SQL Server
SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft Corporation.
You can read from SQL Server as follows, and write to any target supported by Striim. Typically, you will set up data pipelines that read from SQL Server in two phases—initial load, followed by continuous replication—as explained in this concept article on Pipelines.
For initial load, you can use Database Reader to create a point-in-time copy of the existing source SQL Server dataset at the target.
After initial load has completed, you can start continuous replication by continuously reading the new data created in the same SQL Server dataset after the initial load was started, and then writing this new source data to the target.
For real-time continuous replication after initial load using CDC, you can use MS SQL Reader or MSJet (see SQL Server CDC readers).
If you choose not to enable CDC on the source database, you can use Incremental Batch Reader to read the new source data at regular intervals, allowing for updates in near real-time. Incremental Batch Reader differs from the CDC readers in several ways, including not capturing DELETE operations at the source (see the discussion in Incremental Batch Reader about INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE operations).
Supported services
Striim supports reading from the following SQL Server database services:
Generic SQL Server (self-managed; e.g., installed and managed on-premises or in a cloud VM)
Amazon RDS for SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Striim UI wizards
You can read from SQLServer by creating a (Striim) App using any of the following ways:
Wizards
Automated applications (IL & CDC)
Initial Load only
CDC only