[Notes from Pinal]: I know quite a lot of things about SSIS but every single time when I read notes from the field, I realize that there are so many small but very important features exist. A similar concept has been Using Package Configurations in SSIS 2012 and Beyond. Packages are the most critical part of the SSIS and configuring it correctly is extremely important.
SQL Server – Knowing the Use of Deprecated or Discontinued Features
Upgrading your SQL Server environment is inevitable and I know most many are doing this given SQL Server 2005 support will end first half next year. Whenever I get in front of customers, I have questions always coming my way around upgrades. In a recent session, I had one of…
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SQL SERVER – Generating Row Number Without Ordering Any Columns
Row_number function is used to generate a serial number for a given record set. But you need to always use ORDER BY clause so that the numbers are assigned to the specific order.
SQL SERVER – Who ALTER’ed My Database? Catch Them Via DDL Trigger
Here is an interesting comment from one of my previous blogs on how to change the compatibility level of SQL server post posted earlier. Some of these comments are interesting and can provide some interesting extension to blog ideas like this. So the comment was: Under what circumstances would SQL…
Read MoreInterview Question of the Week #018 – Script to Remove Special Characters – Script to Parse Alpha Numerics
If you ask me – there are certain questions not appropriate for an interview as they are often very subjective. There are some questions, which really do not help to identify if the candidate has the necessary skills or not. Here is one such question, if you ask me in the…
Read MoreSQLAuthority News – Presented 3 Technical Session at Great Indian Developer Summit 2015
Great Indian Developer Summit is my favorite technology event and I have been extremely happy to present technology sessions here for over 5 years. Just like every year, this year, I presented three technology session on SQL Server 2014. This time the event was at two locations. First one is Bangalore and the…
Read MoreSQL AZURE – How to Disable and Enable All Constraint for Table and Database
Recently I wrote blog to enable and disable all constraints in the database SQL SERVER – How to Disable and Enable All Constraint for Table and Database. One of my reader told me that this trick of sp_msforeachtable doesn’t work in Azure SQL Database (WASD). It is interesting that a lot…
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