August 2008 - Posts

New SSIS samples from dev team and doc team

Published 21 August 8 9:57 AM | dougbert

While the Integration Services development team has been busy finishing the custom component and code samples that Matt Masson recently blogged about , my hard-working colleague Carla Sabotta has been wrapping up a couple new package samples along with...

Filed under: Codeplex, Import and Export Wizard, samples, lookup

Excel, the Office 12 ACE Provider, and performance

Published 20 August 8 10:39 AM | dougbert

Recently an internal Microsoft team ran into performance issues when they switched from using the Jet Provider and writing out Excel 2003 files, to using the Office 12/2007 ACE Provider and writing out Excel 2007 files from their Integration Services...

Filed under: known issues, Excel, performance

WEB SITES about Integration Services

Published 17 August 8 3:41 PM | dougbert

Here is a list of WEB SITES about SQL Server Integration Services . Please help me to keep this list complete and up-to-date. Click here to send me an addition, correction, or update. Microsoft resources Note: This section does not contain links for all...

BLOGS about Integration Services

Published 15 August 8 11:25 AM | dougbert

Here is a list of BLOGS about SQL Server Integration Services . Please help me to keep this list complete and up-to-date. Click here to send me an addition, correction, or update. Here's a list of the categories in this list: Integration Services...

Filed under: mvp, blogs

Visual Studio SP1 requirement for SQL Server 2008

Published 12 August 8 8:42 AM | dougbert

SQL Server MVP Phil Brammer has already blogged about the fact that, if you have Visual Studio 2008 installed, you have to install VS 2008 Service Pack 1 before installing SQL Server 2008 "Katmai". Why? Because Katmai contains bits and pieces...

Filed under: setup, 2008, known issues

BOOKS about Integration Services

Published 10 August 8 8:51 AM | dougbert

Here is a list of available BOOKS about SQL Server Integration Services 2008 and 2005. Please help me to keep this list complete and up-to-date. Click here to send me an addition, correction, or update. Since SQL Server 2008 Integration Services contains...

Filed under: books