I am pleased to announce the latest (free!) Linchpin People microtraining event will be held Tuesday 22 May 2012 at 10:00 AM EDT. The topic will be Executing SSIS 2012 Packages. In this presentation, I will be demonstrating several ways to execute SSIS 2012 packages. Register here! Interested in learning about more microtraining from Linchpin ...

Join me for a microTraining session on SSIS Precedence Constraints! When? Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012, 10:00 AM ESTWhere? Please register here!What? SQL Server Integration Services Precedence Constraints provide many ways to control work-flow in the Control Flow. The price for flexibility? Complexity. Join me as I present options and patterns for ...

I am still learning. I attempted to capture my SSIS Frameworks Magic presentation yesterday. I partially succeeded with video and no audio, durnit! I am going to deliver the presentation again Tuesday, 27 Dec 2011 at 10:00 AM ET. I hope to capture video and audio this time. We shall see… You can register for the next event here. If you are ...

Register / Join me today at 10:00 AM EST! Just in time for Christmas, I break out some magic! This session focuses on the benefits and underlying code of an SSIS Framework. This is part of my Four Weeks of SSIS MicroTraining. I hope to see you there! :{>

Join me today at 10:00 AM EST* on Google+ *UPDATED TIME! As the title suggests, we will examine data integration patterns for loading data from a flat file. I have a couple tricks up my sleeve… This is part of my Four Weeks of SSIS MicroTraining. I hope to see you there! :{>

Join me today at 10:00 AM EST* on Google+ *UPDATED TIME! The Incremental Load SSIS design pattern is the classic approach to ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) that loads only new or changed data. this session serves as an abbreviated introduction to the mechanics of ETL using SSIS. This is part of my Four Weeks of SSIS MicroTraining. ...

Join me today at 11:00 AM EDT on Google+ In this session, I will walk through the basics of building your very first SSIS package. If you’ve never built an SSIS package but want to know how, this presentation is for you. This is part of my Four Weeks of SSIS MicroTraining. I hope to see you there! :{>

For the next four Tuesdays – 29 Nov, 6 Dec, 13 Dec, and 20 Dec – I will deliver a 30 – 45 minute presentation beginning at 11:00 AM EST on Google+. Please note Google+ limits attendance to the first ten people who join the Hangout and I have no control over who gets in. The topics will be: 29 Nov – “I See a Control Flow. Now What?” (Creating ...

Earlier today I tried something new: a 30-minute training session using a Google+ Hangout (with extras). The extras include screen-sharing, so I was able to show ten others some tips and tricks about SSIS Scripting. I had a blast! Community-Inspired This all grew from an idea bounced around on a test of the new features of Google+ Hangouts ...

Earlier today Grant Fritchey, Bill Fellows, Ken Watson and I tried out the new features of Google Hangouts (with extras). Screen sharing is included and that sparked a thought: MicroTraining. So tomorrow, 22 Sep 2011 at 10:00 AM EDT I am going to present 20-30 minutes on SSIS Scripting to anyone interested. You will need a Google Plus account in ...