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Blog postI occasionally (rarely) read reviews at Amazon of books I’ve written. If I learn of a complaint regarding the book I often try to help. If a reader experiences difficulty with demos, I often offer to help, and sometimes I meet with readers to work through some difficulty related to the book (as I offered …
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Blog postI’ve been making smaller, more incremental changes to SSIS Catalog Browser – a free utility from the Data Integration Lifecycle Management suite (DILM Suite). You can use SSIS Catalog Browser to view SSIS Catalog contents on a unified surface. Catalog Browser works with SSIS Catalogs on-premises and Azure Data Factory SSIS Integration Runtime, or Azure SSIS. It’s …
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Blog postI’ve made statements about “two kinds of developers” for years. These statements are false inasmuch as all generalizations are false. The statements are not designed to be truisms. They are designed to make people think. Last week – while presenting a full-day pre-conference session at the PASS Summit 2018 and again when delivering a session …
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Blog postI’ll be at the PASS Summit 2018 next week. I’m delivering a full-day precon Monday, presenting Faster SSIS and participating in the BI & Data Visualization Panel Wednesday, and Enterprise Data & Analytics is exhibiting Wednesday through Friday. “You Mentioned a Free Book…” Oh. Yeah. That. I will be giving away free copies of my latest book: Data Integration …
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Blog post“How many Data Integration Lifecycle Management tiers (DILM tiers) do I need to deploy SSIS, Andy?” If I had a nickel for every time I am asked this question, I would have a lot of nickels. My answer is, “Four.” Why Four? I’m glad you asked. Before I answer, I have a question for you: …
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Blog postHas this ever happened to you? You are opening an SSIS project and… it won’t open. Instead of a Control Flow filled with awesome tasks and containers, you see a message in Solution Explorer telling you “The application is not installed.” You know this isn’t right because you built the SSIS project on this same machine …
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Blog postI am honored to join my friends at the Triad SQL PASS BI Group in Greensboro North Carolina 30 Oct 2018, where I will present Faster SSIS! Abstract Ever wonder why SSIS runs so slowly? Watch SSIS author Andy Leonard as he runs test loads using sample and real-world data, and shows you how to …
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Blog postI am pleased to share Stairway to Biml 9 – Refactoring a Simple Custom Biml Framework is now live at SQL Server Central!
Typing that, I realize I neglected to publicize the fact that two other Stairway to Biml articles were recently published at SQL Server Central:
Stairway to Biml Level 7 – Populating the Database for a Custom Biml Framework Stairway to Biml Level 8 – Using the Relational Database Metadata to Build Packages These three articles are taken from two ch -
Blog postNo. No, you do not need a Biml Framework. In the same way that I do not need a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine, you do not need a Biml framework. You see, I live about 5 miles from Farmville Virginia. I could walk to town each time my family needs groceries. I could pack as many …
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Blog postThanks to Jeff Mlakar for hosting this month’s T-SQL Tuesday, a monthly collection of blog posts by data bloggers who work and live in the Microsoft SQL Server space.
This month’s topic is about projects that have gone wrong.
“Why Do Good Projects Go Bad, Andy?” Deltas.
That’s all. Deltas. Allow me to explain.
In life, engineering, and projects, we experience deltas in a variety of forms.
IRL… As a manager I learned there’s a difference between how we a
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