Yep, we’re doing it again! In cooperation with Brent Ozar Unlimited, the next delivery of Expert SSIS Training is 5-7 Mar 2018. I had a great time delivering this course with Brent in September and December 2017 and I’m excited to have the opportunity to share this material with you again! We’ve extended the course …
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Data Integration Life Cycle Management with SSIS is Available!
My latest book – Data Integration Life Cycle Management with SSIS – is now available! In this focused (185-page) book, I walk through ways to manage SSIS in the enterprise using what ships in the box. I point out what works well and what’s missing. I share workarounds for the stuff that’s missing, and then I …
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Data Integration Life Cycle Management with SSIS: A Short Introduction by Example is Available for Pre-Order!
I’m excited to announce that book #3 for 2017 is available for pre-order at Amazon! Data Integration Life Cycle Management with SSIS: A Short Introduction by Example is a(nother) short-ish book (~112 pages) that offers insight into managing SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) in an enterprise. I wrote the book to demonstrate managing SSIS as it …
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Expert SSIS Training 4-5 Dec 2017!
Yep, we’re doing it again. In cooperation with Brent Ozar Unlimited, the next delivery of Expert SSIS Training is 4-5 Dec 2017. I had a great time delivering this course with Brent in September and I’m excited to have the opportunity to share this material with you again! If you register soon (written 27 Sep …
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Intelligent Data Integration, SSIS Design Patterns, and Biml
On occasion I have the privilege and honor of delivering a full-day precon titled Intelligent Data Integration: SSIS Design Patterns and Biml as part of SQL Saturday events. “Isn’t This The Same Presentation You Delivered Before, Andy?” Yes and no. It has the same title but… I’ve focused on Biml presentations for the past two years. Over the …
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The Recording for Designing an SSIS Framework is Now Available
Kent Bradshaw and I had a great crowd, lots of awesome questions, and delivered good demonstrations at the Designing an SSIS Framework webinar. You can view the webinar for free (although registration is required) here. In the webinar Kent and I discussed the following Data Integration Lifecycle Management Suite products: SSIS Framework Community Edition – free and open source Catalog Reports – …
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What is the DILM Suite? 2. SSIS Catalog Compare
SSIS Catalog Compare is really two products: SSIS Catalog Compare (GUI – graphical user interface) and CatCompare (CLI – command-line interface). This post will focus on GUI functionality as it’s easier to demonstrate. SSIS Catalog Compare provides the following functionality to enterprise Data Integration Lifecycle Management (DILM): Compares the contents of two SSIS Catalog instances. …
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The Recording for Enterprise SSIS, Biml, and DILM is Available!
Kent and I had an awesome time delivering Enterprise SSIS, Biml, and DILM! I think it shows. You can check out the recording here (registration required). You can get the tools and utilities we demonstrated at DILM Suite – most are free and some are even open-source! You can grab the latest release of BimlExpress from Varigence! :{>
An Example of Data Integration Lifecycle Management with SSIS, Part 4
In this post I will demonstrate advanced options for executing SSIS packages in the SSIS Catalog. I’ll also demonstrate SSIS Catalog Browser, SSIS Framework Community Edition, Framework Browser, and Catalog Reports – free utilities and solutions from DILM Suite that may help as you implement your enterprise Data Integration Lifecycle Management (DILM). The Problem I …
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An Example of Data Integration Lifecycle Management with SSIS, Part 3
In this post I will demonstrate how to use SSIS Catalog Environments, References, and Reference Mappings to override SSIS parameter values at execution time. There three sources of SSIS parameter values: Design-time defaults – these are the parameter values developers use when building the SSIS project and packages. SSIS Catalog Literal overrides – as part …
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