Looks like it is that time again… for me to present a FREE webinar for good ol’ Pragmatic Works today at 11AM eastern standard time. The topic today will be SSIS variables and expressions. I previously did a webinar on a similar topic that also included configurations. If you were in that webinar then you are well aware that we really only got to go into detail on configurations and...
First of all if you came out to my webinar this morning let me say a huge thank you! I really appreciate everyone taking time out of their busy days to listen to me ramble on for about an hour this morning. If you were there I hope you got some good information out of it. If you didn’t get good information out of it you probably weren’t paying attention… just kidding!! 🙂 My...
Tomorrow I will be presenting a webinar at 11 AM eastern time for the Pragmatic Works Training on the T’s. This month each of the authors of the SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer available from Wrox are presenting a topic they covered in the book. I happened to write the chapter on setting up and deploying Excel services applications. So tomorrow get ready for awesomeness...
SQL Saturday in South Florida is quickly approaching in just 2 short weeks. As usual, if you are in the area please come out and support the wonderful people who are giving of their time to help out in the community. Don’t forget that it is a free event, so that has to be a mark in the PROS column to get you to come!! There are going to be a lot of great speakers including several from...
SQL Saturday #85 is quickly approaching. It will be held in sunny Orlando, FL so if you live in the area get ready for awesome because I am coming to town! Ok, that may have been a little over the top but all parts of that thought are in fact true. I am coming to town for the event and it will be awesome. To start with if you are a SQL Server professional in any way you should come out for the...
I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended the webinar from Pragmatic Works (website) that I did on Tuesday. If you missed it the topic was Dynamic SSIS: Configurations, Expressions and Variables. I got a lot of good feedback from people who attended saying it was helpful. It’s always nice to know that someone got something out of a session. I know I said I was going to be...
If you were able to make it out to SQL Saturday in Pensacola this past weekend I want to say a big thank you! We had a great time at a very successful event. I was able to help out a little and take on an extra session from Julie (Twitter | Website) who wasn’t feeling well and was unable to make it down from Atlanta. One of the three sessions that I presented on was Dynamic SSIS where we...
Hopefully if you came to my session this year at SQL Saturday in Jacksonville, FL you came away with some small piece of knowledge you didn’t have when you walked into the room. If nothing else you now know that there is a phenomenon known as Robocop on a Unicorn. On to the good stuff, the recap. Don’t be afraid of SSIS, but don’t use it for everything. Be sure to choose...
Bradley Schacht is a Principal Program Manager on the Microsoft Fabric product team based in Jacksonville, FL. Bradley is a former consultant, trainer, and has authored 5 SQL Server and Power BI books, most recently the Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide. As a member of the Microsoft Fabric product team, Bradley works directly with customers to solve some of their most complex data problems and helps shape the future of Microsoft Fabric. He frequently presents at community events around the country, is a contributor to sites such as SQLServerCentral.com, and is a member of the Jacksonville SQL Server User Group (JSSUG).