Frank and I are on Day 4 of 1,000 days, a new thing we started 02 Nov 2021 to remind us time is not fungible and we should build – and stick to – systems of execution. This morning I popped on for a few minutes to shared information about Enterprise Data & Analytics‘ commercial …
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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. :{>
AndyStream for 5 Nov 2021
AndyStream for 05 Nov 2021 includes book recommendations.
Why I Rarely Criticize
First, I do criticize. Sometimes I criticize publicly. Please realize my public criticism follows a series of events that has involved private criticism. In Business Some criticism in business is comparison. Other criticism is competition. I recently learned about “negative SEO.” I must admit, my reaction was part horror and part nausea. “Why would anyone …
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Announcing The Data Channel
Over the past year (almost)m Frank and I have been working on something to which we’ve alluded as “Project Ring Gate” because we a re complete nerds and enjoy The Expanse books and television series. Frank made the cool videos at the beginning and end of this post. He’s been making cool videos for a …
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New SSIS Extension v3.15 for Visual Studio 2019
On 16 Aug 2021, the Microsoft SSIS Team released version 3.15 of the Integration Services extension for Visual Studio 2019: SQL Server Integration Services Projects extension for Visual Studio 2019, but there is an issue that has triggered a warning. I am late getting this update published. Visual Studio 2019 v16.11.4 is now available… …
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Video Coding and Loading Leonard Greenhouse Data
I had some time over the weekend to work on a process to capture weather measurements from an IoT instrument pack Stevie Ray recently constructed. You can learn more about what he did over at his blog – StephenRayLeonard.com – in a post titled The Modern Back Yard Greenhouse Begins With IoT. Although I did …
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Building Custom Tasks for SSIS Second Edition Errata, Chapters 13-14
As I wrote in Building Custom Tasks for SSIS Second Edition Errata, Chapters 1-9: Things change. Things change in software. Things change regularly in software. If you take nothing else away from this post, please take those nuggets of wisdom. Last month, as I prepared to return to full-time consulting, I started feeling “better.” Prior to that …
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Join Me for LIVE Online SSIS and ADF Training 29 Nov – 1 Dec
It’s been a while since I delivered training live and online. Let’s fix that! Join me for Master the Fundamentals of ADF and Expert SSIS 29 Nov – 1 Dec.
Addressing Software Development Estimation
I recently blogged about punching developers in the brain when a software deliverable deadline is slipping. The title of the post is The Question Unasked. In this post, I would like to address software development estimation. In the past, I have stated “Either all software developers are pathological liars or software development is inherently inestimable.” …
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The Question Unasked
In the past, I’ve blogged about my experiences with project managers. If you’ve read my thoughts, there will likely be little new content here (with the exception of the Obi-wan clip at the very end…). Most of my thinking is included in a post titled IT Coaching – Software Done Well, Part 1, written almost …
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