I'm trying to take an XML document and dump the contents into a table. Not as XML using the SQL Server 2005 XML datatype, but as the parsed data values into a table with a column for each ...

Businesses often have to move data around the way construction companies move dirt. A tool like SSIS, designed to transfer and transform large amounts of data, helps take care of the heavy lifting.

Do you have a large data import that leaves your indexes less than perfect? Do you want to backup your current database before you run a purge package? You are in luck; SSIS contains a handful of ...