John Barker retired from the US Air Force in or around 1975. He returned home to rural Blackstone Virginia, in part to help care for his aging parents. He had experience in electronics as a technician and built a Southwest Technical Products M6800 computer kit. Although I’m not sure this is an accurate image of …
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SQL Server Integration Services Extensions Updates
It’s been a while since I blogged about SSIS extensions to Visual Studio. For that, I apologize. During my hiatus, The Microsoft SSIS Team appears to have separated the SSIS extensions for Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2022. The latest version of the Visual Studio 2019 SSIS extension is version 4.5, updated on my …
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Testing New SSIS Extensions – Some Basics
Featured image test tube drawing attribution: Test Vectors by Vecteezy. How do I test new SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) extensions and updates to Visual Studio? I have a collection of virtual servers that run locally on my laptop. SSIS extensions for Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2022 are now separate downloads (see the …
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Update on my January 2023 Offer for Free Training
In late January 2023, I shared a post titled “Laid Off? Or the Beginning of Your Next Opportunity?” in which I offered free access to one year of Enterprise Data & Analytics Premium Level – which contains all my recorded training. As you may read in the original post, I was inspired to make the …
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Start a Fabric Free Trial
Are you interested in learning more about Microsoft Fabric? One way to begin tinkering with the new platform is to start a free trial. At the time of this post, a free trial is available here: The next step is to hover over the account icon in the upper right of the page: Next, click …
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Launching entdn.ai
Every business venture needs a launch day. Today I launch Enterprise Data & AI (entdn.ai). entdn.ai is an idea that’s been bouncing around my soul for a while. We implement data science, machine learning, and AI solutions. If you visit the site, you will find a use case that essentially describes an LLM (large language …
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SSIS Catalog Error 27150
In case you’ve never encountered SSIS Catalog Error 27150, the error message reads: The version of the project has changed since the instance of the execution has been created. Create a new execution instance and try again. A customer recently encountered this error. So… what happened? Short Answer The version of a project changed during …
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Join Me at the PASS Data Community Summit 2023!
I am honored to deliver Designing an Execution Framework for Azure Data Factory at the PASS Data Community Summit 2023 in Seattle Washington 15 Nov 2023 at 3:15 PM PT in room 6C! From the Abstract If your enterprise manages dozens of ADF pipelines, an execution framework is unnecessary overhead. If your enterprise manages thousands …
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SSIS Catalog Browser v0.9.14.0 is Available
I am honored to announce the latest version of SSIS Catalog Browser is available for (free!) download. Updates in v0.9.14.0: Bug fixes. No longer mixing package parameter references with project parameter references in the Values Everywhere feature. Check it out today! Want to Learn Azure Data Factory (from me)? I’m delivering a full day of …
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Build a Get-Subscription ADF Pipeline Using Pipeline Return Value Course Now Available
I am excited to announce the availability of Build a Get-Subscription ADF Pipeline Using Pipeline Return Value, a new Azure QuickStart course! Access the new course – along with all my recorded training for one year – by subscribing to Premium Level. Additional access options include: Azure QuickStart Premium – Access all Azure QuickStart training …
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