Export SQL Server to GCS in Parquet
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 "gs://rootbucket/fastbcpexport/raw/{sourcedatabase}/{sourceschema}" `
--fileoutput "{sourcetable}.parquet" `
--method "Ntile" `
--distributekeycolumn "o_orderkey" `
--paralleldegree -2 `
--merge false `
--runid "runidfromcaller"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 - Apache Parquet
Parquet is a columnar file format optimized for analytical processing. FastBCP exports to Parquet with compression and type preservation, ideal for data lake architectures.
Features:
- •Columnar storage for efficient analytics
- •Integrated compression (Snappy, Gzip)
- •Full data type preservation
- •Optimized for big data tools (Spark, Hadoop)
Destination - Google Cloud Storage
Google Cloud Storage provides unified object storage. FastBCP uploads files to GCS buckets with parallel chunked uploads for fast transfers.
Storage Type:
Cloud Object Storage
Features:
- •Parallel chunked upload
- •Service account authentication
- •Bucket and prefix configuration
- •Multi-regional storage classes
