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Build practical SSIS solutions to real-world problemsSQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is the most widely adopted Business Intelligence (BI) component of SQL Server and the leading extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) tool in the data warehouse industry. Written by a team of Microsoft MVPs for SQL Server, this book presents you with an array of common problems that SSIS administrators and developers face on a daily basis, and walks you through the steps necessary to solve these challenges.
Demonstrates how to solve common pitfalls involved with SSIS deployment
Shares solutions for challenges you may encounter with package deployment and storage decisions
Explores file handling and processing methods
Reviews best practices for data extraction
Covers the basic concepts and challenges of dimension table ETL and fact table ETL
Solves problems that may arise with scripting design patterns and SSIS package scaling
Discusses how to effectively scale and performance-tune SSIS packages
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Synopsis
This book shows readers how to solve the most challenging applications of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). In particular, readers will learn how to: Design SSIS solutions for data cleansing, ETL, and file management Integrate data from a variety of data sources Solve common pitfalls involved with SSIS deployment Monitor SSIS performance Ensure performance of the deployed solution, and effectively handle unexpected system failures/outages
The book begins with an overview of SSIS architecture, describing the key frameworks that guide development of effective SSIS solutions: including data storage and extraction (ETL), deployment and management. The next set of chapters proceed to explore each of these areas in more detail, starting with effective management and extraction of source data, including data cleansing activities. The next set of chapters focus on dimension and fact table loading and dimensional cube processing. The final chapters address advanced data handling through scripting and best practices for ensuring the availability and performance of the deployed solutions.
In sum, this book will give readers the skills to design, build, deploy, and manage solutions to real-world problems that SSIS administrators and developers face day-to-day. The book's companion website will provide sample code and database scripts that readers can directly use.
Synopsis
An authoritative guide to designing effective solutions for data cleansing, ETL, and file management with SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is the leading tool in the data warehouse industry, used for performing extraction, transformation, and load operations.
After an overview of SSIS architecture, the authors walk you a series of real-world problems and show various techniques for handling them.
- Shows you how to design SSIS solutions for data cleansing, ETL and file management
- Demonstrates how to integrate data from a variety of data sources,
- Shows how to monitor SSIS performance,
- Demonstrates how to avoid common pitfalls involved with SSIS deployment
- Explains how to ensure performance of the deployed solution and effectively handle unexpected system failures and outages
- The companion Web site provides sample code and database scripts that readers can directly implement
This book shows you how to design, build, deploy, and manage solutions to real-world problems that SSIS administrators and developers face day-to-day.
About the Author
Erik Veerman is a Microsoft MVP for SQL Server and a mentor for Solid Quality Mentors. He is a coauthor of Professional SQL Server 2008/2005 Integration Services with Brian Knight.
Jessica M. Moss is a Microsoft MVP in SQL Server and a BI mentor, consultant, and trainer with Solid Quality Mentors.
Brian Knight is a Microsoft MVP For SQL Server and the cofounder of SQLServerCentral.com and JumpstartTV.com.
Jay Hackney is a mentor and consultant for Solid Quality Mentors, who works with SSIS to provide data warehousing and ETL solutions.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Chapter 1: SSIS Solution Architecture.
Chapter 2: SSIS Management Framework Design.
Chapter 3: Package Deployment and Storage Decisions.
Chapter 4: File-Handling and Processing Methods.
Chapter 5: Data Extraction Best Practices.
Chapter 6: Data-Cleansing Design.
Chapter 7: Dimension Table ETL.
Chapter 8: Fact Table ETL.
Chapter 9: SSAS Processing Architecture.
Chapter 10: Implementing Scale-Out ETL Process.
Chapter 11: Scripting Design Patterns.
Chapter 12: SSIS Package Scaling.
Index.