Hi everyone, I'm fairly new to SQL Server and we have just moved from an Oracle 10g environment to a SQL Server 2008 R2 setup and wanted some advice on how to set up replication. Here's the jist of what I'm looking to accomplish.
1.We have a number of production databases that that should only be "touched" by the vendor applications for performance reasons (this is a public safety set of systems).
2.We have a second SQL Server set up that we can use as a data warehouse for reporting, external agency access, third party vendor access (all of which will be read only, no updates).
3.How do I set up getting data into the data warehouse from production so it is as up to date as possible (preferably within a few minutes of the production database and with as little impact on performance as possible)?
Sorry for all the probably silly/obvious questions but I'd rather ask than flounder around in the dark for several weeks.
Many thanks, Dean Longhurst...