A tool which treats CSV and JSON files as SQL tables, performs SQL SELECT queries on them, and stores the result into CSV and JSON files. Many tools and systems can export their data to CSV. Typical ...

ExcelTable is a pipelined table interface to read Excel files (.xlsx, .xlsm, .xlsb, .xls, .xml), ODF spreadsheet files (.ods), and flat files (delimited or positional) as if they were external tables.

We are in the midst of an unstructured data revolution – with 80% of data likely to be unstructured by 2025, according to IDC. The rise of advanced analytics and in particular artificial ...

Today we’re announcing the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.3. For this update, while we added some features, our focus was primarily on fundamentals such as stability, reliability, ...

We are excited to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 17.3! Download SSMS 17.3 and review the Release Notes to get started. SSMS 17.3 provides support for almost all feature ...

The importance of automating processes can’t be overestimated. Most things start out as a manual procedure until you work out exactly how things should happen, but many times they stay that way ...

The ability to restore databases from valid backups is a vital part of ensuring business continuity. Backup integrity and restorations are an important piece of the IT Governance Institute’s IT ...

Don't let an error message or two stop you from getting what you need. Here's a quick trick to keep things running. When building an SSIS package, you probably find ...