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Configuring Integration Services in a SQL Server 2016 Cluster

In this post I will show a procedure to configure Integration Services in a SQL Server 2016 Cluster.

Why Would I Ever Need to Partition My Big ‘Raw’ Data?

Whether you are running an RDBMS, or a Big Data system, it is important to consider your data-partitioning strategy. As the volume of data grows, so it becomes increasingly important to match the way you partition your data to the way it is queried, to allow 'pruning' optimisation. When you have huge imports of data to consider, it can get complicated. Bartosz explains how to get things right; not perfect but wisely.

Service Broker Error Handling

How to handle errors raised during Service Broker Queue Processing.

Implementing a custom sort

Rob Farley discusses some solutions and gotchas for implementing a custom sort using ORDER BY in T-SQL queries.

How to Start Big Data with Apache Spark

It is worth getting familiar with Apache Spark because it a fast and general engine for large-scale data processing and you can use you existing SQL skills to get going with analysis of the type and volume of semi-structured data that would be awkward for a relational database. With an IDE such as Databricks you can very quickly get hands-on experience with an interesting technology.

Getting more done with OUTPUT

Use OUTPUT to perform an INSERT and a DELETE at the same time.

How to resolve SSIS access denied error in SQL Server Management Studio

Receiving an access denied error message when trying to connect to a remote instance of SSIS from SSMS? Sadequl Hussain provides the solution.

More Power BI to your Elbow

Power BI Desktop continues to evolve. There have been many improvements to the reporting side that together make it easier to get from the data to the visualisation as quickly as possible. You can now create line charts that let users drill down into hierarchical data. There are now ways of adding dynamic reference lines to a visualization that provide users with relevant reference points. Robert Sheldon demonstrates how to combine these features to great effect.

Exporting Data from JSON to CSV with SSIS

The following tutorial will show how to export JSON data to a CSV file using SSIS