To SSIS Or Not To SSIS
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services has some great features and is extremely useful for cleansing and importing data into SQL Server, however; not every situation warrants its use. One instance...
View ArticleAlternative to the SSIS Slowly Changing Dimension Wizard
Problem Within most BI projects you need to in some way handle slowly changing dimensions in your ETL solution. Be it Type 1, Type 2, they are unavoidable because truncating the dimension and fact...
View ArticleBest Practice SSIS Naming Conventions
It is very easy for SSIS packages to get messy if you don’t adhere to some strict naming conventions. As a consultant, my job is to try to make the SSIS packages as easy to understand as possible. One...
View ArticleETL better and faster
Having been in consulting for over 18 years, I am often asked by business owners or senior management how they can deliver solutions that are faster and better. They also want world-class products that...
View ArticleMicrosoft Cloud BI: Azure Virtual Machines, pt 2
In the last post in this series, we looked at why Azure Machines are the most likely candidate for workable SQL Server-based cloud BI implementations. Today, we talk turkey about actual limitations...
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SSRS SharePoint Mode Migration Scripting
I am currently at a client who is attempting to migrate Reporting Services objects from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2013. There are two paths they can choose for the migration: Copy the files over...
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Developing custom SSIS component – 9 lessons learned
One of the compelling features of Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is its extensibility. Although SQL Server comes with a wide array of SSIS components (including different data...
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