Export SQL Server to AWS S3 in JSON

    Fast, parallel data export with zero intermediate storage

    Terminal
    .\FastBCP.exe `
    --connectiontype "mssql" `
    --server "host.domain | host.domain,port | host.domain,port/service" `
    --database "tpch" `
    --trusted `
    --sourceschema "tpch10" `
    --sourcetable "orders" `
    --query "SELECT * FROM tpch10.orders" `
    --directory "s3://rootbucket/fastbcpexport/raw/{sourcedatabase}/{sourceschema}" `
    --fileoutput "{sourcetable}.json" `
    --decimalseparator "." `
    --dateformat "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" `
    --encoding "UTF-8" `
    --method "Ntile" `
    --distributekeycolumn "o_orderkey" `
    --paralleldegree -2 `
    --merge false `
    --runid "runidfromcaller"
    Get FastBCP

    Source - SQL Server

    Microsoft SQL Server is a leading enterprise data platform. FastBCP uses advanced techniques to extract SQL Server data with maximum efficiency.

    Features:

    • Native SQL Server driver
    • Support for SQL Server-specific data types
    • Optimized for Windows and Linux environments

    Parallel Method - Ntile

    Divides data into N equal partitions based on a numeric column.

    Requirement: Requires a numeric distribution column

    Available parallel methods with SQL Server:

    Output Format - JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)

    JSON is the most widely used data exchange format on the web. FastBCP exports data to JSON Lines (NDJSON) format, with one record per line for efficient streaming.

    Features:

    • JSON Lines (NDJSON) format
    • One record per line for streaming
    • UTF-8 encoding
    • Compatible with all JSON parsers

    Destination - Amazon S3

    Amazon S3 is the industry-leading object storage service. FastBCP uploads exported files directly to S3 buckets with parallel multipart uploads for optimal performance.

    Storage Type:

    Cloud Object Storage

    Features:

    • Parallel multipart upload
    • Server-side encryption support
    • S3 bucket and prefix configuration
    • IAM role and credential support