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SSIS Framework Manager Updated
I am so excited to announce scripting in SSIS Framework Manager – a new component of the Data Integration Lifecycle Management Suite – is code complete! My first-pass testing worked really well, so I decided to go live on LinkedIn Live and demonstrate it. I practiced a few test-walk-throughs and it all worked. As is …
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Get Started with COZYROC Cloud
My friends at CozyRoc are introducing CozyRoc Cloud, a new way to execute SSIS packages in the cloud. I was honored to test drive this new offering and captured the following short (~2:30) video about getting started. Enjoy! For more information, please visit CozyRoc Cloud! :{>
Building Custom Tasks for SQL Server Integration Services, 2nd Edition is Available
Update: Please be sure to read Building Custom Tasks for SSIS Second Edition Errata, Chapters 1-9 for important updates to the demo code. I am honored, humbled, and excited to announce the release of Building Custom Tasks for SQL Server Integration Services, 2nd Edition! In the first edition of this book, the demo task is …
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An ADF Azure-SSIS Framework
I spent a little time walking through the third section of the book SQL Server Data Automation Through Frameworks: Building Metadata-Driven Frameworks with T-SQL, SSIS, and Azure Data Factory co-authored by (the) Kent Bradshaw and me. At the start of Part 1, I included thoughts about our first review. Part 1 did not go as planned. …
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SSIS 2019 Extension v3.11.1 Now Available
The Microsoft SSIS Team released an update to version 3.11 of the Integration Services extension for Visual Studio 2019: SQL Server Integration Services Projects extension for Visual Studio 2019! Release Notes: Version 3.11.1 (Current Version): Release Date: December 28th, 2020 Build Version: 15.0.2000.150 Tested against Visual Studio 2019 16.8 Bug fixes: Fixed an issue that …
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Azure DevOps, Git, and SSIS
After a couple false starts, I was able to live-stream one way to use Azure DevOps with Git to source-control the contents of an SSIS Catalog folder – including SSIS Catalog Folder, Projects, Packages, Environments, Environment Variables, Configured Literals, References, and Reference Mappings. In the video, I create an Azure DevOps project configured to use …
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SSIS and the Future – December 2020 Edition
My friend, Sandy Winarko, recently published a fantastic summary of the efforts of the Microsoft SSIS Team to mitigate friction for enterprises seeking to lift and shift SSIS workloads to Azure. In my humble opinion, their work is outstanding. Looking In From the Outside As we say in Farmville Virginia, “Data integration and I go …
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AndyTube
I’ve been live-streaming more lately. There are a number of reasons why; perhaps most trenchant is: I like to stream. On YouTube… On today’s live-stream, a viewer asked if I have a YouTube channel. I have a YouTube channel! Apparently I’ve done an awesome job publicizing that fact! Enjoy! :{>
What’s the Best Book for Learning SSIS?
I am often asked the question, “Andy, what’s the Best Book for Learning SSIS?” There are some really good books out there that will help you learn SSIS (and I am co-author of several). The book from which I learned the most about SSIS is Extending SSIS 2005 with Script by Donald Farmer. Why do …
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