Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services: Problem, Design, Solution - Softcover

Veerman, Erik; Moss, Jessica M.; Knight, Brian; Hackney, Jay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470525762 ISBN 13: 9780470525760

Publisher: Wrox, 2009

Synopsis

An authoritative guide to designing effective solutions for datacleansing, ETL, and file management with SQL Server 2008Integration Services

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is the leading tool inthe data warehouse industry, used for performing extraction,transformation, and load operations.

After an overview of SSIS architecture, the authors walk you aseries of real-world problems and show various techniques forhandling them.

• Shows you how to design SSIS solutions for data cleansing, ETLand file management
• Demonstrates how to integrate data from a variety of datasources,
• Shows how to monitor SSIS performance,
• Demonstrates how to avoid common pitfalls involved with SSISdeployment
• Explains how to ensure performance of the deployed solution andeffectively handle unexpected system failures and outages
• The companion Web site provides sample code and databasescripts that readers can directly implement

This book shows you how to design, build, deploy, and managesolutions to real-world problems that SSIS administrators anddevelopers face day-to-day.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Build practical SSIS solutions to real-world problems

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is the most widelyadopted Business Intelligence (BI) component of SQL Server and theleading extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) tool in thedata warehouse industry. Written by a team of Microsoft MVPs forSQL Server, this book presents you with an array of common problemsthat SSIS administrators and developers face on a daily basis, andwalks you through the steps necessary to solve thesechallenges.

• Demonstrates how to solve common pitfalls involved with SSISdeployment

• Shares solutions for challenges you may encounter with packagedeployment and storage decisions

• Explores file handling and processing methods

• Reviews best practices for data extraction

• Covers the basic concepts and challenges of dimension table ETLand fact table ETL

• Solves problems that may arise with scripting design patternsand SSIS package scaling

• Discusses how to effectively scale and performance-tune SSISpackages

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Wrox Problem – Design – Solution referencesgive you solid, workable solutions to real-world developmentproblems. Each chapter is devoted to a different scenario,analyzing every problem, examining relevant design issues, andimplementing the ideal solution.

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About the Author

Erik Veerman is a Microsoft MVP for SQL Server and a mentorfor Solid Quality Mentors. He is a coauthor of Professional SQLServer 2008/2005 Integration Services with Brian Knight.

Jessica M. Moss is a Microsoft MVP in SQL Server and a BImentor, consultant, and trainer with Solid Quality Mentors.

Brian Knight is a Microsoft MVP For SQL Server and thecofounder of SQLServerCentral.com and JumpstartTV.com.

Jay Hackney is a mentor and consultant for Solid QualityMentors, who works with SSIS to provide data warehousing and ETLsolutions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wrox
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470525762
• ISBN 13: 9780470525760
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480