SQL SERVER – What is SQL Azure
A very common question which I often receive is What is SQL Azure?
SQL SERVER – Running SSIS Package in Scheduled Job
I previously wrote article SQL SERVER – Import CSV File into Database Table Using SSIS. I was asked following question by reader that how to run the same SSIS package from command prompt. In response to the same I have written article SQL SERVER – Running SSIS Package From Command Line. Within few minutes of the blog post, I received email from another blog reader asking if this can be scheduled in SQL Server Agent Job.
SQL SERVER – Download PowerPivot Security Architecture Diagram
SQL SERVER – Running SSIS Package From Command Line
SQL SERVER – Management Studio and Browser in Same Application – SSMS Browser
First of all – I must confess that I was not aware of this feature till I noticed it today. At home, I have multiple monitors, but when I am traveling, I have single laptop along with me. It is often that when I am working with SQL Server I have to refer web for information on the subject I am working on. Let us understand about SSMS Browser in this blog post.
SQL SERVER – Connecting to Server Using Windows Authentication by SQLCMD
Recently I got a call from an old friend I used to call “DJ”. Here is the exact conversation we had about SQLCMD.
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