In SQL Server Integration Services, connection managers are used as gateways for most any external read and write operation. Connection managers are type- and format-specific, and in the case...
2019-09-24 (first published: 2019-09-16)
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SQL Server Integration Services is equipped with tasks and containers to make it easy to design and maintain the flow of ETL: which logic should be executed, when should...
2019-09-18 (first published: 2019-09-09)
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In SQL Server Integration Services, the lookup component is one of the most frequently used tools for data validation and completion. The lookup component is provided as a means...
2019-09-05
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SQL Server Integration Services is well designed for retrieving and processing data on the fly, directly in the data flow pipeline. However, there are circumstances that occasionally require the...
2019-09-03
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In the control flow for SQL Server Integration Services, the “lines” we commonly use to connect tasks to each other are actually smart controls. These SSIS precedence constraints allow...
2019-09-02
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One of the most common questions I am asked about ETL configuration is how much memory SSIS requires. When configuring a new instance of SQL Server running SSIS, or...
2019-05-02
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One of my favorite recent additions to SQL Server is the ability to use temporal tables to retain change history. As I wrote in an earlier post on this...
2019-04-02
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Change detection is a critical component of any system that moves data from one structure to another. Most data movement...
2019-03-22
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Change detection is a critical component of any system that moves data from one structure to another. Most data movement mechanisms are designed to move a subset of the...
2019-03-22
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For organizations using SQL Server 2012 and newer, the SSIS catalog is the ideal tool for storing, executing, and monitoring...
2019-03-05
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In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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