The most-watched IT questions this week: Sept. 22, 2009
Curious as to what the most popular IT questions and answers are on  ITKE? So were we! So we’ve been watching the watchlists, so to speak, to bring you the top 10 questions, answers and discussions at the top of user watchlists this week. Read them all at our Community Blog.

Answer Question   |  September 22, 2009  2:32 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
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6,893 pts.

The most-watched IT questions this week: Sept. 15, 2009
As part of a new feature on the IT Knowledge Exchange Community Blog, we’re highlighting the top 10 most-watched questions. Here are the top 5: Virtualization vs. Consolidation Tracing a computer to an IP address Connect remote Oracle 11g server in VB 6.0 How to utlize multiple static IP’s when ISP limits physical router connectinos [...]

Answer Question   |  September 15, 2009  3:26 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
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6,893 pts.

Oracle Workflow under Vista
When Oracle will provide Workflow Manager on Vista platform. I am coming from Data warehouse area, and workflow palys a main role in process flow management. Mehdi

Answer Question   |  September 15, 2009  2:35 PM
Data warehousing applications, Oracle, Vista
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30 pts.

Community Update: The IT Blog Top 10 for Sept. 10, 2009
As part of a new feature on the Community Blog, each week we’ll be doing a run down of the 10 most popular blog posts over the previous week, in case you were wondering what your peers were reading or a hot topic somehow missed your radar. Still think we missed something? Send me an [...]

Answer Question   |  September 10, 2009  3:28 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
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6,893 pts.

Do your users have the right analytical tools to make informed decisions?
Does your organization have the right analytical tools and technology to give your business users accurate data to make informed decisions?

Answer Question   |  September 10, 2009  2:01 PM
Analytical tools, Data Analytics, SPSS
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15 pts.

How do you currently collect behavioral, attitudinal, transactional and demographic data?
How do you currently collect behavioral, attitudal, transactional and demographic data? This question is sponsored by SPSS.

Answer Question   |  September 1, 2009  1:40 PM
Data analysis, Data Analytics, SPSS
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15 pts.

Weighting variable in SPSS?
How do I use the weighting variable in SPSS

Answer Question   |  December 14, 2010  10:39 PM
SPSS, weighting variable
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5 pts.

How can I estimate data migration costs?
I’m going from one infrastructure provider to another and need to migrate all data – 10,000 networked PCs, 75 application servers, 75 file/print servers, 50 routers/switches. Are there any standard rules of thumb (metrics) out there that will allow me to ESTIMATE how much I should actually be paying for data migration before I get a quote? [...]

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2009  6:32 PM
Data migration, Data Migration Costs
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215 pts.

Multiple charts – over 200 charts in one Crystal Report
Hi, I want to use multiple data sources and create data multiple charts packages for clients and export each 100-200 chart packages into pdf files automatically to a local drive folder.  I know how to create one chart but how to create multiple charts and process them to pdf automatically.  It would be great if you [...]

Answer Question   |  August 25, 2009  3:42 PM
Crystal Reports, Data management
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10 pts.

how to manually unload ExaByte Magnum 1X7 LTO tape drive
how to manually unload ExaByte Magnum 1X7 LTO tape drive

Answer Question   |  August 25, 2009  3:20 PM
Exabyte, ExaByte Magnum 1X7 LTO tape drive, Tape Backups, Tape Drive
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16,755 pts.

Are your analytical assets and processes visible, automated and secure?
Are your analytical assets and processes visible, automated and secure? This question is sponsored by SPSS.

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2009  1:24 PM
Analytical tools, Analytics, CRM, CRM analytics, SPSS
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15 pts.

SQL Express used for SSIS?
Can sqlexpress be used for SSIS

Answer Question   |  August 20, 2009  12:18 PM
Dell PowerEdge, Dell PowerEdge 750, SQL Express, SSIS
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10 pts.

who will buy TIBCO in the end.
Thinking on which vendor is most likelty to benefit form such a deal I conclude it is Microsoft. Because ibm and oracle+sun are selling hardware by licencing unix servers and microsoft had to play catch up.

Answer Question   |  August 12, 2009  7:47 PM
Microsoft, Oracle, Sun, TIBCO
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5 pts.

Build a Data warehouse end to end
Im asked to build a datawarehouse from end to end. I have already worked on datawarehousing projects. I need to prepare a proposal document. How do i prepare a proposal document that explains End-to-end development. Can I get a sample document? Thanks.

Answer Question   |  January 9, 2012  12:39 PM
Data Warehouse Planning, Data warehouses, Data warehousing
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155 pts.

Transform variables in SPSS
I am working with a very big data set in SPSS. I am trying to transform 7 variables into 1. I figured out that the mode would be more represenative than the mean for this particular case but it is not offer in the functions of the “compute variables” option. I don’t want to do [...]

Answer Question   |  July 31, 2009  1:05 AM
SPSS
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5 pts.

Changing date fields in SQL Server Analysis Services
In SQL Server Analysis Services, can I change the date fields from (yyyy-mm-dd) to (dd-mm-yyyy) without turning the date field into varchar?

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2009  6:08 PM
SQL Server Analysis Services, SSAS
2,585 pts.

Network storage topology and Data Migration
How does Network storage topology (NAS or SAN) affect Data Migration process?

Answer Question   |  August 4, 2009  12:41 PM
Data migration, NAS, Network design, Network Topology, SAN
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295 pts.

Data Migration Project Life Cycle
What is Data Migration Project Life Cycle?

Answer Question   |  July 30, 2011  11:47 AM
Data migration, Data Migration Testing, Life cycle management, QA, Testing software
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295 pts.

QA – Data Migration Testing
When does the Involvement of a QA in Data Migration Projects start?What role particular a QA plays at various phases ?

Answer Question   |  October 25, 2010  3:50 PM
Data migration, Data Migration Testing, QA, Quality assurance
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295 pts.

Why is SSIS xml variable in escaped format?
In SSIS 2005 I use Execute SQL task to execute a proc that returns an xml resultset using these clauses (For XML Auto, Type within a For XML Path, Type). I return that resultset into string variable User::vSelectedClients. When I look at that variable within a breakpoint, I see all the doublequote marks are escaped [...]

Answer Question   |  July 1, 2009  7:44 PM
SQL, SQL Tasks, SSIS, SSIS 2005, XML
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5 pts.