Download the slide deck from my Making more of SSIS in 2008 presentation, first presented at the SQLBits II (The SQL) Community Conference. Abstract Integration Services in SQL Server 2008 is Microsoft’s Enterprise Class ETL Tool. In this session I am going to show you how to use it to do so much more than simply taking a table from one database to another. I am going to show you gems like Change Data Capture, Threading models, Fuzzy Logic, Integration with SSAS and SSRS, Lookup transform caching options and what they mean to you. This session is advanced (level 400) session so yo... [More]

Download the slides and sample code from the Advanced Topics Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services presentation, first presented at the SQLBits 2007 Community Conference. In this session we looked at some of the not so often thought about areas of the SSIS toolbox. Perhaps they aren't considered true ETL by some people or are simply not seen but we think they are really useful weapons in our ETL armoury. Highlights include: Loading partitions directly Consuming a package in SSRS Using a DM algorithm in the pipeline to see... [More]