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Achievement Unlocked: Certified in Implementing Predictive Analytics with Spark in Azure HDInsight

Posted on Updated on by Andy LeonardCategories:Azure, Spark

I learned a lot taking the course Implementing Predictive Analytics with Spark in Azure HDInsight! I’m slowly working my way through the Data Science Certification offered by Microsoft Virtual Academy along with edX. This course is not part of the official curriculum, but I’ve been wanting to learn more about Spark so I took it. Many of the courses …
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DreamSpark: Free Software for Students

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This is cool! Microsoft is giving away software – including SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition, Windows 2003 Standard Edition, and Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 Professional Editions – to college students. It’s called DreamSpark and it puts professional software tools in the hands of students interested in learning more about designing and developing solutions. From the …
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For a Limited Time: Use SSIS Catalog Browser to Manage DtsConfig Files

Posted on Updated on by Andy LeonardCategories:DILM, DILM Suite, SSIS Catalog Browser

For a limited time, I am making DtsConfig Management – a feature of SSIS Catalog Compare – available in the latest (free) version of SSIS Catalog Browser. Am I awesome? Well, no. I am not awesome. This feature could use more testing. I can hear some of you thinking,… “Why Do I Need to Manage …
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Azure DevOps, Software Development, and Git Part 2 – Distributed Version Control

Posted on Updated on by Andy LeonardCategories:Azure DevOps, git

I’ve been learning git and… it’s been challenging. I’ve written about my experiences: Azure DevOps, SSIS, and Git Part 0 – Getting Started Azure DevOps, Software Development, and Git Part 1 – Applied In this post I discuss some benefits of distributed version control. But first, I’d like to share this caused no small number …
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On Data Engineering in 2018

Posted on Updated on by Andy LeonardCategories:Data Engineering, Data Integration Patterns, Spark, SSIS

A few years ago I had a conversation with Scott Currie, the CEO of Varigence and inventor of Biml. Scott is one of the smartest people I know and I know a lot of very smart people. Whenever I have the opportunity to communicate with the very smart people I know, I often ask them – …
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Completed: Microsoft Big Data Professional Program Capstone Project

Posted on by Andy LeonardCategories:Analytics, Automation, Azure, Big Data, Certifications, Professional Development, Spark, SSIS

I’m excited to announce that I’ve completed – with help from my friend and brother and co-host of the Data Driven podcast, Frank La Vigne (Blog | @Tableteer) – the Microsoft Big Data Professional Program Capstone project! The capstone is the last course requirement (of 10 courses) to complete the Microsoft Professional Program in Big …
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I Don’t Just Teach, I’m a Student!

Posted on Updated on by Andy LeonardCategories:Career, Professional Development, Training

I write a lot about training I deliver: Biml Academy Expert SSIS Immersion Event on Learning SQL Server Integration Services (IESSIS1) I also share about courses I take: Achievement Unlocked: Certified in Implementing Real-Time Analytics with Azure HDInsight Achievement Unlocked: Certified in Implementing Predictive Analytics with Spark in Azure HDInsight Achievement Unlocked: Completed Processing Big …
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Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 1 – Build an ADFv2 IR Instance

Posted on Updated on by Andy LeonardCategories:Azure, SSIS, SSIS Catalog

Maybe you’ve heard SSIS is available in the cloud. It is! But it’s not easy to get set up (at the time of this writing). I am here to help. The correct name for “SSIS in the cloud” is: Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime in Azure Data Factory version 2. Azure Data Factory version 2 is sometimes abbreviated …
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Achievement Unlocked: Certified in Implementing Real-Time Analytics with Azure HDInsight

Posted on Updated on by Andy LeonardCategories:Analytics, Azure, Big Data, Career, Data Integration Patterns, Spark, Storm

I learned a lot completing Implementing Real-Time Analytics with Azure HDInsight. It’s the most fun Microsoft Virtual Academy / edX course I’ve taken to date! In completing this course, I finished the requirements for the Microsoft Azure HDInsight Big Data Analyst program. I completed Implementing Predictive Analytics with Spark in Azure HDInsight and Processing Big Data with Hadoop in Azure …
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