SSIS and Excel 2007
Longtime author Dinesh Asanka brings us a short tutorial on importing your data from Excel 2007 into a database using Integration Services.
Introduction to New T-SQL Programmability Features in SQL Server 2008
This paper introduces key new Transact-SQL programmability features in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as well as SQL/Common Language Runtime (CLR) enhancements.
MSSQL Analysis Services - Attribute Member Names
Business Intelligence Architect Bill Pearson continues his exploration of Attribute Members, in another member of a subseries surrounding significant components of the Analysis Services dimensional model. In this article we examine the attribute member Name property, whose appropriate use is important to good model design and overall system performance.
A Virtual Database World
Steve Jones talks about virtualization with databases, but not in the way you might think.
Implementing Change Data Capture in Microsoft® SQL Server 2008
Change Data Capture is a new feature of SQL Server 2008 that can help you better handle your ETL systems. New author Suresh Yaram brings us an introduction to CDC and how it can be setup in your environment.
Parameterizing an Execute SQL Task - SQL School Video
In this SQL School video, MVP Brian Knight dives into the Execute SQL task in Integration Services. You will learn how to add parameters to this task to customize its behavior.
Absolutely (Not?)
For this Friday's poll, Steve Jones asks about what absolutes you might have in your job.
Absolutely (Not?)
For this Friday's poll, Steve Jones asks about what absolutes you might have in your job.
Absolutely (Not?)
For this Friday's poll, Steve Jones asks about what absolutes you might have in your job.
Absolutely (Not?)
For this Friday's poll, Steve Jones asks about what absolutes you might have in your job.
Blogs
The 2026 Redgate Summit in New York City
By Steve Jones
We’re coming back to New York, which is exciting for me. I love NYC....
Monitoring Fabric Mirroring for SQL 2025
I previously wrote about how the underlying technology for Fabric mirroring changed with SQL...
Monday Monitor Tips: Intelligent Alert Thresholds
By Steve Jones
At the recent Redgate Summit in Chicago, I demo’d (lightly) the ML based Alert...
Forums
Seeding a Fabric Warehouse with dbt for Visual Studio Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Doing the Little Things
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Question of the Day
Historical Data Tracking
If I want to track historical data values, which mechanism should I use?
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