data quality with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services. Using credible techniques and an end-to-end approach, this book will take you through the steps required to implement Master Data Management, enabling business users to standardize and streamline their business data. This book will enable you to manage and maintain your organization's master data with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services, covering each feature in a step-by-step manner. The book starts with an overview of Master Data Management. You will then move on to an overview of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services (MDS). The book then dives deep into topics such as installing, configuring, and maintaining Master Data Services, creating and using Models, Version Management, Business Rules, and importing Data into Master Data Services amongst others. A comprehensive guide to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services, which uses an end-to-end approach showing you how to implement Master Data Management on the Microsoft platform

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services

Computers & Technology

Kashel, Jeremy

Bullerwell, Martyn

Kent, Tim

Programming

Packt Pub Ltd

Die Like Men

In November, 1864 the Civil War is almost over. The Army of Tennessee under it's gallant commander John Bell Hood have a chance to reverse the Confederacy's sinking fortunes. With veteran troops, he plans to strike into Tennessee where he will capture Nashville and invade the northern states. General Sherman has taken the best troops with him on his famous 'March to the Sea.' George Thomas, the Federal commander is forced to defend Tennessee with scattered forces and green troops. The Confederate's move into Tennessee almost forty-thousand strong. The Federal's are in a race to concentrate enough men to save Nashville. Die Like Men will take the reader through the invasion from Florence, Alabama to Nashville and provide insight into the colorful personalities of the leading participants. This is a must read for any fan of the American Civil War.

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Bluewater Publishing

After the loss of both Kentucky and Tennessee, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston has one last chance to save his reputation and his nation. He must destroy Federal General Ulysses S. Grant's army before he is reinforced by General Don Carlos Buell. Together the two Federal armies will outnumber Johnston's army by more than two to one. Confederate President Jefferson Davis has sent General Gustave Toutand Beauregard, the Hero of the Confederacy, to assist Johnston. Together, they must stop the Federal invasion before Mississippi and Alabama also fall to Union control. Never Smile Again takes you on the campaign from Corinth to Shiloh Church and beyond. This is the second book in the series by Civil War historian Tim Kent. A must read for any Civil War enthusiast.

Never Smile Again: Battle of Shiloh

United States

In November, 1864 the Civil War is almost over. The Army of Tennessee under its gallant commander John Bell Hood have a chance to reverse the Confederacy's sinking fortunes. With veteran troops, he plans to strike into Tennessee where he will capture Nashville and invade the northern states. General Sherman has taken the best troops with him on his famous 'March to the Sea.' George Thomas, the Federal commander is forced to defend Tennessee with scattered forces and green troops. The Confederate's move into Tennessee almost forty-thousand strong. The Federal's are in a race to concentrate enough men to save Nashville. Die Like Men will take the reader through the invasion from Florence, Alabama to Nashville and provide insight into the colorful personalities of the leading participants. This is a must read for any fan of the American Civil War.

History

Americas

The Southeastern frontier westward expansion from 1750 to 1848 bringing pioneers into the Native American struggle for survival. It was the most dangerous period in history for a pioneer family to establish a home, as their entrance into the land clashed with the native people who were fighting for everything they possessed, including their very identity. In order to avoid removal, some Native Americans gave up their claim to the name, and there are many of their descendants today who cannot trace their ancestry on the Dawes Rolls. "The Reckoning gives great significance to our nation's history and heritage of frontier pioneers and Native Americans, as ethnic groups and cultures are intertwined across the southeastern landscape of the United States. The Reckoning brings to life the characters in the story that leaves very little to the imagination!"

The Reckoning: Blood Saga of the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Southeastern Expanssion

Bluewater Publications

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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services

Die Like Men

Never Smile Again: Battle of Shiloh

Die Like Men

The Reckoning: Blood Saga of the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Southeastern Expanssion