Synchronous Processing in the SSIS Script Component
Without a doubt, the most versatile data flow tool in the SSIS arsenal is the script component. This control grants...
2015-08-05 (first published: 2015-07-29)
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Tim Mitchell
New Course: Building Better SSIS Packages–Denver and Boston
Earlier this week, I confirmed two full-day seminars I’ll be delivering in conjunction with SQL Saturday events this fall. I’ve...
2015-06-05
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The Key to Successful Analysis
The key to successful analysis is to ask enough good questions.
How do you know that you’ve asked enough questions? When...
2015-06-12 (first published: 2015-06-03)
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A Tool for Every Job
I’m a fixer. A tinkerer. As a kid, I would take my toys apart just to see how they worked,...
2015-06-01
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Row Numbers and Running Totals in SSIS
During data load or transformation processes, capturing a distinct row number for incoming data can be beneficial for the ETL...
2015-05-26
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Advanced SSIS Training Class This Fall
Now that the details have been finalized, I can announce that a new SSIS class coming up this fall. My Linchpin...
2015-05-21
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2015-05-20
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How To Get Fired from an ETL Developer Job
Through the course of my 8-someodd years of building and fixing ETL processes, I’ve had the opportunity to see a...
2015-05-15
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Office Hours Webinar: Is Biml Right for You?
If you’ve read my blog or attended one of my presentations before, you almost certainly know that I’m a huge...
2015-05-21 (first published: 2015-05-12)
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Dear Vendor: Keep My Information Secure
Dear vendor:
Dear Vendor: Keep My Information Secure
If you’re reading this, we have done business together, either directly or indirectly. You...
2015-05-08 (first published: 2015-04-27)
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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