Sql-Server-2019

Top 3 Most Popular Posts of 2020

So, I realize it’s now almost April of 2021 when I’m posting this. Normally this sort of post would come out in January for the previous year. However, I have a reason for this being late and I’ll actually post about that separately.

Showing My Blog Some Love

In mid-2020 I decided to give my blog more attention. there were a number of reasons for this. First, I’d already spent a fair amount of money over the years on hosting and related things so I didn’t want to waste that. Second, I really wanted to try to start giving back to the SQL Server community. I have been the recipient of a lot of learning and help through a number of regular, and occasional, bloggers. I have also purchased and mostly read my fair share of SQL Server books, which was another way I had been helped by the community. Third, I wanted a place to record my own troubleshooting and learning so when I needed to do something again, I would have a record of what to do. By the way, I have seen this repeatedly listed as a reason that someone blogs.

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Querying An AS400 Using SQL Server 2019 Data Virtualization

For those who have taken an interest in the latest SQL Server release, SQL Server 2019, you may have noticed a new feature called Data Virtualization. Perhaps you’ve seen a presentation about it, or maybe you’ve read about it in Bob Ward’s book entitled “SQL Server 2019 Revealed.”

I myself was curious about this feature and so I set out to see if I could use it to connect to an AS400 iSeries machine. Tom Willwerth, my friend at StraightPathSQL, and I worked on this process together. This post is primarily about walking you through the steps we recently took to get this configured.

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