For this Friday's poll, Steve Jones asks about what absolutes you might have in your job.

SSIS and Excel 2007

by Dinesh Asanka

SQLServerCentral.com

Integration Services (SSIS)

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

by Additional Articles

TechNet Blogs

T-SQL

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

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Database Journal

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

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Steve Jones talks about virtualization with databases, but not in the way you might think.

Implementing Change Data Capture in Microsoft® SQL Server 2008

by Suresh Babu Yaram

SQLServerCentral.com

Change Data Capture (CDC)

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

by Brian Knight

JumpStartTV

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.