Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services

Fill the gap between planning and doing with SSIS 2014

The 2014 release of Microsoft’s SQL Server Integration Services provides enhancements for managing extraction, transformation, and load operations, plus expanded in-memory capabilities, improved disaster recovery, increased scalability, and much more. The increased functionality will streamline your ETL processes and smooth out your workflow, but the catch is that your workflow must change. New tools come with new best practices, and Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services will keep you ahead of the curve. SQL Server MVP Brian Knight is the most respected name in the business, and your ultimate guide to navigating the changes to use Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services 2014 to your utmost advantage.

• Implement new best practices for effective use of SSIS
• Work through tutorials for hands-on learning of complex techniques
• Read case studies that illustrate the more advanced concepts
• Learn directly from the foremost authority on SSIS

SQL Server Integration Services is a complex tool, but it’s the lifeblood of your work. You need to know it inside out, and you must understand the full potential of its capabilities in order to use it effectively. You need to make sure the right architecture is in place. Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services is your roadmap to understanding SSIS on a fundamental level, and setting yourself up for success.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Welcome to SQL Server Integration Services
Chapter 2: The SSIS Tools
Chapter 3: SSIS Tasks
Chapter 4: The Data Flow
Chapter 5: Using Variables, Parameters, and Expressions
Chapter 6: Containers
Chapter 7: Joining Data
Chapter 8: Creating an End-to-End Package
Chapter 9: Scripting in SSIS
Chapter 10: Advanced Data Cleansing in SSIS
Chapter 11: Incremental Loads in SSIS
Chapter 12: Loading a Data Warehouse
Chapter 13: Using the Relational Engine
Chapter 14: Accessing Heterogeneous Data
Chapter 15: Reliability and Scalability
Chapter 16: Understanding and Tuning the Data Flow Engine
Chapter 17: SSIS Software Development Life Cycle
Chapter 18: Error and Event Handling
Chapter 19: Programming and Extending SSIS
Chapter 20: Adding a User Interface to Your Component
Chapter 21: External Management and WMI Task Implementation
Chapter 22: Administering SSIS
Appendix A: SSIS Crib Notes
Appendix B: SSIS Internal Views and Stored Procedures
Appendix C: Interviewing for an ETL Developer Position