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Arshad specializes in Database, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence application design, development and deployment, at enterprise level, with SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, Service Broker, MDS, DQS, SharePoint and PPS. He is a Microsoft Certified IT Professional in Microsoft SQL Server.  He also has experience developing applications in VB/ASP/.NET/ASP.NET/C#, and is a Microsoft Certified Application Developer and Solution Developer for the .NET platform in Web/Windows/Enterprise.  Arshad has Master's degrees in Computer Applications and Business Administration in IT. Disclaimer: Arshad worked for Microsoft and helped people and businesses make better use of technology to realize their full potential. The opinions mentioned in his tips and articles herein are solely his and do not reflect those of his current or previous employers.

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TitleCategoryDate
SQL Server MERGE to insert, update and delete at the same timeTSQL2025-05-27
SQL Server System Functions for Server and Database PropertiesFunctions System2025-05-21
Running a SSIS Package from SQL Server Agent Using a Proxy AccountSQL Server Agent2025-01-10
SQL Server CROSS APPLY and OUTER APPLY Helpful ExamplesJOIN Tables2024-12-17
SQL Server Functions for Tables, Views, Indexes, Columns, and moreFunctions System2024-08-13
Importing and Processing data from XML files into SQL Server tablesXML2022-02-24
Understanding SQL Server Physical JoinsJOIN Tables2020-07-29
Getting started with Indexes on SQL Server Memory Optimized TablesIn Memory OLTP2014-03-18
Getting started with SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTPIn Memory OLTP2014-02-07
SQL Server In Memory OLTP Durability and Transaction Isolation LevelIn Memory OLTP2014-01-20
Getting started with the AMR tool for migration to SQL Server In-memory OLTP TablesIn Memory OLTP2013-12-31
Overview of Applications, Indexes and Limitations for SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP TablesIn Memory OLTP2013-12-30
SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP Architecture and Data StorageIn Memory OLTP2013-12-13
SQL Server Backups and Restores Directly with Windows Azure Blob Storage ServiceAzure Backup and Restore2013-12-06
TSQL Database Backup and Restore using Windows Azure Blob StorageAzure Backup and Restore2013-11-25
Getting started with SQL Data SyncAzure2013-11-12
Understanding SQL Data Sync for SQL ServerAzure2013-10-25
Windows Azure SQL Database Backup and Restore strategyAzure Backup and Restore2013-10-16
Backup and Restore with Cloud services (Windows Azure Blob Storage Service) using PowerShellBackup2013-10-11
Backup and Restore SQL Server databases with Azure cloud services and SMOBackup2013-09-23
Creating Power View Reports in Excel 2013Microsoft Excel Integration2013-08-27
Teach Business Users How To Create Power View Reports With SQL Server Data SourcesMicrosoft Excel Integration2013-08-05
Power View Reports with SharePoint, Excel and SQL Server ExampleMicrosoft Excel Integration2013-08-02
Comparing Data Warehouse Design Methodologies for Microsoft SQL ServerAnalysis Services Development2013-06-24
SQL Server Business Intelligence System Architecture – Part 2Analysis Services Development2013-06-14
Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence – What, Why, How – Part 1Analysis Services Development2013-06-07
SSIS FTP Task for Data ExchangeIntegration Services Control Flow Transformations2013-02-15
Data tapping during SSIS package execution in SQL Server 2012Integration Services Configuration Options2013-01-15
Creating SSIS Package Templates for ReusabilityIntegration Services Development2013-01-02
Getting started with the SQL Server 2012 Tabular Model – Part 2Analysis Services Tutorials2012-12-17
Getting started with Tabular Model in SQL Server 2012 – Part 1Analysis Services Tutorials2012-11-29
Understanding the SQL Server 2012 BI Semantic Model (BISM)Analysis Services Administration2012-11-19
SQL Server 2012 Column Store Index ExampleIndexing2012-10-12
Importing Data From Excel Using SSIS – Part 2Integration Services Excel2012-10-02
Importing Data From Excel Using SSIS – Part 1Integration Services Excel2012-09-20
Let’s Explore Excel add-in of Master Data Services of SQL Server 2012 – Part 2Master Data Services2012-08-27
Excel add-in for SQL Server 2012 Master Data Services – Part 1Master Data Services2012-08-23
SSRS vs. PerformancePoint ServicesReporting Services Overview2012-08-10
Getting Started with SQL Server Data Quality Services Using SSISData Quality Services2012-06-06
Create knowledge base with SQL Server Data Quality Services – Part 3Data Quality Services2012-05-24
Getting Started with Data Quality Services of SQL Server 2012 – Part 2Data Quality Services2012-05-10
SSAS – Best Practices and Performance Optimization – Part 4 of 4Analysis Services Performance2012-05-04
Getting Started with SQL Server 2012 Data Quality Services – Part 1Data Quality Services2012-04-23
SSAS – Best Practices and Performance Optimization – Part 3 of 4Analysis Services Performance2012-03-26
SSAS Best Practices for Performance Optimization – Part 2 of 4Analysis Services Performance2012-03-08
SSAS – Best Practices and Performance Optimization – Part 1 of 4Analysis Services Performance2012-02-17
SSIS Interview Questions Data Profiling, Protection LevelProfessional Development Interview Questions BI2012-02-03
SSIS Interview Questions for Memory Management and DeploymentProfessional Development Interview Questions BI2012-01-13
SSIS Architecture and Internals Interview QuestionsProfessional Development Interview Questions BI2012-01-02
SSIS Interview Questions on Transactions, Events and ValidationProfessional Development Interview Questions BI2011-12-12
SSIS Interview Questions for Basic Concepts and Event LoggingProfessional Development Interview Questions BI2011-12-06
SSIS Interview Questions – Part 1Professional Development Interview Questions BI2011-11-23
SQL Server 2012 SSIS Enhancements Part 2 of 2Integration Services Development2011-09-14
SQL Server 2012 SSIS Enhancements Part 1 of 2Integration Services Development2011-09-01
SSIS Project Deployment Model in SQL Server 2012 (Part 2 of 2)Integration Services Configuration Options2011-08-23
SSIS Project Deployment Model in SQL Server 2012 (Part 1 of 2)Integration Services Configuration Options2011-08-11
SQL Server 2012 THROW statement to raise an exceptionError Handling2011-07-14
SQL Server 2012 Server Side PagingPaging2011-07-07
SQL Server 2012 TSQL Debugging enhancementsDebugging2011-07-01
Getting started with Code Snippets feature of SQL Server 2012SQL Server Management Studio2011-06-22
SQL Server Management Studio Keyboard Shortcuts Part 2SQL Server Management Studio Shortcuts2011-06-09
SQL Server Management Studio keyboard shortcuts (Part 1 of 2)SQL Server Management Studio Shortcuts2011-06-01
Getting Started with the SharePoint Logging and Reporting Database in SharePoint 2010SharePoint Administration2011-06-01
Diagnostic logging in SharePoint 2010SharePoint Administration2011-05-11
Health Analyzer in SharePoint 2010SharePoint Administration2011-05-05
SQL Server Service Broker Poison Message HandlingService Broker2011-03-16
Understanding SQL Server Net LibrariesSQL Server Configurations2011-03-08
Getting Started with the SQL Azure Database ManagerAzure2011-02-03
Creating backups and copies of your SQL Azure databasesAzure2011-01-25
Generating SQL Server Test Data with Visual Studio 2010Testing2010-12-23
SQL Server Unit Testing with Visual Studio 2010Testing2010-12-16
How the Recycle Bin Works in SharePointSharePoint Administration2010-12-16
Developer Dashboard in SharePoint 2010SharePoint Administration2010-11-23
Unattached Content Database Recovery in SharePoint 2010SharePoint Administration2010-11-17
Exporting and Importing SharePoint 2010 ContentSharePoint Administration2010-11-11
