Brian Lawton
   


Brian Lawton is an independent consultant specializing in data warehousing and in solving the design, implementation, and deployment challenges created when integrating OLTP databases with their applications. He is an MCSE, an MCDBA, and an MCSD.
Email address: brian.k.lawton@redtailcreek.com

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October

Smart Data Validation This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Regardless of the size and speed of your database, if you can’t trust your data, it’s useless. Learn how you can use some basic database best practices to set up your database and processing environment to enforce validation automatically.

SQL Server Magazine

June 2004

Buried Treasure in Your Backyard This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

With SQL Server 2005 still on the distant horizon, how can you get the most out of your SQL Server 2000 system today? Dig into these seven valuable and often overlooked features.

SQL Server Magazine

January 2002

Mastering DTS This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

DTS can jumpstart your career by helping you master ETL implementation.

SQL Server Magazine

February 2000

DTS Scripts and Tricks This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Put DTS through its paces by applying these common scripting patterns to package development, including invoking a package from within another package, accessing properties the Package Designer doesn't directly expose, and more.

SQL Server Magazine

February 2000

Data Warehousing: Back to Basics This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Careful planning can make your data warehouse a success. Use these tips and tricks for planning a successful data-warehousing project.

SQL Server Magazine

November 1999

DTS: Error Handling Revealed This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Find out how DTS deals with errors, and you'll be on your way to building robust custom packages.

SQL Server Magazine

December 1999

Standalone DTS This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Discover how to leverage DTS’ power and flexibility in a non-SQL Server environment.

SQL Server Magazine

October 1999

Creating DTS Custom Transformations This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Custom transformations in DTS offer powerful maintainability, functionality, and performance. Here's an example showing how you can use a Visual C++ extension to build a custom transformation that generates XML documents from database tables.

SQL Server Magazine

September 1999

Constructing DTS Custom Tasks This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

We explain how to use custom packages to leverage the DTS object model further by examining custom tasks, what they are, and why you might use them. We then detail how to build a custom task and how to use it both graphically and programmatically.

SQL Server Magazine

September 1, 1999

DTS Development Handbook, Part 2 This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

The DTS masters guide you through common development problems, including timestamp data types.

SQL Server Magazine

August 1999

Migrating from SQL Server 6.5 to 7.0 This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

The SQL Server Magazine migration alerts you to compatibility conflicts you'll encounter in migrating from SQL Sever 6.5 to 7.0

SQL Server Magazine

July 1999

The DTS Development Guide This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Do you have a DTS question about error handling, package execution, extensibility, or data-driven queries? You're not alone. Let our experts help!

SQL Server Magazine

June 1999

Pump Up the Power of DTS This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Leverage the power of Data Transformation Services (DTS) by using its native COM interfaces.

SQL Server Magazine

May 1999

Unleash the Power of DTS This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Data Transformation Services (DTS) is a SQL Server 7.0 utility service that provides import, export, and data manipulation capabilities between OLE DB, ODBC, and ASCII data stores.

SQL Server Magazine

April 1999

Using DTS to Populate a Data Warehouse This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Learn how DTS attacks two troublesome warehousing tasks, data acquisition and data transformation, and how easily you can use the DTS Package Designer to script a package.

SQL Server Magazine

March 1999

Introduction to Data Transformation Services This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

DTS provides a fast, robust, extensible architecture for moving data out of traditional relational databases and into Microsoft's new SQL Server OLAP Services.

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