Using T-SQL to Transform XML Data to a Relational Format
More and more data is being stored or transmitted in an XML format. New author Nasir Mirza brings us an article that examines how to transform a number of XML structures into different relational...
View ArticleWe Loaded 1TB in 30 Minutes with SSIS, and So Can You
In February 2008, Microsoft announced a record-breaking data load using Microsoft® SQL Server® Integration Services (SSIS): 1 TB of data in less than 30 minutes. That data load, using SQL Server...
View ArticleFast normalization of a denormalized data source, using surrogate IDs
A cursor-free way of normalizing data from a denormalized data source into a database which uses "surrogate" IDs.
View ArticleImport Excel Spreadsheet to Database Tables
Importing Excel Spreadsheets is something that we often do with SQL Server. However it's not as easy as you would like as we move to the 64 bit platform. Peter He brings us a method that will work on...
View ArticleKimball University: Three ETL Compromises to Avoid
Why neglecting slowly changing dimensions, failing to capture metadata and overlooking scope creep can be the undoing of a dimensional data warehousing initiative.
View ArticlePopulate partition
Fill a specified partition of a table with a specific query, working on staging table
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SSIS for Multiple Environments
In this article, Zach Mattson shows us how you can set up SSIS to handle multiple application environments and easily move packages from development to QA to production. New! SQL Backup Pro 7.2 - easy,...
View ArticleSpeeding Up Incremental ETL Processes in SSIS by Using MD5 Hashes
Speeding up incremental ETL processes in SSIS by tracking changes to records in an MD5 Hash
View ArticleData Warehousing Architecture - Designing the Data Staging Area
The staging area tends to be one of the more overlooked components of a data warehouse architecture, and yet it is an integral part of the ETL component design. Learn why it is best to design the...
View ArticleIs it Time to Switch to ELT?
Extract-load-transform integration can offer performance and cost advantages over ETL. Here's how to pick the right approach.
View ArticleGoing From Many Schemas To One Schema
A Technique to deal with moving data from multiple schemas into one table
View ArticleSSIS: Conditional File Processing in a ForEach Loop
I’ve fielded a number of requests recently asking how to interrogate a file within SSIS and change the processing rules...
View ArticleData Distribution - Part 2
In the second part of this series, Leo Peysakhovich provides a mechanism for tracking real time data changes.
View ArticleDynamic ETL with SSIS
Learn how to dynamically load data from ETL load files using SSIS as a shell. The code downloads files from FTP, parses them and loads them into the database.
View ArticleCreating Dynamic Outputs in SSIS to an SQL Database
This article shows how you can dynamically split data based on transaction type to its own destination table using Integration Services.
View ArticleCreating Inferred Dimension Members with SSIS
This article will show you how to use SSIS to create inferred dimension members on the fly during a fact table load process.
View ArticleIncremental Data Loading Using CDC
Describes a design pattern for using CDC to power fast and efficient incremental data loads.
View ArticleRemove all data from a database
This script will attempt to remove all data from a database. Then attempts to reset SEEDs for all tables
View ArticleManaging Data Removal Using SSIS
Managing Data removal During ETL. First of Comprehensive tools designed for ease of use especially in enterprise Projects.
View ArticleUpdating Rows in Incremental Loads – Level 4 of the Stairway to Integration...
Part four of this stairway series examines the process of updating the data in an existing table in a load. MVP Andy Leonard talks about the way in which packages can handle changes in a repeatable...
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