This article will explore the Copy Data tool for importing data into Azure SQL Database from a web source.
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Transfer SQL Jobs between SQL Server instances using SSDT 2017
November 5, 2021In this series of articles, we will learn how we can clone the SQL Server instance using SSDT 2017. In my previous article, we learned how to Install and configure SSDT 2017 on Windows 10. In this series of articles, we will migrate the following SQL Server components to another server using SSIS tools provided in SSDT 2017:
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Using SQL Server to query data from Amazon Athena
November 5, 2021In this article, we are going to use SQL Server to query data that resides in Amazon S3 buckets with the help of Amazon Athena. SQL Server is one of the most popular relational database management systems developed by Microsoft. SQL Server can be installed on-premises or on popular cloud services like Azure or AWS. For the purpose of this demonstration, we are going to use SQL Server that has been installed on-premises. Also, as a pre-requisite for this tutorial, we would need to have an AWS account valid and some knowledge about Amazon Athena.
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Creating an Azure Search service instance for Azure Cosmos DB
November 4, 2021In this article, we will learn how to create an instance of Azure Search service and attach it to an instance of Azure Cosmos DB.
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Use Replication to improve the ETL process in SQL Server
November 4, 2021Introduction
This article describes how to improve the ETL Process in SQL Server by using the native replication technique in SQL Server.
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SQL Server 2022 Private Preview announcement
November 3, 2021This article talks about the next version of SQL Server which is SQL Server 2022. This will cover the latest announcement, release, and all the exciting features SQL Server 2022 offers.
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SSIS XML Source vs. XML task
November 3, 2021This article explains the SSIS XML Source and the SSIS XML task, which are the XML-related components in the SQL Server Integration Services.
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SQL Server DBA Interview questions and answers
November 1, 2021This article will help you with some popular SQL Server DBA Interview questions and answers. I would recommend you to read this article as well as SQL Server Interview questions and answers to learn more about SQL interview questions. In this article also, I tried to answer each question in a very precise manner.
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Using SQL Server Extended Events to monitor query performance
November 1, 2021In this article, we will explore how we can use SQL Server extended events to monitor query performance in SQL Server.
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Discovering data assets with glossary terms in Azure Purview
October 29, 2021This article will show how to catalog data assets and then tag business glossaries at the attribute level of data assets in Azure Purview.
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Copy Data tool to export data from Azure SQL Database into Azure Storage
October 29, 2021DBA may import, export regularly within a different environment. You might receive data in a specified format for importing it into database tables.
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Install and configure SSDT 2017 on Windows 10
October 28, 2021In this article, we are going to learn how we can install and configure the SSDT 2017 on Windows 10. The SQL Server data tools 2017 (SSDT 2017) is a development tool used for database development, SQL Server analysis service data models, SQL Server report service reports, and Integration service packages.
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Defining Business Glossary with Azure Purview
October 27, 2021In this article, we will explore Azure Purview capability and understand it with a practical walkthrough.
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SQL Syntax Checker Tools
October 27, 2021In this article, we will look at the 2 different SQL syntax checker tools that help to find the syntax errors of the queries without executing them.
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Automatic Index advisor in Azure SQL database
October 26, 2021This article will explore automatic index advisor (CREATE_INDEX, DROP_INDEX) for Azure SQL Database.
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SQL Server Interview questions and answers
October 25, 2021This article will help you to learn and prepare SQL Server interview questions and answers. If you are looking for a job change or want to improve your interview skills, then you must go through with this article along with questions & answers given in this article. I have tried to answer each question in a very precise manner which most interviewers want to listen to these days.
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Creating metadata-driven data pipelines using Azure Data Factory
October 25, 2021In this article, we will learn how to build metadata-driven pipelines using Azure Data Factory.
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Configure ODBC drivers for PostgreSQL
October 22, 2021In this article, we are going to understand the process to configure the ODBC driver for PostgreSQL. For the demonstration, I have installed PostgreSQL on my workstation. The details of the server and database are following:
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SQL LEFT function in queries
October 22, 2021In this article, we will learn how to use SQL LEFT function with straightforward examples.
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High Availability in Azure Database for PostgreSQL
October 21, 2021In this article, we will learn about the high availability features recently introduced in Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
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Upgrade SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) along with Azure Data Studio
October 20, 2021This article explains upgrading SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and Azure Data Studio (ADS) to their latest version with a single installation.
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SQL Interview questions and answers
October 20, 2021This article will walk you through some SQL interview questions and answers to help you with a job change or if you want to improve your interview skills. I have also tried to attach supporting articles for each question to help you learn more in-depth about the specified topics. I tried to answer each question in a very precise manner which most the interviewers want to listen to these days. If you want to learn more about the topic asked, you can visit the attached link given for that question.
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Creating databases in Oracle 19c using the Database Configuration Assistant
October 19, 2021In this article, we understand how to create a new database in Oracle 19c using a database configuration assistant. The database configuration assistant allows us to create a new database using a pre-defined template or create a database with various configuration options. In this article, we are going to learn both methods.
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An overview of SQL Comments
October 19, 2021In a typical database, we have multi lines or page SQL statements in a view, SQL statement or the stored procedure. Also, multiple developers change the T-SQL, and it becomes difficult to track who altered the code and for what reason.
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Visualizing data with dashboards in Azure Databricks
October 18, 2021In this article, we will learn how to create dashboards using the data that is typically processed using notebooks in Azure Databricks.
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