Lift and shift is a bridge. If your enterprise is considering migrating enterprise data and data integration workloads from on-premises to the cloud, lifting and shifting is not the end of the story. Lifting and shifting is, rather, the mechanism – the conversion project – that positions your enterprise to leverage the economies of scale …
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Presenting Moving Data with Azure Data Factory in Richmond 7 Feb!
I’m honored to deliver Moving Data with Azure Data Factory to Azure Richmond Virginia Thursday, 7 Feb 2019 starting at 6:30 PM! The meeting will be held at Markel Plaza – 4600 Cox Road · Glen Allen, VA. Learn more at Meetup… I hope to see you there! :{>
Want to Learn More About Azure Data Factory?
From me? I am honored to announce Fundamentals of Azure Data Factory – a course from Enterprise Data & Analytics! The next delivery is 04 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM ET. Azure Data Factory, or ADF, is an Azure PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) that provides hybrid data integration at global scale. Use ADF to build …
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Catalog Browser v0.7.8.0
I’ve been making smaller, more incremental changes to SSIS Catalog Browser – a free utility from the Data Integration Lifecycle Management suite (DILM Suite). You can use SSIS Catalog Browser to view SSIS Catalog contents on a unified surface. Catalog Browser works with SSIS Catalogs on-premises and Azure Data Factory SSIS Integration Runtime, or Azure SSIS. It’s …
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DILM Tiers for Enterprise Data Integration
“How many Data Integration Lifecycle Management tiers (DILM tiers) do I need to manage enterprise data integration, Andy?” If I had a nickel for every time I am asked this question, I would have a lot of nickels. My answer is, “Four.” Why Four? I’m glad you asked. Before I answer, I have a question …
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Honored to Present Lift and Shift SSIS to ADF at #Azure DataFest Reston
I am honored to deliver Lift and Shift SSIS to ADF at the Azure DataFest in Reston Virginia 11 Oct 2018! Abstract Your enterprise wants to use the latest cool Azure Data Analytics tools but there’s one issue: All your data are belong to the servers on-premises. How do you get your enterprise data into …
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Viewing SSIS Configurations Metadata in SSIS Catalog Browser
SSIS Catalog Browser is a pretty neat product. “How neat is it, Andy?” I’m glad you asked. It’s free. That makes it difficult to beat the cost. SSIS Catalog Browser is designed to surface all SSIS Catalog artifacts and properties in a single view. “What exactly does that mean, Andy?” You’re sharp. Let’s talk about why …
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Presenting Moving Data with Azure Data Factory at SQL Saturday Charlotte!
I am honored to present Moving Data with Azure Data Factory at SQL Saturday 806 in Charlotte, NC 20 Oct 2018. This is the first time I am delivering this session. It still has that new presentation smell! Abstract Azure Data Factory – ADF – is a cloud data engineering solution. ADF version 2 sports …
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The Recording for Using SSIS Framework Community Edition is Available
The recording of my free webinar titled Using SSIS Framework Community Edition is now available (registration required). You can obtain the free and open source SSIS Framework Community Edition at DILM Suite. Enjoy! :{>
Introducing Azure Data Factory Design Patterns
I was honored to write an article titled Introducing Azure Data Factory Design Patterns featured in this month’s PASS Insights newsletter! Introducing Azure Data Factory Design Patterns The article covers a couple execution patterns: Execute Child Pipeline Execute Child SSIS Package I demonstrate a cool SSIS Catalog Browser feature that helps ADF developers configure the Execute SSIS Package activity. To …
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