Workspace database server was not found
You might constantly see a warning message that appears like the one below when creating Analysis Services Tabular projects. It...
2012-05-08
1,101 reads
Samuel Vanga
How to execute a package from another package?
I hear you. You’ll use the Execute Package Task. This mechanism of executing one package from another is popularly knows...
2012-05-01
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Change Package Properties Using Parameters–SSIS 2012
In DTS, changing package properties was close to impossible (the less we talk about DTS, the better). Package configurations introduced...
2012-04-24
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Do You Know These Free Events?
I frequently attend a few online training events that greatly help me learn new things. Thought I would share, if may...
2012-04-23
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Why Isn’t There A Deployment Server Edition For SSIS Projects?
Andy Leonard blogged about a gotcha when creating SSIS projects using SSDT yesterday. He showed that you can use any...
2012-04-19
1,510 reads
Execute T-SQL Statement Task
I spotted a new task in SSIS 2012 – Execute T-SQL Statement Task. It executes T-SQL statements, only Transact-SQL statements against...
2012-04-17
1,183 reads
Simple Tips To Speed Up Your SSIS Data Flow
There are a few design choices that can make your SSIS packages run super fast when loading data from table...
2012-04-10
5,513 reads
SQL Roundup – 03/16-2012
Howdy! I was flying last week, and for the first time i sat facing a flight attendant. You don’t actually...
2012-03-16
845 reads
Distinct Count in Analysis Services
Business users are often interested in finding distinct counts in addition to other aggregations. They may want to know the...
2012-03-14
1,248 reads
SQL Roundup – 03/09/2012
Welcome to another week of SQL Roundup. Just in case you missed, SQL Server 2012 was released this week and...
2012-03-09
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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