How to read data from multiple Excel worksheets with SQL Server Integration Services
Read this tip to learn how to import data from multiple Excel worksheets into SQL Server using SSIS.
2016-02-05
4,291 reads
Articles
SQL Azure Performance Benchmarking
An evaluation of the SQL Azure Database Performance Levels recommended by the DTU Calculator service, and a comparison with on premise SQL Server performance.
2016-02-04
3,646 reads
Monitoring In-Memory OLTP: What's Important?
In-Memory OLTP has evolved to be a great solution. However, a production system that uses it needs careful monitoring to avoid stress conditions becoming problems. As with many new features of SQL Server, it pays to plan a monitoring strategy to ensure that you are alerted as soon as possible when things go awry.
2016-02-04
3,523 reads
Simplify SQL Server ETL Processes with T-SQL Stored Procedures
Jeremy Kadlec introduces the Enhanced Data Integration Suite (EDIS), a SQL Server T-SQL stored procedure based solution to automate, manage, and audit ETL processes so you no longer have to manually build SSIS Packages.
2016-02-03
6,164 reads
Data security, SQL Server 2016, and Your Business
From an IT infrastructure and compliance perspective, the importance of protecting data is clear. But it also has profound business implications and can even be a competitive differentiator by helping drive customer loyalty and retention. David Hobbs-Mallyon talks about Microsoft’s approach to data security.
2016-02-02
3,545 reads
Find and Remove Duplicate Records SQL Server
Learn a quick method to find and remove duplicate records in your SQL Server tables.
2016-02-01
9,771 reads
The PoSh DBA - Towards the Re-usable PowerShell Script
When starting out with PowerShell, it is hard to escape from the detail to work out the best strategy for creating scripts. Laerte Junior explains how, when and why it pays to think in terms of versatile functions to meet varying demands.
2016-02-01
3,169 reads
Using the Statistical Program R for Running Statistics
This article talks about using the statistical program, R, for applying simple statistics against data in Microsoft SQL Server.
2016-01-29 (first published: 2014-03-10)
13,771 reads
The SQL Server 2016 Query Store: Built-in Reporting
One of the most important features of the SQL Server 2016's new Query Store is the reporting. With these features, it is now possible to get a wealth of information on how your query workload is performing, either aggregated for the entire query workload or for a single query. With this information, you can see the effects of 'forcing' an execution plan for specific queries and get feedback of the consequences.
2016-01-29
4,359 reads
A Review of rsNeatPublish
rsNeatPublish: Toolset to automate deployment of all SSRS 2008R2/12/14/16 objects
2016-01-28
667 reads
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Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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