The Self-Service Business Intelligence (BI) paradigm has be around since SQL Server 2008, and now SQL Server 2012 and Excel 2013 have provided even more enhancements and sweeteners for BI enthusiasts.
I’ve been following a number of threads featuring Self-Service BI vs. Corporate BI discussions. Some BI proponents are suggesting that Corporate BI is dead and that Self-Service BI, driven by the enhanced front-end products like of Excel 2013, PowerView, PowerPivot, are now making Corporate BI redundant.
Here’s an article (here) on the implementing a log shipping solution using Powershell scripts. This article is from SQL Server Central, so you will need to register on the site to log in.
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