I believe one milestone to achieving proficiency learning a programming language is you must encounter, and then resolve, 100 errors in your code. I base this largely on the old saying, “We learn from our mistakes.” Mistke-driven learning matches my experience. Thoughts? :{>
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. :{>
Laid Off? Or the Beginning of Your Next Opportunity?
Updates: The “opp23” limited-time offer has expired. I may make similar offers in the future. The best way to learn of offers from me is to subscribe to my mailing list and check the checkbox labeled “I would like to receive more information about products, services, events, communications, and offers.” If you signed up for …
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Interview with an AI
[Title credit: Stevie Ray] Like many other people, I’ve been tinkering with ChatGPT this winter (2022-2023). I find the experience fascinating and I hope it remains so for as long as possible. One source of information about ChatGPT is YouTube, where one may learn lots of ways to make money with ChatGPT. While I enjoy …
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My 2023 Presentation Schedule
I am presenting! Here’s a partial list of upcoming events at which I am honored and privileged to present: 14 Mar 2023 – SQLBits 2023 – A Day of Azure Data Factory Training Day (full-day) – International Convention Centre, Celtic Manor, Newport, Wales 25 Feb 2023 – SQL Saturday Atlanta 2023 – BI & Data …
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As 2022 Closes, I am Grateful…
I write this 26 Dec 2022, about half a week before the end of 2022. How was 2022 for me – personally and professionally? This year was pretty good. For that, I am grateful. God is good. Personal I am aware of – and pray regularly about – troubles in the world. Some are closer …
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Presenting A Day of Azure Data Factory at SQL Saturday Atlanta 2023 – BI & Analytics Edition
I am honored to present A Day of Azure Data Factory at SQL Saturday Atlanta 2023 – BI & Data Analytics Edition (#1042) 24 Feb 2023! Abstract In this session we provision an Azure Data Factory (ADF) and demonstrate many uses for ADF in the modern data enterprise, including: Editing ADF pipeline JSON Version control integration Copying data …
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Azure-SSIS Express Custom Setup License Key Textbox Update
Back in June 2022, I was honored to deliver a webinar along with the good people on the SolarWinds Task Factory team. During that presentation, I noticed (and I may have even commented on) the License key textbox not being masked when adding Task Factory to an Azure-SSIS integration runtime. I sent a note to the …
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Join Me at SQLBits 2023!
I am honored to deliver a Training Day session at SQLBits 2023: A Day of Azure Data Factory is a full-day Training Day session scheduled for Tuesday, 14 Mar 2023. In this session I cover version control integration, copying data, using parameters and metadata, design patterns (of course!), and more! I hope to see you …
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Install and Configure SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition
This post is for people interested in setting up an instance of SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition for personal use. I caution those interested in configuring an instance of SQL Server 2022 for production purposes: You should not use Developer Edition because it’s not for production workloads by design and according to the EULA. In …
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Download SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition
This post is for people interested in setting up an instance of SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition for personal use. If you are interested in configuring an instance of SQL Server 2022 for production purposes, you should not use Developer Edition – it’s not for production workloads by design and according to the EULA. SQL …
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