Using SQL Server Stored Procedures in SSIS Data Flow Sources
A technique to deal with lack of metadata for stored procedures when used with SSIS.
2014-11-25
31,614 reads
Articles
Building an Automated Database Deployment Pipeline
Data and databases are historically ignored or given a low priority within the processes of ALM and DevOps. This situation needs to change and the primary point of the changes is within the database professional part of the team.
2014-11-25
7,702 reads
The Salesforce Platform: The Return of the Citizen Programmer
The current popularity of the Salesforce software development platform has taken the industry by surprise. The current IT culture favours the esoteric, yet here is a development platform geared to the idea that anyone can use it: a populist language like BASIC. Does this threaten the careers of professional developers?
2014-11-24
11,320 reads
Generate SSRS reports from a SSIS Package
Learn how to invoke SSRS reports from an SSIS package after the data load is completed.
2014-11-21 (first published: 2012-10-09)
30,337 reads
Questions About Using TSQL to Import Excel Data You Were Too Shy to Ask
It is easy to import Excel data into database tables via TSQL, using OLEDB, either by the OPENROWSET function or linking to the spreadsheet as a server. The problem is that there are certain things that aren't obvious that you need to know about.
2014-11-21
11,773 reads
Distribution Database Migration
This article shows a step-by-step guide to move the distribution database to a new SQL Server instance.
2014-11-20
9,315 reads
Monitoring Azure SQL Database
Marcin Policht presents different methods that allow you to monitor the performance and characteristics of your PaaS databases, ensuring that they behave in a manner that matches your expectations.
2014-11-20
8,841 reads
Where in the Application Should Data Validation be Done?
Whereabouts in the application should the business logic of data-validation checks be made? The advantages of a layered approach to validation that includes database constraints, would seem to outweigh the disadvantages.
2014-11-19
11,050 reads
Removing Rows with the DELETE Statement in SQL Server
Greg Larsen explores how to remove rows from a SQL Server table using the DELETE statement.
2014-11-18
11,181 reads
SQL Monitor Custom Metric: Possible Duplicate Indexes
When a table has multiple indexes defined on the same columns, it produces duplicate indexes that waste space and have a negative impact on performance. This metric measures the number of possible duplicate indexes per database above a set threshold. You can then consider dropping the indexes and reverse the change.
2014-11-18
7,931 reads
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RegEx Functions IV
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^D', 'i') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers