Problem: You created a linked server on SQL Server to a PostgreSQL database. You can open and navigate the linked server on SSMS up to listing the tables, but can not perform select to certain tables, returning the below errors:…

Problem: You are trying to take a native SQL Backup to URL and you receive the error below: Msg 3271, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 A nonrecoverable I/O error occurred on file “https://MyStorageAccount.file.core.windows.net/MyContainer/Adventureworks_full_20190420.bak:” Backup to URL received an exception…

Problem: You run an SQL backup to URL and get the following error: Msg 3201, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Cannot open backup device ‘https://<mystorageaccountname>.blob.core.windows.net/<mycontainername>/AdventureWorks_full_20190420.bak’. Operating system error 50(The request is not supported.). Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1,…

Problem: You are deploying a SQL Server Integration Services Package to the SSIS Catalog and keeps on failing with the following error: The error is succinct and direct to the point: “Please create a master key in the database or…

It is easy to get this one wrong. SSISDB is just a database, after all, and I’ve seen a number of instances where it was restored to another server and a number of errors/issues crop up. After all, SSISDB is…

Problem: You are deploying a SQL Server Integration Services Package to the SSIS Catalog and it keeps on failing with the following error: The error seems daunting but the main information to take away is: The server may be running…

This episode of the Cloudscape podcast is dedicated to the announcements that were made at the recent Microsoft Ignite 2018 conference. We are joined solely by Warner Chaves to walk us through the most important and exciting announcements from the…

I’m writing this blog post the day after Microsoft has unveiled SQL Server 2019 at their flagship Ignite 2018 conference. Officially named SQL Server 2019, it comes hot off the heels of the SQL 2017 release. This should be no…

Earlier this year Microsoft released the next generation of its data pipeline product Azure Data Factory. The first release of Data Factory did not receive widespread adoption due to limitations in terms of scheduling, execution triggers and lack of pipeline…

Despite being an older version, some applications may require you to install a SQL Server 2008 R2 clustered instance on a Windows 2012 environment. You will quickly find out that there are a number of compatibility issues that can make…