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Frank La Vigne (@Tableteer | LinkedIn | DataDriven) and I are honored to announce the first DataSoup Virtual Summit! Awesome Speakers! Speakers at first DataSoup Virtual Summit are intelligent, world-renowned experts (plus me!). Head over to the speaker page and check them out. A Virtual Summit is… Different If you sign up to view DataSoup, …
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I am honored to deliver From Zero to ADF – a full-day pre-conference training event held Friday, 04 Oct 2019 – the day before SQL Saturday 907 – Pittsburgh! Abstract From Zero to ADF is designed to jumpstart data engineering and data integration developers, introducing them to Azure Data Factory (ADF). ADF is a cloud …
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Join me 17 Sep 2019 at 12:00 PM EDT for Overcome Challenges of Lifting and Shifting SSIS to Azure! We help customers lift and shift data, databases, Analysis Services (SSAS), Power BI, and Integration Services (SSIS) to Azure at Enterprise Data & Analytics. Lifting and shifting SSIS to Azure-SSIS is our fastest-growing segment of business, …
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The SSIS Catalog, first introduced with the release of SQL Server 2012 Integration Services (SSIS 2012), is a big step forward in Data Integration Lifecycle Management (DILM) with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). Like all software, the SSIS Catalog performs some tasks admirably and other tasks… not so admirably. In this post, I will share …
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I had the honor to deliver “Moving Data with Azure Data Factory at SQL Saturday – Atlanta this weekend. Because Azure changes daily, I fired up an Azure-SSIS instance Integration Runtime the morning of my presentation and walked through my demo. I play a game I call, “What’s Changed in Azure!” It’s a fun game. …
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In my previous four posts I examined how to install Docker for Windows, pull a test image, search for a SQL Server on Windows image, install and interact with it (Part 0). I shared why I want to do all this (Part 1). I shared one way to execute SSIS on a container in Part …
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I am always learning. I enjoy learning and this trait led me to technology in the first place. It turns out a love of learning is all but essential for technologists. After I learn, I share what I’ve learned in blog posts, webinars, and via presentations at SQL Saturdays and events like the PASS Summit. …
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A fantastic crowd attended today’s (13 Mar 2019) free webinar titled Troubleshooting SSIS. If you attended you got the full show. If not, you may view the content at SSIS Academy for a nominal fee. Enjoy this focused content to SSIS Self-Help, a service from Enterprise Data & Analytics designed to help folks quickly and …
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Ok, this isn’t a hack. It’s more of a tip that may help you protect data. Some of you would not have clicked a link to Andy’s Database Credentials Tip. You are welcome. LastPass I like LastPass. I pay for Premium and it’s not a bad deal, in my humble opinion. I also like Azure …
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