In this series of articles, we will learn how to convert the disk-based table to an in-memory table of SQL Database.
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Importing, exporting
How to move tables to another filegroup of a SQL database
December 14, 2021This article explains the different methods to move tables between different filegroup of SQL databases.
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BCP for import and export data in Azure SQL Database
December 1, 2021The Bulk Copy Program (BCP) utility can move bulk data between SQL Server instances. You can export SQL Server data into BCP files. You can also use them for moving data from on-premises SQL Server instances to Azure SQL Database. The BCP files do not contain schema or the format information of your data. Therefore, you cannot use it as a database migration tool. However, it is adequate to import or export many rows. However, you need to create the table or use a format file to import data into a table.
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Export compressed data from Azure SQL Database
April 12, 2021This article will walk you through the way to export data out of Azure SQL Databases in a compressed format using Azure Data Factory.
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How to perform Azure SQL database Import/Export operations using PowerShell
January 14, 2021In Azure, the Import/Export operation of the Azure SQL database is a vital part of the database migration methods. It is important to choose the most viable option as per the database migration strategy and business requirements. In addition, the applications that are configured with Azure SQL PaaS databases, the migration specialist could decide and identify several common scenarios where Azure PaaS database are scripted, copied, migrated, moved or backed up.
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Import data from MongoDB to SQL Server using SSIS
December 25, 2020In this article, we will explain how to install MongoDB on the Windows operating system, how to install and configure the ODBC driver and connector that allows us to import data from MongoDB to SQL Server using SSIS.
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Importing data from JSON files and Power BI Rest APIs into Power BI
August 27, 2020In this article, you will see how to import data from JSON files and Power BI Rest API into the Power BI environment.
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Export data from MySQL tables to Azure SQL database
August 12, 2020In this article, I am going to explain how we can export the data of the on-premise MySQL database to Azure SQL database. This task can be performed in two phases.
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Importing and Exporting data using SSIS Hadoop components
May 11, 2020In the previously published article, we talked briefly about Hadoop, and we gave an overview of the SSIS Hadoop components added in the SQL Server 2016 release, and we focused on the Hadoop connection manager and the Hadoop file system task.
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How to export data from Excel into multiple tables in Azure SQL Database using SSIS
March 3, 2020In this article, I am going to explain how we can split the data within the excel file and upload it to the tables created on the Azure SQL database.
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Methods to script SQL Server database objects
February 14, 2020In this article, we will explore various ways for scripting SQL Server database objects.
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Dynamic column mapping in SSIS: SqlBulkCopy class vs Data Flow
February 14, 2020The Data Flow Task is an essential component in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) as it provides SSIS ETL developers with an ability to conveniently extract data from various data sources; perform basic, fuzzy to advance data transformations; and migrate data into all kinds of data repository systems. Yet, with all its popularity and convenience, there are instances whereby the Data Flow Task is simply not good enough and recently, I got to experience such inefficiencies. To demonstrate some of the limitations of SSIS’s Data Flow Task, I have put together a random list of Premier League’s leading goal scorers for the 2019-2020 season.
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Importing a BACPAC file for a SQL database using SSMS
February 6, 2020This article gives you an overview of BACPAC package and its usage in SQL Database data refresh (data import and export) using SQL Server management studio.
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Import JSON data into SQL Server
January 17, 2020This article explores the process of JSON data import in the SQL Server table using T-SQL and SSIS.
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Importing Data into SQL Server from MySQL using SSMS
November 29, 2019This article shows the best way to import a copy of your MySQL database table to SQL Server using the SQL Server import data feature. We’ll demonstrate how to perform data import and export using a query with the assistance of SQL Server Management Studio.
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Query Amazon Athena external tables using SQL Server
November 15, 2019This article covers the following topics:
- Overview of the Amazon Athena
- Query CSV file stored in Amazon S3 bucket using SQL query
- Create SQL Server linked server for accessing external tables
Data Import from Amazon S3 SSIS bucket using an integration service (SSIS) package
October 28, 2019This article explores data import in SQL Server from a CSV file stored in the Amazon S3 SSIS bucket.
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Working with XML Data in SQL Server
October 11, 2019XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is one of the most common formats used to share information between different platforms. Owing to its simplicity and readability, it has become the de-facto standard for data sharing. In addition, XML is easily extendable.
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SSIS Multicast Transformation overview
August 22, 2019This article explores the SSIS Multicast Transformation for creating different logical copies of source data.
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SSIS Conditional Split Transformation overview
August 16, 2019This article explores the SSIS Conditional Split Transform task to split data into multiple destinations based on the specified conditions.
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Importing Data into SQL Server from Compressed Files
March 5, 2019Introduction
I have seen many organizations receive data from various sources and import into SQL Server. You might receive data in various formats and want to import into SQL Server. We can prepare a ETL (Extract-Transform-Load) process to import data into the SQL Server. In doing so, might receive data in a compressed file, which helps to send data over the network using a ZIP file format because it reduces the file size significantly. If we are receiving a ZIP file to import into SQL Server, we need to unzip it and then only we can import data. We might need to create a ZIP file as well from the existing files.
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Using Python SQL scripts for Importing Data from Compressed files
March 4, 2019Using Python SQL scripts is a powerful technical combination to help developers and database administrators to do data analytics activities. Python provides many useful modules to perform data computation and processing of data efficiently. We can run Python scripts starting from SQL Server 2017. We can create the ETL solutions to extract data from various sources and insert into SQL Server.
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Importing data from a PDF file in Power BI Desktop
March 1, 2019Power BI Desktop is a useful reporting and analytical tool to represent data in various formats. These presentations help us to quickly understand information and circulate it to stakeholders in a visual fashion.
SSIS Script component vs derived column
March 1, 2019Introduction
In this article, we will show how to convert dates from dd/mm/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy using the Script component and also derived columns in SSIS. We will also explain when to use a derived column (DC) and when to use the Script Component (SC).
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Export SQL Server FILESTREAM Objects with PowerShell and SSIS
February 14, 2019In this series of articles on SQL Server FILESTREAM (see TOC at bottom), we explored various ways to store unstructured data in the file system with the metadata in SQL Server tables. If we have a large number of objects in the file system, it is advisable to use the fast disk for storage purpose. It is faster and provides better IO in comparison with the traditional file system.
