Using SQL Server Stored Procedures in SSIS Data Flow Sources
A technique to deal with lack of metadata for stored procedures when used with SSIS.
Building an Automated Database Deployment Pipeline
Data and databases are historically ignored or given a low priority within the processes of ALM and DevOps. This situation needs to change and the primary point of the changes is within the database professional part of the team.
Data Mining Part 22: Analyze the Data Mining Data with Excel
This is the last article related to Data Mining in Excel. This last chapter will cover the Analyze section.
Data Mining Part 22: Analyze the Data Mining Data with Excel
This is the last article related to Data Mining in Excel. This last chapter will cover the Analyze section.
How Often Does Production Drift?
Database drift is the difference between two database schemas. Today Steve Jones discusses the concept and wonders how often it happens.
The Salesforce Platform: The Return of the Citizen Programmer
The current popularity of the Salesforce software development platform has taken the industry by surprise. The current IT culture favours the esoteric, yet here is a development platform geared to the idea that anyone can use it: a populist language like BASIC. Does this threaten the careers of professional developers?
Generate SSRS reports from a SSIS Package
Learn how to invoke SSRS reports from an SSIS package after the data load is completed.
Real World T-SQL Tricks
This week Steve Jones wonders if you're taking advantage of the changes in the T-SQL language.
Questions About Using TSQL to Import Excel Data You Were Too Shy to Ask
It is easy to import Excel data into database tables via TSQL, using OLEDB, either by the OPENROWSET function or linking to the spreadsheet as a server. The problem is that there are certain things that aren't obvious that you need to know about.
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URL Safe or Not?
If I use BASE4_ENCODE() in SQL Server 2025, is the output URL Safe by default?
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