An SSIS Catalog Environment script is automatically generated from several methods in SSIS Catalog Compare’s Catalog object named CatalogBase. Declarations and Header Documentation The script begins with a declaration of Transact-SQL parameters that support SSIS Catalog Environment Variables contained within an SSIS Catalog Environment. These parameters are placed at the top of the script for …
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Anatomy of an SSIS Catalog Connection Literals Script in SSIS Catalog Compare
An SSIS Catalog Connection Literals script is automatically generated using several methods in SSIS Catalog Compare’s Catalog object named CatalogBase. Declarations and Header Documentation The script begins with a declaration of Transact-SQL parameters that will be used to provide literal overrides. These parameters are placed at the top of the script for easy access by …
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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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PASS Summit 2018 Starts in 10 Weeks!
Can you believe the PASS Summit 2018 begins only 10 weeks from today (27 Aug 2018)? I confess, this is sneaking up on me fast! I will be there. Will you? Where Can You Find Andy at the PASS Summit 2018? Precon! Monday 5 Nov 2018, I’m delivering a full-day pre-conference session titled Intelligent Data …
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I am a Product Manager (No, I’m Not… But I Can Explain)
I was about to click the Publish button for this post about my new role as a product manager when my friend and brother, Scott, called. I mentioned it and Scott said, “You’re not just a product manager. You’re a problem-solver.” Scott is correct. Hence the parentheses in the title of this post. “Is This The …
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Announcing SSIS Catalog Compare Version 3!
I’m so happy to announce the release of SSIS Catalog Compare version 3! SCCv3 Speaks Cloud In May, Microsoft announced the general availability of Azure Data Factory SSIS Integration Runtime. Customers immediately began deploying SSIS from on-premises servers to the cloud. Some quickly recognized some gaps in the process, such as: On-premises, enterprises have the …
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A Tale of Two Properties: SSIS ProjectVersion and TargetServerVersion
I’m typing this at 4:30 AM IST in my hotel room in Bengaluru, India. It’s not unusual that I am awake at 4:30 AM. It is unusual that I’ve been awake since around 1:15 AM. I am attending and presenting at the Data Platform Summit 2018 and, obviously, still adjusting to the time zone. It is …
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Use Biml to Build a Local Copy of an Azure SQL DB – a Free Webinar
Join me 30 Aug 2018 at noon EDT for another free webinar titled Use Biml to Build a Local Copy of an Azure SQL DB. This webinar is inspired by a social media post by a friend. His company is using Azure SQL DB in Production. They want to make a copy of the Production …
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What’s the Best Book for Learning SSIS?
I am often asked the question, “Andy, what’s the Best Book for Learning SSIS?” There are some really good books out there that will help you learn SSIS (and I am co-author of several). The book from which I learned the most about SSIS is Extending SSIS 2005 with Script by Donald Farmer. Why do …
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DevOps and SSIS and Azure Data Factory
I wrote a book about practicing Data Integration Lifecycle Management with SSIS. In the book I explore tools I built to support DevOps with SSIS. Collectively, I call them the Data Integration Lifecycle Management Suite (DILM Suite). Many utilities at DILM Suite are free and some are open-source: SSIS Framework Community Edition – free, open-source, and …
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