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• 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: SSIS, Presentations, SSIS Frameworks, SSIS 2012, BIML, SSIS Catalog, BimlScript

• 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: SSIS, ETL, ETL Instrumentation, Elegant Design, Presentations, Data Warehousing, 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: Presentations, SSIS 2012, Linchpin People

• 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: SSIS, Presentations, 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: SSIS, Presentations, 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: SSIS, Presentations, SSIS 2012

• Presenting Using Biml as a Design Patterns Engine to the Himalayan SQL Server UG 29 Sep!

  I am honored to present “Using Biml as a Design Patterns Engine” to the Himalayan SQL Server User Group 29 Sep 2012 at 3:00 PM (+5:45). Registration is open! :{> Read More... Posted Thursday, September 20, 2012 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: SSIS, Developer Community, Presentations, SSIS 2012, BIML

• Join the Authors of SSIS Design Patterns at the PASS Summit 2012!

  My fellow authors and I will be presenting a day-long pre-conference session titled SSIS Design Patterns at the PASS Summit 2012 in Seattle Monday 5 Nov 2012! Register to learn patterns for: Package execution Package logging Loading flat file sources Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2012 6:00 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Design Pattern, SSIS, Presentations, PASS Summit 2011, SSIS 2012, PASS Summit 2012

• Presenting in the UK 8-13 Sep 2012!

  I will be in London delivering SSIS training ( Learning SQL Server 2012 Integration Services - 12-14 Sep). Whle there, I will be making other presentations! I am honored to present Designing an SSIS Framework at SQL Saturday #162 in Cambridge, UK on 8 Read More... Posted Monday, August 27, 2012 6:00 AM by andyleonard | 1 Comments Filed under: Presentations

• Presenting at DevLink 2012 29-31 Aug!

  I am honored to present three sessions next week at DevLink 2012 – 29-31 Aug! My sessions are: Loading SQL Server 2012 Data Warehouse Partitions at 1:00 PM 29 Aug Designing an SSIS Framework at 4:00 PM 30 Aug Using BIML as an SSIS Design Patterns Engine Read More... Posted Monday, August 20, 2012 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 1 Comments Filed under: Presentations

• Presenting at SQL Saturday NYC!

  Update: I will not be able to attend SQL Saturday 158 due to illness. - Andy I am honored to present two sessions at SQL Saturday #158 in New York City this Saturday (4 Aug 2012)! I am delivering two sessions: Designing an SSIS Framework and Loading the Read More... Posted Monday, July 30, 2012 11:20 AM by andyleonard | 1 Comments Filed under: SSIS, SQL Saturday, Presentations, SQL Azure