Honored to Present From Zero to ADF at SQLBits 2020 in London 1 Apr 2020! When I look at this list of SQLBits Training Day presenters, I think, “Wow! That’s a lot of really smart people… plus me!” Registration is open now. Register today! :{>
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. :{>
Free Stuff for People Who Give Back: Announcing 2020 Scholarship Application
Do you work for a charity or non-profit organization? Submit your application today. I haven’t advertised this in the past and… I’m not sure why: I donate licenses for SSIS Catalog Compare and (non-free) SSIS Framework Editions – and subscriptions to Biml Academy and SSIS Academy – and Enterprise Data & Analytics Training – to individuals who work for charities and non-profit organizations. I am honored to …
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2019 – A Blog in Review
I write this 12 Dec 2019. Thus far in 2019 – 348 days in, counting this post – I’ve posted 124 posts at andyleonard.blog(). Roughly, that’s one post every three (~2.8) days. According to the WP-Statistics plugin, this blog has had just under 60k visitors and you have visited over 155k pages year-to-date. From the …
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Free Webinar – Azure Data Factory Execution Patterns – 07 Jan 2020
Join me 07 Jan 2020 at 12:00 PM EST for Azure Data Factory Execution Patterns – another free webinar sponsored by Enterprise Data & Analytics!
Public Preview – SSIS Azure DevOps Build and Deploy Tasks
Microsoft announces the public preview for SSIS Azure DevOps Tools, which includes the SSIS Build and SSIS Deploy Azure DevOps tasks! I was honored to present Azure DevOps and the SSIS Development Lifecycle at the PASS Summit 2019 where I demonstrated these new tasks in action. Check them out! :{>
My PASS Summit 2019 Presentations
SSIS DevOps and Azure Containers I was honored to co-present SSIS DevOps and Azure Containers with Sreeja Pullagura and Elizabeth Baron. Liz and Sreeja work for Teach for America, a really cool non-profit headquartered in NYC. This was their very first time presenting at the PASS Summit. We were even featured on PASStv! . You …
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PASS Summit 2019, Coming Down
During the PASS Summit 2019, Frank and I worked hard to deliver several DataDriven *DataPoint*’s.Here’s a list: *DataPoint* Andy is on the Way to Seattle for PASS 2019 *DataPoint* Andy Arrives at PASS 2019 *DataPoint* PASS 2019 Welcome Reception *DataPoint* Hanging Out with #SQLGeeks at PASS 2019 *DataPoint* Andy Speaks with SentryOne CEO Bob Potter …
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DILM Suite Applications
‘Twas the Saturday before the PASS Summit 2019 and all through Andy’s office… During my Azure DevOps and the SSIS Development Lifecycle presentation I may have an opportunity to demonstrate some DILM Suite applications: SSIS Catalog Browser, SSIS Framework Community Edition, SSIS Framework Browser, and Catalog Reports. All four applications are free. SSIS Framework Community …
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PASS Summit 2019 Presentations
SSIS DevOps and Azure Containers I am preparing for an exciting week in Seattle! This year I have the honor of co-presenting SSIS DevOps and Azure Containers with Elizabeth Baron and Sreeja Pullagura, two (really) smart architects who work together at Teach For America – an awesome non-profit in New York. Catch us Wednesday, 6 …
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PowerShell and Azure: AzureRM vs. Az
Earlier this year Microsoft announced the new Azure PowerShell Az Module. I recently encountered the following reminder when doing research: The part that caught my attention is: You can still use the AzureRM module, which will continue to receive bug fixes until at least December 2020. from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-powershell#prerequisites Consider this a 13-month heads-up… :{>