The SSIS Object Variable and Multiple Result Sets
In my most recent post in this series, I talked about how to use the SSIS object variable as an...
2015-04-27
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Tim Mitchell
Somebody Doesn’t Like You, and That’s Good
Everybody wants to be liked, to some extent. Being disliked by others feels like a deficiency, a shortcoming in oneself...
2015-04-24
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Using the SSIS Object Variable as a Data Flow Source
Object variables in SSIS are incredibly versatile, allowing the storage of almost any type of data (even .NET objects). In...
2015-04-30 (first published: 2015-04-20)
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Handling Mixed Format Data Files in SSIS
Some time back I wrote about how to use the script component to parse out ragged data files in SSIS....
2015-04-22 (first published: 2015-04-13)
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A full day with me, SSIS, and Edgar Allan Poe
When I think about Baltimore, I think about Edgar Allan Poe. Baltimore was Poe’s one-time home, and in fact there...
2015-04-10
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On Failure: On Being a Screw-Up
“He’s a screw-up. Always trying things that don’t work.”
I’ll be honest: I used to be afraid of being the person...
2015-04-17 (first published: 2015-04-09)
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Null, empty string, or zero?
The answer: It Depends.
One of the more common problems I encounter when managing data quality, especially in an ETL process,...
2015-04-15 (first published: 2015-04-06)
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Best of PASS Summit 2014: Building Bullet-Resistant SSIS Packages
This week, PASS announced the Best of PASS Summit 2014, a collection of the 10 highest-rated sessions from last fall’s...
2015-04-13 (first published: 2015-04-04)
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Finally, a Universal Data Integration Utility
Earlier today, the fine folks at the F. Oobar Corporation released a revolutionary product: a universal data integration utility. This...
2015-04-01
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Why I Want to Have Coffee With You
Yesterday I read an article entitled “Why I Don’t Want to Have Coffee With You”, in which the author writes...
2015-04-10 (first published: 2015-03-31)
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Backup to Immutable Storage
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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