SSIS Extension Updates – Sep 2024

Back in Jun 2024, I announced I was changing the way I report updates to the SQL Server Integration Services extension for Visual Studio (in a post titled SSIS Extension Updates – Jun 2024). Right on time, here’s the second quarterly update. There Are Two Integration Services Extensions I’m not sure why the decision was …
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Potential Danger Using Deploy Package with SSIS 2016

I… tweeted? X’d?… this message 11 Jul 2024. As promised, here’s the public post. If you want to skip some history mixed with the description of EDNA’s SSIS framework, feel free to go to the section labeled “Imagine My Surprise…” Some Back Story I have a long and storied history with frameworks. My ETL frameworks …
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Announcing SSIS Premium Training

I’m excited to announce the availability of SSIS Premium, a training offering focused solely on SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) recorded training. Learn more about each offered course at the following links: From Zero to SSIS – four days of recorded training, includes labs. Master the SSIS Catalog – a day of SSIS Catalog recorded …
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SSMS 20.2 Update Resolves Certificate Chain Not Trusted with SSIS and SQL Agent

I’m reading Announcing SSMS 20.2 … and getting feedback for SSMS 21 by Erin Stellato (LinkedIn) on the SQL Server Blog and this fix caught my eye: SSIS and SQL Agent – many customers ran into a connection error (“The certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted”) in SQL Agent when trying …
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SSIS Extension Updates – Jun 2024

I am changing the way I report updates to the SQL Server Integration Services extension for Visual Studio. Henceforth, I intend to post an update once each quarter. I can hear some of you thinking, “Why are you making this change, Andy?” That’s an excellent question. I’m glad you asked! I get distracted and forget …
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Announcing Data Engineering Fridays!

I’m excited to announce Data Engineering Fridays! I can hear some of you thinking, … “What are Data Engineering Fridays, Andy?” That’s an awesome question! I’m glad you asked. Data Engineering Fridays is a weekly stream, between 24 May and 23 Aug 2024, in which I lead a discussion about data engineering-related topics. The 24 …
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SQL Server Integration Services Extensions Updates

It’s been a while since I blogged about SSIS extensions to Visual Studio. For that, I apologize. During my hiatus, The Microsoft SSIS Team appears to have separated the SSIS extensions for Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2022. The latest version of the Visual Studio 2019 SSIS extension is version 4.5, updated on my …
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Testing New SSIS Extensions – Some Basics

Featured image test tube drawing attribution: Test Vectors by Vecteezy. How do I test new SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) extensions and updates to Visual Studio? I have a collection of virtual servers that run locally on my laptop. SSIS extensions for Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2022 are now separate downloads (see the …
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Laid Off? Or the Beginning of Your Next Opportunity?

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