There’s a new version of SQL Server released and we’re mainly an on-premises SQL Server shop. We’ve been using Integration Services (SSIS) for years now for all our ETL and data integration needs. With Microsoft’s focus on cloud (Azure and Fabric), does it make sense to upgrade our SSIS packages? Are there any new features?
2026-03-27
SSIS is still in use by many customers. Steve discusses a few changes to SSIS in SQL Server 2025.
2026-01-12
388 reads
This tool has always been an integral part of the Visual Studio. However, the name of this tool as well as the method of its installation varies from version to version of Visual Studio (VS). In this article, we are going to illustrate how to install SSIS in Visual Studio 2019.
2025-01-22
CDC Changes: The script queries the CDC tables in SQL Server to retrieve the changes (inserts, updates, deletes) since the last sync. Each change is processed with a mapped operation type (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE).
Real-Time Streaming to BigQuery: The captured changes are streamed directly to BigQuery using its real-time insert_rows_json method, avoiding the need for batch uploads via Google Cloud Storage.
Tracking Last Sync Time: The script tracks the last synchronization time and updates it after every successful sync, ensuring no data is missed.
Low Latency: By continuously querying the CDC tables and streaming the changes, the script achieves near real-time data synchronization.
2024-11-13 (first published: 2024-10-24)
700 reads
Azure Data Studio (ADS) is a lightweight IDE built...
2024-09-27
964 reads
The goal of this tutorial is to enable ETL developers to obtain practical knowledge to exploit SSIS in transforming and combining data through hands-on exploration to be ready for real-world challenges in managing information.
2024-08-14
Let’s start by defining a subset and why you would require a data subset? When dealing with the development, testing and releasing of new versions of an existing production database, developers like to use their existing production data.
2024-05-10
In this article, we look at how to setup different ways to handle pipeline failures and notifications when working with Azure and Azure Data Factory.
2024-05-03
This article shows how you can use two Cosmos DB dataets in Azure Data Factory and join them on a common column.
2024-04-08
1,473 reads
In this article, we look at how you might go about choosing whether to use SSIS or ADF for your next ETL/ELT project.
2024-04-01
In the previous post, we've built a SQL Server 2025 sandbox in an OrbStack...
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my talk today at Day of data Baton Rouge...
Here’s the scenario: one of my SQL Server instances migrated to the DR array....
I don't see a PowerBI forum, so I'm posting here. I have a need...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server Certificates
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Connect an Azure Function to...
Which of these is not true for certificates used for SQL Server connections?
See possible answers