Using the SSIS Multiple Flat Files Connection Manager
When building an ETL pipeline to import data from a text file, it’s very common to have the incoming data...
2018-12-15
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Blog Posts
Using the SSIS Multiple Flat Files Connection Manager
When building an ETL pipeline to import data from a text file, it’s very common to have the incoming data spread across multiple files. For example, if you are...
2018-12-15
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ASF 017: Alex Whittles interview
Introduction Alex Whittles is the owner and principle consultant at Purple Frog, a SQL Server Business Intelligence consultancy in the...
2018-12-14
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Azure Backup Storage Options
As a database administrator, I am very conscious of how data is being backed up. Up until SQL Server 2012,...
2018-12-14
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Fun time Friday - A week is a long time in....
A week is a long time in...
SQL Server Land
A week is a long time in SQL Server land. This week...
2018-12-14
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Fun time Friday - A week is a long time in....
A week is a long time in...
SQL Server LandA week is a long time in SQL Server land. This week I have been busy working on a version migration...
2018-12-14
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SQL Server Guide To NULL Handling
Every language handles null equality differently and understanding this is crucial as a misunderstanding here can lead to some quite...
2018-12-14 (first published: 2018-11-29)
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Synonyms in SQL Server – Good and Bad
How you use a synonym can be a huge asset or it can be a significant dampener to performance. There are benefits and uses for these nifty little things....
2018-12-14
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Synonyms in SQL Server – Good and Bad
When SQL Server 2005 was released, a nifty little feature was included called synonyms. Despite being around since SQL Server...
2018-12-14
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The Year in Review Webinar–Dec 18
Join me for our Year in Review Webinar next week, Dec 18, at 4pm GMT. I’ll be joining Kendra and...
2018-12-14
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Blogs
Automated SQL Server Benchmarking with HammerDB and Docker: A Complete Testing Framework
I’m excited to announce the release of a new open-source project that fully automates...
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
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