Jun 5, 2018 | Microsoft, SQL Server, SSIS, Tech Tips, Technical Information
By: Andy Kim I was at the SQL Saturday Atlanta conference last week and attended a session in which the speaker asked the audience, “Has anyone here used fuzzy grouping or fuzzy lookups in SSIS?” To my surprise, I was the only one who raised their hand....
May 8, 2018 | Microsoft, SQL Server, SSIS, Tech Tips, Technical Information
By: Matt Wollner Adding custom logging and auditing to your ETL process can be very beneficial – so much so that if your organization hasn’t added it to your ETL process yet, we highly recommend doing so. Many developers rely on SSIS to log their SSIS...
Mar 7, 2018 | Microsoft, Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server, Tech Tips, Technical Information
By: Paul Schuliger During a recent reporting project, I came across a situation in which the solution was to provide the reporting tool (Power BI sourcing from an SSAS tabular model) a sort order for each level of a dimensional hierarchy. Without...
Feb 26, 2018 | Microsoft, SQL Server, SSIS, Tech Tips, Technical Information
By: Jharred Williams To kick things off, let’s start with a quick refresh on SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and what’s new with the tool today. To say SSIS is strictly a data extract, transformation and loading (ETL)...
May 9, 2017 | SQL Server, Tech Tips
By: Matt Wollner Keyboard shortcuts play an important role in increasing the productivity of any development environment. There are myriad shortcuts that are highly beneficial in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), and SSMS also allows you to easily add...