The conversation around SSIS is heating up again.
Some see the signals and conclude SSIS is on the way out. Others point to the strength of the ecosystem and say it is far from done.
Both perspectives miss something important.
The introduction of Fabric SSIS public preview does not settle the debate. It reframes it.
In this post, I describe how to create an SSIS Catalog in SQL Server 2025 (RC) using SSMS v22 (Preview 3). Once configured, I describe how to test the installation using Visual Studio 2026 Insiders Community Edition. In earlier posts, I describe prerequisites: One Way to Install SQL Server 2025 One Way to Install SSMS …
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In this post, I describe one way to install SQL Server 2025 (using RC1) for on-premises testing. The major steps are: Get the bits Install SQL Server 2025 (RC) Get the Bits Navigate to the Microsoft Evaluation Center page for SQL Server 2025 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/sql-server-2025-download) and click the link for the 64-bit edition (there is no …
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Regular readers of this blog know I am a fan of Star Trek. In fact, my beautiful bride and I recently finished streaming Star Trek: Deep Space 9. It was the first time either of us had watched the series start-to-finish and we enjoyed the characters and story lines. It is well-written. We agreed Worf’s …
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