How to copy database from instance to another instance with the Copy Database Wizard, and automate it through SSIS and a SQL Server Agent job.
SQL SERVER – Getting Columns Headers without Result Data – SET FMTONLY ON
SET FMTONLY ON returns only metadata, so you get column headers without result data. Here is how it works, even though DMVs will replace it in the future.
SQLAuthority News – Most Valuable Photographer – Vijay Raj
Vijay Raj, a Technology Evangelist and Microsoft MVP, recently took photos of my daughter that became wallpapers on many desktops. Visit his photo page.
What Is SQL Azure? Azure SQL Database Explained
Understand SQL Azure and Azure SQL Database. Compare managed databases, Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure VMs by their roles.
SQL SERVER – Running SSIS Package in Scheduled Job
How to run an SSIS package on a schedule with a SQL Server Agent job, step by step, after my earlier post on running it from the command line.
Row-Level Security for Reports
Use SQL Server row-level security for reports with predicate functions and SESSION_CONTEXT, and test every identity boundary.
SQL SERVER – Running SSIS Package From Command Line
How do you run an SSIS package from command line? Use dtexec.exe with the /F option to run the package file and see its start time, end time and progress.