Join Kent Bradshaw and me as we present (another) free Enterprise Data & Analytics webinar Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019 at 12:00 PM EDT: Enterprise SSIS Execution. Abstract SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a powerful enterprise data integration tool that ships free with Microsoft SQL Server. Join Andy Leonard – Microsoft Data platform MVP, author, …
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Enterprise Data & Analytics and SentryOne
I am honored to announce Enterprise Data & Analytics is a SentryOne Consulting Partner! We began communicating regularly with SentryOne soon after they acquired the SSIS people and products from Pragmatic Works. Becoming a partner just made sense because we have been recommending Task Factory and LegiTest for years. We are honored and excited to …
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Enterprise Data & Analytics Welcomes Shannon Lowder!
I am honored and thrilled to welcome Shannon Lowder (@shannonlowder | blog | LinkedIn) to the Enterprise Data & Analytics team! Shannon is a data engineer, data scientist, BimlHero (though not listed on the page at the time of this writing), and shepherd of the Biml Interrogator open source project. If you use Biml to generate SSIS …
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Two (or More) Kinds of Developers
I’ve made statements about “two kinds of developers” for years. These statements are false inasmuch as all generalizations are false. The statements are not designed to be truisms. They are designed to make people think. Last week – while presenting a full-day pre-conference session at the PASS Summit 2018 and again when delivering a session …
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AndyWeather Internet of Things (IoT)
AndyWeather.com is a site I’ve maintained for about 10 years now. I use the site and related hardware, software, and services to test concepts and perform experiments. I then apply my experience in delivering Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for Enterprise Data & Analytics customers and for SSIS and Biml training, such as my upcoming course titled …
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Enterprise Data & Analytics and Andy Leonard Consulting
I occasionally get questions about my companies (yes, plural) so I thought I’d write a post explaining them. Enterprise Data & Analytics Enterprise Data & Analytics is a boutique consulting firm. I own the company and I also deliver consulting services. We have a team of experienced engineers who deliver everything from cloud data migrations to …
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“You Do Not Know What You Are Doing”
Peeves make lousy pets. Knowing this doesn’t help; I still keep a few pet peeves. One of my pet peeves is this statement, “You don’t know what you are doing.” Why is this a pet peeve? It denies the obvious fact that everyone one of us, everywhere, is still learning. “My Name is Andy and …
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Who is Exhibiting at the PASS Summit 2018? Enterprise Data & Analytics, That’s Who!
I am honored and excited to announce that Enterprise Data & Analytics will be an exhibitor at the PASS Summit 2018! If you browse on over to the PASS Summit Sponsors page and scroll to the Exhibitors section, you’ll find us listed: Honored and excited – that’s me! I see – and have lived – …
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Experience Matters
This is a picture of Kent Bradshaw, Microsoft Certified Data Scientist. Kent and I work together at Enterprise Data & Analytics delivering data engineering, business intelligence, and data-based solutions that help businesses turn their data into actionable information. We do not do this alone, we are surrounded by an excellent team that holds diverse skills, …
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The Recording for Introduction to Loading the Cloud with SSIS is Now Available
The recording for the free webinar titled Introduction to Loading the Cloud with SSIS is now available (registration required). Abstract The cloud is coming, ready of not. In this session, presenter and author Andy Leonard discusses and demonstrates some patterns for loading cloud destinations using SSIS. For more information on data integration in the cloud, …
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