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Introduction This post is the fifty-first part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series can be found on the series landing page. This post is about communication. On Being Clever I enjoy listening to a good comedian and reading the works of humorous writers. Life is too short to …
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I will be delivering another free, online MicroTraining on SSIS Package Configurations Tuesday, 7 Feb 2012, at 10:00 AM EST. Join Andy Leonard as he demonstrates uses of SSIS Package Configurations for externalizing SSIS package variable values.  Register here! :{>

A new personal blog post: Discerning Between Noisy and Important

I am honored to present Building Your First SSIS 2012 Package to the Madison Professional Association for SQL Server (MADPass) Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012! If you read this blog and will be in the Madison, Wisconsin area Wednesday, stop by and introduce yourself! I’m the fat guy with a fu. :{>

I delivered a couple online SSIS microTraining sessions recently, and recorded them! You can view them here: SSIS Precedence Constraints SSIS Frameworks Magic Enjoy! :{> 

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I am honored to be presenting A Day of SSIS Friday, 13 Apr 2012 – a precon for SQL Saturday 111 in Atlanta. There is early-bird pricing in effect until the Ides of March. You can register and view details of the course topics here. Jessica Moss and Adam Machanic are also delivering precons that …
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Join me for a microTraining session on SSIS Precedence Constraints! When? Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012, 10:00 AM ESTWhere? Please register here!What? SQL Server Integration Services Precedence Constraints provide many ways to control work-flow in the Control Flow. The price for flexibility? Complexity. Join me as I present options and patterns for using Precedence Constraints! :{>

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The end of the year is a study in extremes. For many, it is a time of merriment and celebration. For some, it is yet another day to survive. I believe most people reflect on the past year as it draws to a close. We think about the things that happened over the year: the …
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