I am honored to announce I have been selected to deliver a full-day precon titled A Day of Intelligent Data Integration with SSIS and ADF at the Data Platform Summit 2018 in Bengarulu, India 7 Aug 2018! This will be my first appearance at the Data Platform Summit and my first visit to India. I …
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Free Webinar – Win a Free Book! Introduction to DILM 1 Mar 2018
Join me 1 Mar 2018 at noon ET for Introduction to DILM – a free webinar in which we explore Data Integration Lifecycle Management using SSIS as an example. One attendee will score an autographed copy copy of my latest book, Data Integration Life Cycle Management with SSIS! You must be present to win. In the …
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The Recording for Introduction to SSIS is Now Available
If you missed the live presentation do not despair: The recording for my free webinar Introduction to SSIS is now available (registration required)! Enjoy! :{>
Biml Case Study: Automate an Extract for Patrick LeBlanc’s K12 Solution
My friend and brother, Patrick LeBlanc (@patrickdba), built a cool Power Bi Dashboard (and database!) to help K12 education systems track students and student activities such as attendance. Better yet, he gives it away! He gives away the code and he shares a free Guy in a Cube video walking through the features. Patrick emailed and …
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Free Webinar: Introduction to SSIS – 15 Feb 2018
Join me Thursday 15 Feb 2018 at noon ET for Introduction to SSIS – a free webinar from Enterprise Data & Analytics. Abstract: Join SSIS author Andy Leonard as he presents Introduction to SSIS! In this webinar, Andy covers the following topics: – Build your first SSIS package, a data warehouse ETL stage loader – Deploy …
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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 (andy.leonard@dilmsuite.com) 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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