Creating the SSIS Catalog
If you are building SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages, using the SSIS catalog as a deployment target is usually...
2017-07-03
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Tim Mitchell
Trying to Solve the Wrong Problem
Some time back, while pulling into a local coffee shop, I spotted a stranded motorist in the parking lot. Per...
2017-06-29
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My SQL Server Development Toolbox
Having the right tools for the job makes the work much more efficient. However, for those just starting out in...
2017-07-07 (first published: 2017-06-27)
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Using ETL Staging Tables
Most traditional ETL processes perform their loads using three distinct and serial processes: extraction, followed by transformation, and finally a...
2017-06-14
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Deleting a Package from the SSIS Catalog
Among the new features of SSIS 2016, one of my favorite is incremental package deployment. This new functionality allows the...
2017-05-31
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SSIS Training for Summer 2017
This summer, I will be delivering my popular full-day training class Building Better SSIS Packages in three different cities across...
2017-04-25
349 reads
The Dead Tree Database
“We have all of that information. It’s in a database in my office.” This phrase was music to my ears....
2017-04-27 (first published: 2017-04-17)
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SSIS Catalog Logging Tables
Making the most of the SSIS catalog requires an understanding of how to access the information stored in the logging...
2017-03-31
879 reads
What Is A Day?
When designing a data warehouse or reporting architecture, the smallest questions can pose some of the biggest challenges. Identifying what...
2017-03-29
611 reads
Why Before How
I’ve spent a lot of time browsing and participating in online technical forums. In my early years in the industry...
2017-03-28 (first published: 2017-03-20)
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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