Microsoft has dabbled in the ETL (extract-transform-load) marketplace for a long time, in fact, almost 2 decades. Way back in the day, SQL Server shipped with a command-line tool known as the Bulk ...

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Global software house Microsoft is making big data the focus of SQL Server 2019, set for release later this year. A key part is data virtualisation, eliminating complex ETL processes. Microsoft says ...

As 2003 draws to a close, Microsoft is busily preparing an enterprise reporting add-on for SQL Server for release early next year and has also announced a substantial overhaul of SQL Server’s ...