I’m happy to announce the addition of Folder Properties and Project Properties nodes to SSIS Catalog Browser, a free utility from DILM Suite that surfaces a unified view of the SSIS Catalog: As ever, the same functionality is available in SSIS Catalog Compare. Contact Enterprise Data & Analytics to learn more. Enjoy! :{> Need Help? …
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My Black Friday 2020 Sale is On!
Do you read my blog? Would you like to save money on Azure Data Factory and SSIS training (from me!) for a full year? For a limited time, you can save $4,000 (67%) on my Live ADF and SSIS Class Season Pass! Visit Enterprise Data & Analytics Training to view upcoming public course deliveries and …
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One Reason to Avoid SSISDB Backup and Restore
First, please do not misunderstand. You should back up SSISDB just like you back up all other databases – especially in Production. You should also conduct Disaster Recovery exercises in which you restore SSISDB from the latest backup, or avail yourself of Always On availability groups and / or Windows Server Failover Clustering. To demonstrate …
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Azure-SSIS Catalog Database Connection Failed
I was provisioning a new Azure Data Factory (ADF) Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime (IR) to conduct some testing and, when I clicked the “Test connection” link, I got a Connection failed error as shown in the red box: I clicked the “More” link to display details in the blue box To provision new Integration Runtime, Azure …
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Azure Data Factory and SSIS Training 2020-Q4
Join me 16-19 Nov 2020 for four days of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) training! Days 1 and 2 focus on development using real-world data (I love AdventureWorks for demos, but real-world data is never that clean). Students complete 10 labs on days 1 and 2 and get to play the game What Will SSIS …
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SSIS 2019 Extension v3.10 for Visual Studio 2019 Released
The Microsoft Azure-SSIS team released version 3.10 of the SQL Server Integration Services Projects extension a couple weeks back. I missed it until today because my writing is keeping me in my SSIS 2017 VMs and, truth be told, I am a little off my game the past few weeks. Apologies for this delayed post. …
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How to Promote SSIS Code in the Enterprise Lifecycle
I’ve written about Data Integration Lifecycle Management (DILM) tiers. To summarize, every enterprise needs at least four lifecycle management tiers: 1. Development – an environment in which developers have sysadmin privileges. 2. Test – another environment in which developers have sysadmin privileges. 4. Production – managed by production operations such as domain administrators, system administrators, …
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Where’s the SSIS Dropdown Menu in Visual Studio 2019?
Just the other day, I was whining to communicating with friends on the Microsoft SSIS team about the SSIS dropdown menu in Visual Studio 2019, sharing “The SSIS dropdown menu is missing.” In Visual Studio 2017 (SQL Server Data Tools), the SSIS dropdown menu is prominently displayed alongside other top-level dropdown menu items: The SSIS …
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How to Skip SSIS Package Validation
A new feature in version 3.9 of the Visual Studio 2019 SSIS extension is “skip package validation.” I’ve tested the functionality and it works well. Here’s how you set it up: First, install the Visual Studio 2019 SSIS version 3.9 extension. Next, open Visual Studio 2019 and click Tools > Options: Navigate to Business Intelligence …
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Integration Services Extension v3.9 is Available
Integration Services Extension v3.9 is now available for Visual Studio 2019. I tested the skip-package-validation feature and I like it! Interesting (to me) is skipping deployment to Azure-SSIS for all target server version except SSIS 2017. Release Notes: Version 3.9 (Current Version): Release Date: August 24th, 2020 Build Version: 15.0.2000.128 Tested against Visual Studio 2019 16.7 …
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