Apr-2013 ~ SSIS Best Practices, Tips and Techniques ~ Bryan Cafferky

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Presenter: Bryan Cafferky
Topic: SSIS Best Practices, Tips and Techniques
Downloads: SSIS Presentation (.zip)

Join us for this presentation on the best practices, tips and techniques of leveraging SSIS. Learn how to load any external file confidently and easily, how to take direct control of SSIS processes using the Script Task and the Script Component, how to select the best configuration and deployment approach to meet your requirements, how to design a package to make it flexible and extensible. This promises to be a meeting where you will come away with new ideas and techniques to apply in your job.

Biography:

Bryan is an experienced Business Intelligence engineer who has been developing solutions with SSIS since it was first released. He has been developing for and administering relational databases since 1987 and started working with SQL Server in 1998. He has written a number of articles on www.BIDN.com and leads The Rhode Island Business Intelligence User Group which he founded. Bryan currently works as Senior Business Intelligence Engineer with Smarter Travel Media, a TripAdvisor Company. He has worked in the insurance, banking, utilities, and ecommerce industries.

Mar-2013 ~ Why is an SSIS Framework important? ~ James Phillips

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This free ebook from Red Gate Software will take you from the fundamentals of Statistics, Cost Estimation, Index Selection, and the Execution Engine, and guide you through the inner workings of the Query Optimization process, and throws in a pragmatic look at Parameterization and Hints along the way. Download it now

Presenter: James Phillips
Topic:Why is an SSIS Framework important?

In this session we will discuss why an SSIS framework is critical for a successful ETL design, delivery and overall long term success. We will start with some overall best practices, then show you how to create a framework and implement it. When you have completed this session you should have all you need in order to make sure your future ETL projects are successful.

Biography:

James Phillips is a Sr. BI Consultant with Pragmatic works and has over 15 years of IT experience with the last 10 years being focused on Business Intelligence Technologies.  He has been primarily focused on consulting within the BI space for the past few years and delivering solid solutions solving complex business problems within the Microsoft BI Stack.

May-2009 ~ ETL Integration done the right way ~ Bob Hoffman

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Presenter: Bob Hoffman of Information Builders
Topic: ETL integration done the right way

 

This presentation covers the following topics:

  • Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
  • Event Integration
  • Content Integration
  • Data Quality
  • Master Data Management

Biography:

Bob Hoffman is a Senior Systems Engineer for Information Builders in Boston. Bob has held numerous positions in his 26 year tenure with IBI.

He has experience on almost every platform and database including ZOS, iSeries, UNIX, Windows as well as expertise in all of IB products from both the Business Intelligence and Integration (iWay) perspectives.

Bob has worked with the integration products since their inception including ETL, ESB and Adapters and has applied this technology at numerous customers. He has been a regular presenter at Information Builders user group meetings.

Bob currently resides in Connecticut and his interests include Computing, Baseball, Skiing, Karate, Lionel Trains and raising 2 boys.

Apr-2009 ~ Real Time Integration ~ Richard Thomas

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Presenter: Richard Thomas of Attunity
Topic: Real Time Integration

 

This presentation covers the following topics:

  • Change Data Capture
    1. Data Changes
    2. Transactions
  • Loosely Coupled Integration
    1. Scalable
    2. Recoverability
    3. Fault Tolerance
  • Integrating with Non-Microsoft Platforms
    1. High-Speed Connectors – Oracle
    2. High-Speed Connectors – Teradata
    3. Attunity Connectors – Legacy Sources