Bash for ETL pre-processing
People were doing ETL long before ETL packages were invented. Some of those facilities still have worth today
2016-08-15
6,541 reads
Articles
Paying Attention to Estimates
Aaron Bertrand follows up on a recent post about DATEFROMPARTS() with a deeper look into the estimates and potential mitigation techniques.
2016-08-15
3,092 reads
Biml Academy 2 - Importing, Staging, and Loading Data
Next week are 5 more lessons on working iwth Bilm. Each day, Aug 15-19, at 1:00pm EDT.
2016-08-12
3,417 reads
SQL Server Stored Procedure to Compress Non Partitioned Tables
My SQL Server database has some very big tables that can be compressed. The tables are simple, non-partitioned tables and I want a quick tool to compress them. I
2016-08-12
2,979 reads
Executing Multiple Threads to Create a Load
Learn a few techniques for executing multiple sets of queries at once.
2016-08-11
6,433 reads
SSIS in SSDT: The Basics
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a fast and reliable way of importing and exporting data, but it can be tricky to learn, initially. Rob Sheldon provides a beginner's guide to get you started with using SSIS with Visual Studio and SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT).
2016-08-11
6,766 reads
Stretch Database in SQL Server 2016 RTM
Tim Radney of SQLskills shows how the Stretch Database feature has evolved from its early CTP beginnings to the RTM version released earlier this month.
2016-08-10
2,545 reads
Reclaiming Space After Column Data Type Change
A brief overview of how to reclaim storage space after altering the data type of a column.
2016-08-09
5,054 reads
Steps to change the server name for a SQL Server machine
In this tip Jugal Shah looks at the steps within SQL Server you need to follow if you change the physical server name for a standalone SQL Server.
2016-08-09
4,870 reads
Backup Strategy in Azure SQL?
Everybody says that the backup process in Azure SQL is very easy. Is that true? In this new article, we will show how to do it.
2016-08-08
1,654 reads
Blogs
Houston AI-Lytics 2026–Powerpoint Slides
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my session on running a Local LLM. If you...
The Book of Redgate: Do the Right Things
By Steve Jones
I do believe that Redgate has been very customer focused since it’s inception. I’ve...
GenAI vs Dashboards: Not the Same (And Never Will Be)
By James Serra
There’s a question I’ve been hearing more and more lately, especially as Copilot, Fabric,...
Forums
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: JSON_ARRAYAGG
Comments posted to this topic are about the item T-SQL in SQL Server 2025:...
Spring Connections and Learning at PASS On Tour
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Spring Connections and Learning at...
Multiple Sequence Values
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Multiple Sequence Values
Question of the Day
Multiple Sequence Values
How do I easily get the next 12 sequence values from a sequence object?
See possible answers