The Recording of Faster SSIS is Available

The recording for the free webinar titled Faster SSIS is available and may be viewed above. Thanks to everyone who attended! Regarding “Bad” BLOBTempStoragePath Settings Regarding the BLObs.dtsx demo SSIS package, Doug asked a really good question: “Does the package abort if the [BLOBTempStoragePath] folder path is invalid or does it create it for you?” …
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Honored to Present Faster SSIS at Triad SQL PASS BI 30 Oct!

I am honored to join my friends at the Triad SQL PASS BI Group in Greensboro North Carolina 30 Oct 2018, where I will present Faster SSIS! Abstract Ever wonder why SSIS runs so slowly? Watch SSIS author Andy Leonard as he runs test loads using sample and real-world data, and shows you how to …
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Time and Money in the Cloud

What Could Your Enterprise Do With Extra Time? Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying, “Time is money.” The 2011 movie, In Time, depicts an entire economy based on time. (A friend pointed out that time is not fungible, but I digress…) So, what could your enterprise do with more time? When you think about it, …
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Honored to Present Faster SSIS at SQL Saturday Boston 22 Sep 2018!

I am honored to present Faster SSIS at SQL Saturday Boston 22 Sep 2018! Check out this schedule – there are a bunch of smart people presenting – plus me! Abstract Ever wonder why SSIS runs so slow? Watch SSIS author Andy Leonard as he runs test loads using sample and real-world data and shows …
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Data Flow Buffer Size

I started answering a question on SQL Community Slack’s #ssis channel and I realized this would be better served as a blog post. The question was about three SSIS Data Flow properties: DefaultBufferSize, Engine Thread and DefaultBufferMaxRows. I rarely change the EngineThreads property. DefaultBufferSize and DefaultBufferMaxRows are two ways of managing the size limits of a Data …
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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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Parallel Execution in SSIS Framework Community Edition

A number of folks are using the SSIS Framework Community Edition. I know because I continue to get interesting questions about it! Before I write more, I’d like to invite users to the DILM Suite Slack channel for Community Edition. If you cannot join, please let me know ([email protected]) and I will invite you! For …
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Honored to Present Faster SSIS at SQL Saturday #719 – Chicago 17 Mar 2018

I am honored to present Faster SSIS at SQL Saturday #719 in Chicago 17 Mar 2018! Abstract: Ever wonder why SSIS runs so slow? Watch SSIS author Andy Leonard as he runs test loads using sample and real-world data and shows you how to tune SQL Server 2016 Integration Services (SSIS 2016) packages. We’ll start …
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Presenting A Day of Intelligent Data Integration in NYC 18 May!

I’m honored to present A Day of Intelligent Data Integration – a SQL Saturday NYC precon – 18 May! Description What is Intelligent Data Integration? SSIS packages developed using tried and true design patterns, built to participate in a DevOps enterprise practicing DILM, produced using Biml and executed using an SSIS Framework. Attend a day …
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