Source-Control SSIS Catalog Contents in Azure DevOps

I did a thing – actually a couple things – that I’ve been dreaming about for a while. In a couple recent blog posts – SSIS Catalog Compare Enterprise Generates SCCPAC Files and Azure DevOps, Software Development, and Git Part 4 – Command-Line with Azure DevOps – I walked through one way to source-control the …
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Azure DevOps, Software Development, and Git Part 4 – Command-Line with Azure DevOps

I’m writing about my journey with git, sharing my experiences along the way. The series to date: Azure DevOps, SSIS, and Git Part 0 – Getting Started Azure DevOps, Software Development, and Git Part 1 – Applied Azure DevOps, Software Development, and Git Part 2 – Distributed Version Control Azure DevOps, Software Development, and Git …
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SSIS Catalog Compare Enterprise Generates SCCPAC Files

SSIS Catalog Compare Enterprise Edition ships with the SCCPAC Deployment Wizard. The SCCPAC Deployment Wizard simplifies deploying the contents of an SSIS Catalog folder to an SSIS Catalog, whether on-premises or in the cloud: Configure SCCPAC File Location To configure the location for SCCPAC files, click View–>Options to open SSIS Catalog Compare’s Options dialog: Click …
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Four Free ADF Webinars

I just finished removing the latest appointment to attend an event from my calendar. A lot of awesome community events are being postponed or canceled. Let’s face it: the news stinks these days. What can we do about it? We can have free webinars online! Let’s Do This! Enterprise Data & Analytics is excited to …
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For a Limited Time: Use SSIS Catalog Browser to Manage DtsConfig Files

For a limited time, I am making DtsConfig Management – a feature of SSIS Catalog Compare – available in the latest (free) version of SSIS Catalog Browser. Am I awesome? Well, no. I am not awesome. This feature could use more testing. I can hear some of you thinking,… “Why Do I Need to Manage …
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SSIS Catalog Browser v0.9.2.1

I added Catalog Statistics to the latest version of SSIS Catalog Browser – version 0.9.2.1. I like the idea for a number of reasons but I am definitely biased; I built it. There are additional improvements over the previous release, but the improved performance from v0.9.1.0 is still there. Take SSIS Catalog Browser version 0.9.2.1 …
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Announcing SSIS Catalog Browser v0.9.1.0

I am excited to announce a fairly substantial update to SSIS Catalog Browser! What’s New? In a word, speed. The #1 complaint I received from customers using previous versions of SSIS Catalog Browser – especially customers with more than a few SSIS packages and projects in their SSIS Catalog – was related to the amount …
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Honored to Present From Zero to ADF at SQLBits 2020 in London!

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! :{>

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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