I streamed about writing a technical book earlier today (19 Oct 2020). I referenced a couple blog posts: Writing a Technical Book One Way to Write a Technical Book Enjoy! :{>
Author:Andy Leonard
Christian, husband, dad, grandpa, Data Philosopher, Data Engineer; Azure Data Factory, Fabric Data Factory, and SSIS guy; and farmer. I was cloud before cloud was cool. :{>
Twenty years of watching SSIS catalog drift, environment mismatches, and deployment chaos finally has a name: Data Integration Lifecycle Management. I build tools for it at DILM Suite. Start with SSIS Catalog Compare.
Biml Stream – 13 Oct 2020
I streamed about Biml earlier. And BimlExpress (which is free). And my BimlExpress Metadata Framework (which is also free). Enjoy! :{>
SSIS 2019 Extension v3.10 for Visual Studio 2019 Released
The Microsoft Azure-SSIS team released version 3.10 of the SQL Server Integration Services Projects extension a couple weeks back. I missed it until today because my writing is keeping me in my SSIS 2017 VMs and, truth be told, I am a little off my game the past few weeks. Apologies for this delayed post. …
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How to Promote SSIS Code in the Enterprise Lifecycle
I’ve written about Data Integration Lifecycle Management (DILM) tiers. To summarize, every enterprise needs at least four lifecycle management tiers: 1. Development – an environment in which developers have sysadmin privileges. 2. Test – another environment in which developers have sysadmin privileges. 4. Production – managed by production operations such as domain administrators, system administrators, …
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Slowly Coming Back, October 2020 Edition
I share a lot. Because I share a lot, many people believe: I am an extrovert; and I share everything. Neither is accurate. I am an introvert with a strong desire to help others. My desire overcomes my introvert nature enough to keep me out there. Truth be told? I’d rather be spending time with …
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SSIS Catalog Browser Live Demo
I am delivering more and more live streaming sessions. The session for today (6 Oct 2020) was all about SSIS Catalog Browser, a free utility from DILM Suite. DILM Suite hosts several utilities to help with Data Integration Lifecycle Management (DILM). Most are free and many are open source. You should check it out! Enjoy …
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Training and Failure
The image above is a screenshot from the My Expectations slide. It’s part of my From Zero to SSIS course. You can learn more about this course (and others) at the Enterprise Data & Analytics Training page. The part in the box is important: “This is a safe place to fail.” I share that in …
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Feedback From a Student
I just received this from a student who took advantage of my offer of Free Training for People Who Have Lost Their Jobs – which continues; some students in my From Zero to SSIS course delivery this week are taking advantage of this offer. How does it work? Visit the post titled Free Training for …
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ADF and SSIS Public Training Course Schedule for 2020 and 2021
Want to learn Azure Data Factory (ADF) and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)? The schedule for courses is available at the Enterprise Data & Analytics Training page. Sign up for a Season Pass and Save! ADF and SSIS courses are scheduled for 2020 and 2021. Choose the Live ADF and SSIS Class Season Pass and …
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Microsoft Azure Announces Project Bicep, an ARM DSL
Managing Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates can be challenging. The Microsoft Azure team is aware of the challenges and has released a very early-alpha-v0.1 version of a new effort named Project Bicep (ARM… bicep… get it?). From the Github page: Bicep is a Domain Specific Language (DSL) for deploying Azure resources declaratively. It aims to drastically …
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