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Understanding SSIS Package Configurations

Understanding SSIS Package Configurations Author: Basit A. Farooq Introduction Managing changes to environment dependent variables is common and critical in any ETL application, especially during deployment of SSIS packages. This is because they need to be modified appropriately to ensure smooth deployment of ETL application. SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) provides package configurations that help you to manage such configuration...

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Understanding SQL Server Full-text Indexing – (Part 2)

Understanding SQL Server Full-text Indexing – (Part 2) Author: Basit A. Farooq In this part, you will learn how to create full-text index using Transact-SQL, and how to manage and optimize full-text search catalogs and indexes. Creating a full-text index by using Transact- SQL To create a full-text index by using Transact-SQL: If the full-text catalog you want to store...

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Understanding SQL Server Full-text Indexing – (Part 1)

Understanding SQL Server Full-text Indexing – (Part 1) Author: Basit A. Farooq In this part, you will learn about full-text indexing, how to configure an SQL Server instance to support full-text search, and how to create full-text index using SQL Server Management Studio. Introduction: SQL Server allows applications and users to execute full- text search queries against character based data...

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Designing and Implementing Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) Architecture – (Part 2)

Designing and Implementing Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) Architecture – (Part 2) Author: Basit A. Farooq Editor’s Note: This is the two part article series on designing and implementing online analytical processing (OLAP) architecture. In the part-1 of this article series, you learned OLAP database design, options for data warehouse schema design, and key considerations for designing relational data warehouse schema...

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Understanding Data Normalization

Understanding Data Normalization Author: Basit A. Farooq Introduction Normalization, which is the key part of the OLTP databases logical design process, is a design requirement for OLTP databases. Normalization refers to a process used to design relational database tables. Its objectives include minimizing the duplication of information within OLTP databases, as well as reducing the overall size of databases and...

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Understanding SQL Server Database Restore Process

Understanding SQL Server Database Restore Process Author: Basit A. Farooq Data is a critical asset for an organization to keep information about their customers, inventory, products, purchasing, and financial stocks. It is our responsibility as a database administrator (DBA) to ensure that the information in the databases is available all the time. Although, a SQL Server various high-availability solutions tries...

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SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Models – (Part 3)

SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Models – (Part 3) Author: Basit A. Farooq Editor Notes: This is the three part article series on SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Models. In the first part, you learned about basics of SQL Server backup process and database recovery models. In the second part, you learned about various SQL Server backup types,...

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SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Models – (Part 2)

SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Models – (Part 2) Author: Basit A. Farooq Editor Notes: This is the three part article series on SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Models. In the first part, you learned about basics of SQL Server backup process and database recovery models. In this second part, you’ll learn about various SQL Server backup types,...

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SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Model – (Part 1)

SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Models – (Part 1) Author: Basit A. Farooq Editor Notes: This is the three part article series on SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Models. In the first part, you will learn about basics of SQL Server backup process and database recovery models.In the second part, you will learn about database backup and transaction...

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Monitoring Blocked Processes with Event Notifications

Monitoring Blocked Processes with Event Notifications Author: Basit A. Farooq Introduction SQL Server is able to service requests from a large number of concurrent users. When SQL Server is servicing requests from many clients, there is a strong possibility that conflicts will occur because different processes request access to the same resources at the same time. A conflict in which...

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