Unzip Files with SSIS
In my last post I shared how to build a package in SSIS to perform simple file archive (zip) operations....
2016-12-16
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Tim Mitchell
Zip Files in SSIS
Of the very many things SQL Server Integration Services does well, one of its shortcomings is that it does not...
2016-12-15
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SSIS Package Validation in the Catalog
Built into the SQL Server Integration Services catalog is the ability to run a validation without actually executing the package....
2016-12-14
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SSIS Data Taps
One of my favorite testing features of SSIS is also one of the most underutilized. SSIS data taps were introduced...
2016-12-13
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A Shortcut for Parameterizing Settings in SSIS
I’ve written quite a bit about the benefit of externalizing changing values in SSIS packages. Moving static values such as...
2016-12-12
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The Eleven Days of Festivus
It’s that time of the year again – the Festivus season is upon us! In the next few weeks, families all...
2016-12-12
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On Being Disruptive
Being disruptive is a powerful way to conduct business. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates insisted that computers belonged not just...
2016-12-20 (first published: 2016-12-05)
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A Better Way to Execute SSIS Packages with T-SQL
There are several ways to execute SSIS packages that have been deployed to the SSIS catalog, and my favorite way...
2016-12-02 (first published: 2016-11-28)
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Video: Introduction to SQL Server Change Tracking
SQL Server change tracking is a lightweight and synchronous mechanism for detecting inserts, updates, and deletes in tracked tables. For...
2016-11-25 (first published: 2016-11-18)
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SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 1 Changes Everything
Earlier today, Microsoft announced the release of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for SQL Server 2016. Pay close attention to this...
2016-11-16
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Blogs
SQL, MDX, DAX – the languages of data
By DataOnWheels
Ramblings of a retired data architect Let me start by saying that I have...
Setting PK Names in Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
A customer was testing Redgate Data Modeler and complained that it auto-generated PK names....
Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions
By Steve Jones
With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
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Connecting Power BI to SSAS and effective user not working
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High Availability setup - has anyone seen this method?
Hi all, I recently moved to a new employer who have their HA setup...
Semantic Search in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a SQL Server 2025 table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers