Honored to Present Faster SSIS at SQL Saturday #719 – Chicago 17 Mar 2018

I am honored to present Faster SSIS at SQL Saturday #719 in Chicago 17 Mar 2018! Abstract: Ever wonder why SSIS runs so slow? Watch SSIS author Andy Leonard as he runs test loads using sample and real-world data and shows you how to tune SQL Server 2016 Integration Services (SSIS 2016) packages. We’ll start …
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I’m a Speaker Mentor!

I’m honored to be part of an effort started by Alex Yates of DLM Consultants called Speaking Mentors. From the Home page: We are a bunch of experienced speakers who freely and without caveats offer our time to support first time speakers to deliver their first few sessions at tech meetups and/or conferences. If you would …
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Presenting DevOps for SSIS 08 Feb 2018

I am honored to present DevOps for SSIS (or Data Integration Lifecycle Management) for the PASS DevOps Virtual Chapter 08 Feb 2018. Abstract: DevOps for SSIS (or Data Integration Lifecycle Management) How does SSIS participate in enterprise DevOps? Sharing topics from his latest book (Data Integration Life Cycle Management with SSIS), author and presenter Andy …
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Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure and PowerShell

If you’re new to PowerShell or just don’t know PowerShell, tinkering with Azure Data Factory Version 2 Integration Runtime (ADFv2 IR) can be intimidating. In Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 1 – Build an ADFv2 IR Instance, I walk you through the PowerShell part, sharing my (meager) knowledge of this awesome utility, assuming little (assuming nothing, …
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Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 3 – Execution, Monitoring, and Deployment Alternatives

In Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 1 – Build an ADFv2 IR Instance I wrote about the three steps to configure Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime in Azure Data Factory Version 2 (ADFv2 IR, or SSIS in the cloud). In Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 2 – Deploy, Execute, and Monitor an SSIS Project I wrote about deploying, …
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Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 2 – Deploy, Execute, and Monitor an SSIS Project

In Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 1 – Build an ADFv2 IR Instance I wrote about the three steps to configure Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime in Azure Data Factory Version 2 (ADFv2 IR, or SSIS in the cloud). In this post, I’m going to continue by showing you how to deploy, execute, and monitor an SSIS package. …
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Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 1 – Build an ADFv2 IR Instance

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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Updates to SSIS Catalog Browser

I’m happy to announce the release of Catalog Browser v0.5! I taught the app a new trick: viewing SSIS Catalogs in Azure! Of course, Catalog Browser still works locally: As the next release of SSIS Catalog Compare approaches, I’ve been testing – a lot. Catalog Browser shares quite a bit of functionality with Catalog Compare – …
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