This is part of a series of posts. This post focuses on connecting an Azure Data Factory to a GitHub repository. One Way to Add an Existing Data Factory to Github, Part 1 One Way to Add an Existing Data Factory to Github, Part 2 One Way to Add an Existing Data Factory to Github, …
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Author:Andy Leonard
Christian, husband, dad, grandpa, Data Philosopher, Data Engineer, Azure Data Factory, SSIS guy, and farmer. I was cloud before cloud was cool. :{>
One Way to Add an Existing Data Factory to Github, Part 1
This is part of a series of posts. This post focuses on creating a GitHub account and repository. One Way to Add an Existing Data Factory to Github, Part 1 One Way to Add an Existing Data Factory to Github, Part 2 One Way to Add an Existing Data Factory to Github, Part 3 You …
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Confidence and SSIS Catalog as Code
That’s what we sell at Data Integration Lifecycle Management Suite: confidence. Confidence There’s no substitute for that feeling of confidence when SSIS Catalog Compare is used to compare two SSIS Catalogs and the comparison yields no differences. I cannot improve on testimonies from our customers: The question of comparing a Production SSIS Catalog with a …
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SSIS Catalog Compare Code Promotion with DILM Deployment Utility
This post is a follow-up to my recent post titled Promoting SSIS Catalog Objects Between Lifecycle Management Tiers. DILM Deployment Utility is a great way to encapsulate SSIS Catalog folders as code in sccpac files. Drop the files in a git repo, add, commit, and push, and viola, scripts for your SSIS Catalog folder(s) and …
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Promoting SSIS Catalog Objects Between Lifecycle Management Tiers
Code promotion is essential to DevOps. One problem solved by SSIS Catalog Compare is code promotion via scripting between Development, Test, Pre-Production, and Production lifecycle management tiers*. In the video, I demonstrate: One gap (scripting all SSIS objects stored in the SSIS Catalog) in SSIS management tools shipped with SSMS. One way SSIS Catalog Compare …
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SSIS Catalog Compare August Sale
For the month of August 2022, SSIS Catalog Compare Enterprise Edition yearly subscription is on sale for 60% off the regular yearly subscription rate! SSIS Catalog Compare facilitates Data Integration Lifecycle Management (DILM) and DevOps with SSIS by: Comparing SSIS Catalog metadata between data integration lifecycle tiers (Development, Test, QA, Production, etc.) Promoting (deploying) SSIS …
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Getting Started with Azure Automation
Azure Automation has been around for a few years now. I just got started because my brother and friend, Aaron Nelson (@SQLvariant), shared some automation he’s been working on. Once I got my head around the piece I’m about to share with you, Azure Automation started to make sense to me. Set Up an Azure …
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Presenting Master the Fundamentals of ADF at SQL Saturday Boston!
I am honored to deliver Master the Fundamentals of ADF at SQL Saturday Boston 2022 (#1031) 7 Oct 2022! Abstract Azure Data Factory, or ADF, is an Azure PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) that provides hybrid data integration at global scale. Use ADF to build fully managed ETL in the cloud – including SSIS. Join Andy Leonard – …
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Join Me at the PASS Data Community Summit 2022!
I am honored to deliver two training sessions at the PASS Data Community Summit 2022: A Day of Azure Data Factory is a full-day pre-conference session scheduled for Monday, 14 Nov 2022. In this session I cover version control integration, copying data, using parameters and metadata, design patterns (of course!), and more! Introduction to Azure …
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Using DILM Deployment Utility to Restore SSIS Catalog Folders
In this video, I demonstrate using DILM Deployment Utility 2022 – part of SSIS Catalog Compare 2022 Enterprise Edition – to restore the contents of an SSIS Catalog folder in a disaster recovery scenario. Question? Want to learn more? Please contact me. Enjoy! :{>