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My friends at TechniTrain, the students, and I had a blast during the March 2012 London delivery of From Zero To SSIS! We have decided to do it again in September 2012 with my new Learning SSIS 2012 3-day course! Please find a course outline here. It is difficult to list everything I cover in …
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The video for the microTraining session on Executing SSIS 2012 Packages is now available here! :{>

I am pleased to announce the latest (free!) Linchpin People microtraining event will be held Tuesday 22 May 2012 at 10:00 AM EDT. The topic will be Executing SSIS 2012 Packages. In this presentation, I will be demonstrating several ways to execute SSIS 2012 packages. Register here! Interested in learning about more microtraining from Linchpin …
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I am honored to present Using BIML as an SSIS Design Patterns Engine to the Seacoast SQL Server Users Group 17 May 2012! This presentation is based on one of my favorite chapters in the upcoming book: SSIS Design Patterns scheduled for release this summer. If you find yourself in the Portsmouth New Hampshire area …
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Linchpin People is considering public training delivery for From Zero To SSIS! We would love to hear from you about your interest in this training. Please take this three-question survey to let us know of your interest and location preference. :{>

I am honored to present Using BIML as an SSIS Design Patterns Engine to the Ohio North SQL Server User Group 1 May 2012! This presentation is based on one of my favorite chapters in the upcoming book: SSIS Design Patterns scheduled for release this summer. If you find yourself in the Cleveland area on …
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I saw some recent email about SSIS and SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence Edition. I thought I would share what I have learned. It is very easy to misinterpret what one sees in SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT – the new BIDS). When you open SSDT all SSIS components are available, whether or not those …
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I am honored to announce Tim Radney has joined Linchpin People! :{>

I am honored to announce Tim Radney has joined Linchpin People! :{>

I have posted the recording of yesterday’s Managing SSIS Connections video! Enjoy. :{>