Andy Leonard is CSO of Linchpin People and SQLPeople, an SSIS Trainer, Consultant, and developer; SQL Server database and data warehouse developer, community mentor, engineer, and farmer. He is a co-author of SQL Server 2012 Integration Services Design Patterns. His background includes web application architecture and development, VB, and ASP. Andy loves the SQL Server Community!

June 2008 - Posts

• Software Development Meme

  Frank La Vigne called me out on the Software Development Meme, so here goes: How old were you when you first started programming? I was 11 - almost 12. It was 1975, about this time of year. Has it been 33 years? Goodness... How did you get started in Read More... Posted Monday, June 30, 2008 11:15 PM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: I-Am-Such-A-Geek, software developers

• Speaking at CMAP 1 July!

  I am honored to present Cool Stuff With SSIS at the 1 July 2008 meeting of the Central Maryland Association of .Net Professionals (CMAP)! If you read this blog and attend, please introduce yourself! :{> Andy Read More... Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 12:01 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments

• Five Bugs?

  ...continuing to follow the Entity Framework critics I mentioned earlier... If A == B and B == C,... A lot of life and nearly all business is based upon relationships. In business, it's possible to lose money and remain afloat - and thrive in some cases Read More... Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 11:15 AM by andyleonard | 3 Comments

• Databash

  Introduction I just wrapped up an ETL With SSIS class in the Rochester, NY area and one of the students in the class pointed out "You haven't blogged in over a week!" He's right - I need to blog more and more often. I've been distracted with preparations Read More... Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:55 PM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Developer Community, Microsoft

• Database Edition Now Does DB2!

  Tech Ed 2008 included some major announcements for database development folks. One of the biggees was this - and announcement that Database Edition is going to support DB2 development! Gert and the team have been working hard to expand the underlying Read More... Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 1:20 PM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Database Developer, Database Edition, Database Testing, SQL Server, Visual Studio 2008

• New E-Book: Mastering Database Edition Volume 1

  My first e-book is out! Mastering VS 2008 Team System Database Edition, Vol 1: Creating and Deploying Database Projects is available at Solid Quality Press . Volume 1 of the Mastering Visual Studio 2008 Team System Database Edition series focuses on creating Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 2:20 PM by andyleonard | 5 Comments Filed under: Books, Database Developer, Database Edition, SQL Server, Team Edition for Database Professionals, Visual Studio 2008

• SQL Server 2008 RC0 Download

  The SQL Server 2008 RC0 download is available to the general public here . For goodness' sake, don't load this on a real machine. Go get Virtual PC or Virtual Server - they're both free. You can get the Trial Editions of Windows 2008 Server here: Windows Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 3:48 PM by andyleonard | 12 Comments Filed under: SQL Server 2008