Chopping Off Data
An ETL issue with Excel causes issues, because the users didn't realize a limitation.
2026-01-23 (first published: 2020-10-19)
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ETL (Extract Transform and Load)
Incremental Data loading through ADF using Change Tracking
Learn how you can use Change Tracking to incrementally load data with Azure Data Factory
2022-04-18 (first published: 2020-10-13)
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Access external data from Azure Synapse Analytics using Polybase
Learn how you can use Polybase technology in Azure Synapse to load data into your warehouse.
2020-07-28
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Provisioning ADF - Level 2 of the Stairway to Azure Data Factory
In this next level of the Stairway to Azure Data Factory, learn how to build your first ADF environment.
2020-01-15 (first published: 2019-09-04)
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Data Transfer Strategies between MongoDB and SQL Server
There are a variety of days to move data between MongoDB and SQL Server. This article covers some of your options and gives you ideas on which method might work best for you.
2019-07-22
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Preventing Invalid Data Early In An ETL Flow
In this post, Tim Smith will look at some of the considerations for both data rules and logic to prevent invalid data early in the ETRL process.
2018-05-02
3,324 reads
3 Solutions For Auditing Long SQL Server Extracts or Loads
In this post, Tim Smith looks at the different options you can use to audit your SQL Server extracts and loads during the ETL process.
2017-07-04
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Bash for ETL pre-processing
People were doing ETL long before ETL packages were invented. Some of those facilities still have worth today
2016-08-15
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Simplify SQL Server ETL Processes with T-SQL Stored Procedures
Jeremy Kadlec introduces the Enhanced Data Integration Suite (EDIS), a SQL Server T-SQL stored procedure based solution to automate, manage, and audit ETL processes so you no longer have to manually build SSIS Packages.
2016-02-03
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How to get ETL Horribly Wrong
ETL ( Extract, transform, load) doesn't have to be like a spell on hell. To make a success of ETL systems, you need the freedom and ability to make graceful U-turns when you detect a mistake in architecture or configuration: to fix the root problem rather than to merely tackle the symptoms. Feodor lists the eight most common root causes of failure in ETL systems, and how to fix them.
2015-01-30
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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