There are several techniques available to import and export data for SQL Server. In addition, there are free SQL tools and utilities available that might be helpful for specific use cases. In SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), we can use a Flat File Source to load Text/CSV files. Despite this, I would like to demonstrate how to import Text/CSV files using the Script Task.
2023-08-18
In coming up with a strategy for managing test data, first you need to understand what the many test requirements are likely to be for the particular database you are developing. Next, you need to create all the different categories of test data required to suite test requirements and, finally, work out how to manage it in a way that allows a test-driven approach to development.
Read more in this latest article from Phil Factor
2023-08-18
Time has brought clarity for changes which could and should have been provided by its instigators. We compare a change where clarity was sought to those that were chaotic and the approaches that were taken at their two poles.
2023-08-16
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An important aspect of building and managing a database is organizing the objects within your database. You may have tables that support different functions, for example, a schema for warehousing operations and another for sales. Some logins may need access to some tables, but not others. You might want to isolate one set of objects within a database from other sets of objects. All of this, and more, can be accomplished using schemas within a database and PostgreSQL supports the use of schema for just these types of functions.
2023-08-16
Introduction about Bing vs Bard You heard it well Chatbot wars, the war between Bing vs Bard. Ladies and gentlemen, in the Google corner we have the challenger, Bard! And in the Microsoft corner, we have a powerful AI-based in ChatGPT 4, the stupendous, the magnificent…Bing! (applause). These great chatbots will demonstrate their power in […]
2023-08-14
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RDS Custom for SQL Server recently released exciting new features related to Bring Your Own Media (BYOM) and High Availability. By using BYOM, customers may leverage their existing SQL Server licenses with Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server, when used in accordance to Microsoft terms. This allows customers who have already purchased SQL Server licenses to save on TCO/license costs, while offloading the undifferentiated heavy lifting of database management to Amazon RDS Custom. By using Multi-AZ deployment, customers can now set up high availability for their databases.
2023-08-14
Migrating to the cloud has many advantages… until you’re the one tasked with making it happen. There are a lot of considerations, and the key is to break it down into four steps, not one. Find out how you can manage the challenge of migrating to the cloud.
2023-08-14
A fun contest from Steve asks you to design a system that tracks travels for a fictitious business.
2023-08-11
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One of the premises of a modern warehouse is to be able to interconnect cloud services and process and analyze data from any provider with ease. Two of the top cloud services right now are Azure Synapse and Snowflake. Whatever your organization is implementing or if you need to transfer data from/to those services, it is important to know how to interconnect them and be able to transfer data between services.
2023-08-11
Extensions are a unique and powerful capability in PostgreSQL, a feature that other relational databases do not provide. Taking advantage of the extension framework in PostgreSQL is a true advantage to using the platform.
In this webinar, find out how PostgreSQL extensions can help you find solutions to some of your common problems.
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2023-08-11
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
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I have some data in a table that looks like this:
BeerID BeerName brewer beerdescription 1 Becks Interbrew Beck's is a German-style pilsner beer 2 Fat Tire New Belgium Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. 3 Mac n Jacks Mac & Jack's Brewery This beer erupts with a floral, hoppy taste 4 Alaskan Amber Alaskan Brewing Alaskan Brewing Amber Ale is an "alt" style beer 8 Kirin Kirin Brewing Kirin Ichiban is a Lager-type beerIf I run this, what is returned?
select t1.key
from openjson((select t.* FROM Beer AS t for json path)) t1 See possible answers