Using Custom File Delimiters in SSIS
File-based ETL is usually dull. Most systems generate (or expect to consume) files that are delimited, with a common field...
2016-02-16 (first published: 2016-02-05)
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Tim Mitchell
Using Change Tracking in SSIS
Recently, I wrote about how to get started with SQL Server change tracking, and I demonstrated a design pattern I...
2016-01-22
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Using SQL Server Change Tracking for Incremental Loads
Earlier this week I wrote about the basics of change tracking in SQL Server, and showed how to get started...
2016-01-28 (first published: 2016-01-20)
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Getting Started with Change Tracking in SQL Server
Change tracking for SQL Server is a flexible and easy-to-use technology for monitoring tables for inserts, updates, and deletes. In...
2016-01-18
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New Gear: Lenovo Yoga 900
For several months I’ve been eyeing a replacement for my aging Surface Pro 2. Although I’ve been pretty happy with...
2016-01-11 (first published: 2016-01-06)
2,417 reads
Technical Dogma
Humans are creatures of habit, and I suspect that engineering/technical types are even more so. We find something that works...
2016-01-04
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The Discomfort Zone
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I read a book entitled The Phoenix Project. This book has been in my Kindle library...
2015-12-04 (first published: 2015-12-01)
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PASS Summit 2015 Keynote – Day 2
Today is the second day of the SQL PASS Summit in Seattle, Washington. I’ll be live blogging today’s keynote address....
2015-10-29
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PASS Summit 2015 Keynote – Day 1
Today, I’ll be live blogging the SQL PASS 2015 keynote. Today is the third day of the PASS Summit, and...
2015-10-28
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Kicking the Tires on SSIS 2016
Last week I hosted a webinar in which I reviewed some of the coming changes for SQL Server Integration Services...
2015-10-19 (first published: 2015-10-07)
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Blogs
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
Back at Small Data SF in 2025
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
Forums
Distributed Availability Group Issue / Misunderstanding.
Not sure if this is a tech mistake I've made or a lack of...
Large posts full of code not allowed anymore?
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
Data > Hype
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Question of the Day
Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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