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SQL SERVER – Step by Step Guide to Beginning Data Quality Services in SQL Server 2012 – Introduction to DQS

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Business Intelligence, Data Quality Services, Data Warehousing, DQS, SQL Server
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Data Quality Services is a very important concept of SQL Server. I have recently started to explore the same and I am really learning some good concepts. Here are two very important blog posts which one should go over before continuing this blog post about Data Quality Services.

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SQL SERVER – DQS Error – Cannot connect to server – A .NET Framework error occurred during execution

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Data Quality Services, DQS, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
7 Comments

Earlier I wrote a blog post about how to install DQS in SQL Server 2012. Today I decided to write a second part of this series where I explain how to use DQS, however, as soon as I started the DQS client, I encountered an error that will not let me pass through and connect with DQS client. It was a bit strange to me as everything was functioning very well when I left it last time. The error of DQS Error was very big but here are the first few words of it.

Cannot connect to server.
A .NET Framework error occurred during execution of user-defined routine or aggregate “SetDataQualitySessions”:
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): A .NET Framework error occurred during execution of user-defined routine or aggregate “SetDataQualitySessionPhaseTwo”:

The error continues – here is the quick screenshot of the error.

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SQL SERVER – Beginning of SQL Server Architecture – Terminology

Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL Server, SQL Server Architecture, SQL Server Security, SQL Training
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SQL Server Architecture is a very deep subject. Covering it in a single post is an almost impossible task. However, this subject is very popular topic among beginners and advanced users. I have requested my friend Anil Kumar, who is expert in SQL Domain to help me write a simple post about Beginning SQL Server Architecture. As stated earlier, this subject is very deep subject and in this first article series he has covered basic terminologies. In future article he will explore the subject further down.

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SQL SERVER – Three Methods to Insert Multiple Rows into Single Table – SQL in Sixty Seconds #024 – Video

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL Video
Database, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Scripts, SQL Server Management Studio
30 Comments
One of the biggest ask I have always received from developers is that if there is any way to insert multiple rows into a single table in a single statement. Currently when developers have to insert any value into the table they have to write multiple insert statements. First of…
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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 92 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

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