It’s time to hire a consultant for your enterprise data project. That is awesome news, but a quick search for the perfect consultancy reveals a number of options (and hourly rates). What’s a CEO, CIO, CFO, VP, or Director to do? How do you choose a consultant with the right experience for your enterprise data …
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Honored to Present at (Virtual) SQL Saturday Richmond (And a Cool Announcement)
17 Apr 2020 UPDATE: You can listen to Stevie Ray share about his presentation (and more) in this episode of the Data Driven Podcast: Stephen Leonard on STEM and the Frustration Inherent to Engineering. Or you can listen right here! I am honored and excited to deliver Azure DevOps and the SSIS Development Lifecycle at …
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In 2020, Two Full Training Days, Two Continents
It dawned on me that I am honored to deliver two full-day conference training presentations in early 2020 on two continents! At the Difinity 2020 conference in Auckland New Zealand, Sandy Winarko and I are co-presenting Intelligent Data Integration with SSIS and Azure Data Factory 20 Feb 2020. Sandy is Principal Program Manager – Azure …
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One Way to Extract SQL Server 2017 Installation Media
In my post titled SSIS, Docker, and Windows Containers, Part 4 – Adding an SSIS Catalog, Attempt 2 I wrote about storing the SQL Server 2017 Developer Edition installation media in a directory. But I failed to explain how I do this. This is how I store the SQL Server 2017 Developer Edition installation media …
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SSIS, Docker, and Windows Containers, Part 6 – Executing Packages in an SSIS Catalog in a Container
In the previous six posts I: examined how to install Docker for Windows, pull a test image, search for a SQL Server on Windows image, install and interact with it (Part 0) shared why I want to do all this (Part 1) shared one way to execute SSIS on a container in Part 2 shared …
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SSIS, Docker, and Windows Containers, Part 5 – Deploying to the SSIS Catalog
In the previous five posts I: examined how to install Docker for Windows, pull a test image, search for a SQL Server on Windows image, install and interact with it (Part 0) shared why I want to do all this (Part 1) shared one way to execute SSIS on a container in Part 2 shared …
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SSIS, Docker, and Windows Containers, Part 3 – Adding the SSIS Catalog, Attempt 1
In my previous three posts I’ve examined how to install Docker for Windows, pull a test image, search for a SQL Server on Windows image, install and interact with it (Part 0). I’ve shared why I want to do all this (Part 1). And I’ve shared one way to execute SSIS on a container in …
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SSIS, Docker, and Windows Containers, Part 2 – Executing SSIS, v0.1
In my last couple posts I’ve examined how to install Docker for Windows, pull a test image, search for a SQL Server on Windows image, install and interact with it (Part 0). I’ve shared why I want to do all this (Part 1). In this post, I show my next step: executing an SSIS package …
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SSIS, Docker, and Windows Containers, Part 1 – Why?
In my first post in this series, SSIS, Docker, and Windows Containers, Part 0 – Getting Started, I covered: Installing docker Choosing a Container OS Pulling a test image Pulling a Windows Container with SQL Server installed interacting with with your instantiated container In this post I reveal my ultimate goal and then travel down …
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Delivering Intelligent Data Integration through SSIS in Dallas 31 May 2019!
I am honored to announce I will be delivering Intelligent Data Integration through SSIS – a day-long SQL Saturday 841 – Dallas pre-conference session 31 May 2019! Description: What is Intelligent Data Integration? SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) packages developed using tried and true design patterns, built to participate in a DevOps enterprise practicing DILM (Data …
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