Or SSIS 2012? SSRS 2012? SSAS 2012? There’s no substitute for getting your hands on the product, in my opinion. I can hear you thinking, “But Andy, I can’t afford to purchase a copy of SQL Server 2012.” Are you sure? What if I told you that you can get a full-feature version of SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition for $50? Well, you cannot… it’s ...

For the past two years, I have had the honor and privilege or authoring SSIS Design Patterns alongside Jessica Moss, Michelle Ufford, Tim Mitchell, and Matt Masson. Publication of the book – like many projects of this scope – has been delayed. The current publication date is 27 Aug 2012 and I have high confidence in this date. I take ...

SQLRally The SQLRally team has been working overtime and you can now vote on the pre-conference session you'd most like to see. What a great idea. This is a much better way to select pre-cons. This way, the SQL Server Community wins. I submitted a pre-conference session called A Day of SSIS. You can cast your vote here. A Day of ...

Introduction I'm borrowing an idea and blog post title from Brent Ozar (Blog - @BrentO). I am honored the PASS Summit 2010 (Seattle, 8 - 11 Nov 2010) would consider allowing me to present. It's a truly awesome event. If you have an opportunity to attend and read this blog, please find me and introduce yourself. If you've built a cool ...

I'm honored to join Glen Gordon (Blog - @glengordon) and G. Andrew Duthie (Blog - @devhammer) today at 3:00 PM EDT for an MSDN Webcast entitled GeekSpeak: Inside SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). This is a LiveMeeting and you can join in the fun as an attendee here. It's a live show, so bring your questions! :{> Andy

Business Intelligence at RESTSeptember 8th at 1:00 PM EasternPresenter: Andy Leonard  I am honored to present Business Intelligence at REST to the PASS Application Development Virtual Chapter on 8 Sep 2009! This is going to be a fun presentation for me. I'm going to talk about my weather station and some business intelligence I've wrapped ...

I am honored to present SSIS Design Patterns tonight at RichmondSQL! If you're in ther area, stop by for some free food and networking.  :{> Andy

I'm honored to present Incremental Loads, Change Data Capture, and SSIS 2008 to the Columbus SQL Server Users Group tomorrow evening! This is the first remote presentation I've attempted in a while. I won't be in physical attendance, only virtually. I'll be in my office in Farmville, VA. Isn't technology cool? :{> Andy

Introduction ''Hey Andy? What happened to your Day One post?'' Excellent question. I was going to post a Day One post - really I was - but I got side-tracked. I won't mention any names, but I will blame the major offenders by their Twitter handles: @BrentO, @sqlagentman, and @SqlBatman. These gentlemen forced me - through coercion and peer ...