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• Presenting Designing an SSIS Framework at the PASS Summit 2013

  I am honored to deliver a presentation entitled Designing an SSIS Framework at the PASS Summit 213 in Charlotte Thursday 17 Oct 2013 at 3:00 PM EDT. A couple years ago I released a public SSIS Framework. You can read about the release here and download Read More... Posted Thursday, October 17, 2013 2:46 PM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: PASS Summit 2013, Presentations, SSIS Frameworks

• Presenting A Day of SSIS 2012 (Precon) at SQL Saturday Dallas

  I am honored to present a day-long preconference before SQL Saturday 255 (Dallas) entitled A Day of SSIS 2012 . Please register here . I’m excited to visit the Dallas area! Here’s some information about the precon – I hope to see you there! Training Description Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 28, 2013 8:30 AM by andyleonard | 1 Comments Filed under: Community, Developer Community, Presentations, SQL Saturday, SSIS 2012, SSIS Catalog, SSIS Frameworks

• Presenting SSIS Design Patterns PostCon at SQLConnections!

  I am honored to be delivering a day-long post-conference workshop at SQLConnections, focusing on SSIS Design Patterns . I’m also delivering sessions on: Using Biml as an SSIS Design Patterns Engine Hacking the SSIS 2012 Catalog “I See a Control Flow. Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 27, 2013 10:09 PM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: BIML, Developer Community, Presentations, SQLConnections

• This Isn’t Hard: Allow Spouses to Attend Conferences

  There was a bit of a hubbub at Tech Ed 2013 North America . It began with generalized disorganization, escalated when site security escorted Greg Young’s ( blog | @gregyoung ) wife from the building, and ended with him cancelling his presentations at Read More... Posted Saturday, July 27, 2013 12:20 PM by andyleonard | 13 Comments Filed under: Community, Developer Community, Presentations

• Security and SSIS Recording Now Available!

  Brian Kelley ( blog | @kbriankelley ) delivered an awesome and at times scary - no offense, Grant Fritchey ( blog | @GFritchey ) - presentation today on Security and SSIS. The recording is now available here . Enjoy! :{> Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 29, 2013 3:15 PM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Linchpin People, Presentations, SSIS

• Announcing the 2013 Biml Workshop 15 Oct 2013 in Charlotte NC!

  When : October 15, 2013 8:45 am - 4:45 pm Charlotte, NC Where : Wake Forest University Charlotte Center 200 North College Street Charlotte, NC 28202 What : Business Intelligence Markup Language (Biml) automates your BI patterns and eliminates the manual Read More... Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: BIML, BimlScript, Presentations, SSIS, SSIS 2012, SSIS Catalog, SSIS Frameworks

• Little Data Remains Important in Healthcare IT

  In his article Healthcare's Big Problem With Little Data , author Dan Munro raises salient points about the state of health-related data. Electronic Health Records (EHR) were promoted as the end-all-be-all solution for the industry – a standardization Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 30, 2013 11:31 AM by andyleonard | 2 Comments Filed under: Data Warehousing, Elegant Design, ETL, ETL Instrumentation, Presentations, SSIS, SSIS 2012

• Scripting and SSIS - Free Webinar!

  Join SQL Server MVP Tim Mitchell ( blog | @Tim_Mitchell ) and I as we demonstrate and discuss the many uses of scripting in SQL Server 2012 Integration Services 8 May 2013 at 11:00 AM EDT! In this demo-packed session, two co-authors of the book SSIS Design Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 17, 2013 12:51 PM by andyleonard | 2 Comments Filed under: Presentations, SSIS 2012

• Medical Data Integration with SSIS 2012, Part 2 - 1 May 2013 11:00 AM EDT

  Kent Bradshaw and I are pleased to announce another free webinar: Medical Data Integration with SSIS 2012, Part 2 - Providers and Drugs. Register today! The recording of the first part of this series is available here . :{> Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:27 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Linchpin People, Presentations, SSIS 2012

• Presenting at SQL Saturday 189–Costa Rica!

  I am honored to present Creating a Custom SSIS Task this Saturday – 13 Apr 2013 – at SQL Saturday 189 – Costa Rica ! Espero que se unan a mí! :{> Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 09, 2013 12:00 PM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Presentations, SSIS 2012

• Presenting Hacking the SSIS 2012 Catalog to PASS DW/BI VC Tomorrow!

  PASS Data Warehouse / Business Intelligence Virtual Chapter Co-Chair Web: http://bi.sqlpass.org | Email: PASSDWBIVC@sqlpass.org | Twitter: @PASSBIVC Friday February 22nd 11am EST(US) Hacking the SSIS 2012 Catalog Speaker: Andy Leonard URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=H4C3NK&role=attend&pw=7%3Ec%2FM5PwM Read More... Posted Thursday, February 21, 2013 1:57 PM by andyleonard | 1 Comments Filed under: Presentations, SSIS 2012, SSIS Catalog

• Presenting at the Greenville SC SQL Server Innovators Guild 5 Feb 2013!

  I will be unveiling a shiny new presentation – Hacking the SSIS 2012 Catalog – at the SQL Server Innovators Guild in Greenville South Carolina 5 Feb 2013! The location of the meeting is: ECPI, Greenville, SC 1001 Keys Dr Greenville, SC 29615 If you will Read More... Posted Monday, January 21, 2013 9:00 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Presentations, SSIS 2012, SSIS Catalog

• Using Enterprise Data Integration Dashboards Recording Available

  The recording of the presentation Using Enterprise Data Integration Dashboards is now available ! Enjoy! :{> Read More... Posted Thursday, December 13, 2012 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Presentations, SSIS, SSIS 2012

• Free Webinar - Using Enterprise Data Integration Dashboards

  Join Kent Bradshaw and I as we present Using Enterprise Data Integration Dashboards Tuesday 11 Dec 2012 at 10:00 AM ET! If data is the life of the modern organization, data integration is the heart of an enterprise. Data circulation is vital. Data integration Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2012 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Presentations, SSIS, SSIS Frameworks

• Presenting at the University of Virginia Tomorrow!

  I am honored to present SQL Server 2012 Design Patterns at the University of Virginia’s Local Support Partners Fall Conference 2012 tomorrow! :{> Read More... Posted Monday, November 12, 2012 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 1 Comments Filed under: Presentations, SSIS, SSIS 2012