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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SSIS Catalog Compare: Help for DBAs Who Support SSIS

In my SQL Server Central article, Help for DBAs Who Support SSIS, I walk through several DILM (Data Integration Lifecycle Management) use cases including: Surfacing SSIS Catalog metadata Comparing SSIS Project configurations in two SSIS Catalogs Scripting SSIS Project ISPAC files Deploying an SSIS Project from one SSIS Catalog directly to another SSIS Catalog Generating scripts …
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Data Integration Pattern: The Pessimistic Load

“What is a Pessimistic Load?” I’m glad you asked! A pessimistic load is any load pattern that incorporates a strict reconciliation process. Strict reconciliation throws an error when the reconciliation effort fails. How Does It Work? First you load some records. Then you check to see if the records you intended to load have been loaded. …
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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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Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure and PowerShell

If you’re new to PowerShell or just don’t know PowerShell, tinkering with Azure Data Factory Version 2 Integration Runtime (ADFv2 IR) can be intimidating. In Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 1 – Build an ADFv2 IR Instance, I walk you through the PowerShell part, sharing my (meager) knowledge of this awesome utility, assuming little (assuming nothing, …
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Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 3 – Execution, Monitoring, and Deployment Alternatives

In Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 1 – Build an ADFv2 IR Instance I wrote about the three steps to configure Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime in Azure Data Factory Version 2 (ADFv2 IR, or SSIS in the cloud). In Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 2 – Deploy, Execute, and Monitor an SSIS Project I wrote about deploying, …
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Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 2 – Deploy, Execute, and Monitor an SSIS Project

In Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 1 – Build an ADFv2 IR Instance I wrote about the three steps to configure Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime in Azure Data Factory Version 2 (ADFv2 IR, or SSIS in the cloud). In this post, I’m going to continue by showing you how to deploy, execute, and monitor an SSIS package. …
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Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 1 – Build an ADFv2 IR Instance

Maybe you’ve heard SSIS is available in the cloud. It is! But it’s not easy to get set up (at the time of this writing). I am here to help. The correct name for “SSIS in the cloud” is: Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime in Azure Data Factory version 2. Azure Data Factory version 2 is sometimes abbreviated …
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Updates to SSIS Catalog Browser

I’m happy to announce the release of Catalog Browser v0.5! I taught the app a new trick: viewing SSIS Catalogs in Azure! Of course, Catalog Browser still works locally: As the next release of SSIS Catalog Compare approaches, I’ve been testing – a lot. Catalog Browser shares quite a bit of functionality with Catalog Compare – …
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