SQL SERVER – Huge Size of Table catalog.execution_component_phases in SSISDB

Have you ever faced a situation where the table size in SSISDB is very huge? Are you are wondering what this SSISDB database is? It has information about the SSIS catalog execution and we should not truncate them as they belong to SSIS subsystem. Once I faced a situation where I could see SSISDB was very huge in size. When looking for more help, I found under the MSDN link which talks about the table. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/integration-services/system-views/catalog-execution-component-phases?redirectedfrom=MSDN&view=sql-server-ver15

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How to Use Zip With SSIS? – Notes from the Field #130

[Note from Pinal]: This is a 130th episode of Notes from the Field series. In this episode we are going to learn something very simple but effective about SIS and Zip. This subject is not very much discussed about and hardly there are many information about this subject available. In this episode of the Notes from the Field series database expert Kevin Hazzard explains the how to use ZIP with SSIS. Read the experience of Kevin in his own words.

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SQL SERVER – SSIS – Get Started with the For Loop Container – Notes from the Field #113

[Notes from Pinal]: SSIS is very well explored subject, however, there are so many interesting elements when we read, we learn something new. A similar concept has been Get Started with the For Loop Container.

Linchpin People are database coaches and wellness experts for a data driven world. In this 113th episode of the Notes from the Fields series database expert Tim Mitchell (partner at Linchpin People) shares very interesting conversation related to how to get started with the FOR LOOP Container.

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SQL SERVER – Getting Started with Project Versions in the SSIS Catalog – Notes from the Field #106

[Notes from Pinal]: We are human and we make mistakes. However, sometimes mistakes are so big that we can’t reverse it. Version control is our rescue when we make mistakes. In my life I have been fortunate few times when I deleted something important and version controlled saved me. Similarly, for SSIS Catalog version control is very important as well.

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SQL SERVER – A Stored Procedure for Executing SSIS Packages in the SSIS Catalog – Notes from the Field #092

[Note from Pinal]: This is a new episode of Notes from the Field series. SQL Server Integration Service (SSIS) is one of the most key essential part of the entire Business Intelligence (BI) story. It is a platform for data integration and workflow applications. In this episode of the Notes from the…
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