Document Versioning in SharePoint 2010SharePoint Document Management2010-11-09
Granular Backup and Restore in SharePoint 2010 (Part 2)SharePoint Administration2010-11-03
Getting Started with Extended Events in SQL Server 2008Extended Events2010-10-29
An Overview of Extended Events in SQL Server 2008Extended Events2010-10-28
Backup and Restore in SharePoint 2010SharePoint Administration2010-10-21
The Ins and Outs of SharePoint Document Check-In and Check-OutSharePoint Document Management2010-10-13
Event Notifications in SQL Server for Tracking ChangesService Broker2010-09-27
Understanding and creating libraries in SharePoint 2010SharePoint Document Management2010-08-31
Creating Web Applications, Site Collections and Sites in SharePoint 2010SharePoint Configuration2010-08-24
SQL Data Comparison with Visual Studio 2010Comparison Data and Objects2010-08-23
SQL Schema Comparison with Visual Studio 2010Comparison Data and Objects2010-08-12
SSIS Transfer SQL Server Jobs and Transfer SQL Server Logins TasksIntegration Services Control Flow Transformations2010-08-04
Transfer Database Task and Transfer SQL Server Objects Task in SSISIntegration Services Control Flow Transformations2010-07-19
Using Data Access Application Block DAAB in SQL Server Part 2 of 2Application Development2010-07-08
Installing and Configuring Windows SharePoint Service (WSS) 3.0SharePoint Administration2010-07-08
Understanding WSS 3 and MOSS 2007SharePoint2010-07-07
Using SQL Server Data Access Application Block (DAAB) Part 1 of 2Application Development2010-06-30
SSIS Multicast Transformation vs Conditional Split TransformationIntegration Services Data Flow Transformations2010-06-28
Writing a Data Access Layer (DAL) for SQL ServerApplication Development2010-06-07
Understanding Dynamic Management Views and Functions in SQL ServerDynamic Management Views and Functions2010-04-01
SQL Server 2005 and 2008 Ranking Functions DENSE_RANK and NTILEFunctions System2010-03-01
SQL Server Ranking Functions Row_Number and RankFunctions System2010-02-17
Understanding Catalog Views in SQL Server 2005 and 2008Dynamic Management Views and Functions2010-02-03
Different strategies for removing duplicate records in SQL ServerDatabase Administration2010-01-08
Transfer SQL Server database schema objects and data with SMOSQL Server Management Objects SMO2009-12-29
Iterate through SQL Server database objects without cursorsScripts2009-12-21
SQL Azure enhancements with SQL Server 2008 R2Azure2009-12-10
SSIS Design Best PracticesIntegration Services Best Practices2009-12-04
SQL Integration Services SSIS Troubleshooting Best PracticesIntegration Services Best Practices2009-11-20
Moving your database to the cloud with SQL AzureAzure2009-11-05
SSIS Performance Best PracticesIntegration Services Best Practices2009-10-27
Backup and Restore SQL Server databases programmatically with SMOBackup2009-10-01
SSIS Best PracticesIntegration Services Best Practices2009-09-18
Generate Scripts for database objects with SMO for SQL ServerSQL Server Management Objects SMO2009-09-09
Getting started with SQL Server Management Objects (SMO)SQL Server Management Objects SMO2009-08-28
Using Change Tracking in SQL Server 2008Change Data Capture2009-08-19
Fixing Index Fragmentation in SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008Fragmentation and Index Maintenance2009-07-10
SQL Server Filtered IndexesIndexing2009-07-02
Dynamic SQL execution on remote SQL Server using EXEC ATDynamic SQL2009-05-22
Sending HTML formatted email in SQL Server using the SSIS Script TaskIntegration Services Development2009-05-18
SSIS Send EmailIntegration Services Development2009-04-16
Handling workloads on SQL Server 2008 with Resource GovernorResource Governor2009-04-01
Index Fragmentation Report in SQL ServerFragmentation and Index Maintenance2009-03-16
SQL Server TSQL Debugger in SQL Server Management StudioDebugging2009-02-25

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