Visual Studio 2005 Team System (VSTS) features a robust, integrated suite of test tools that work seamlessly in the Visual Studio development environment Covering all phases of the development lifecycle, this book shows readers how to implement best practices for software testing using the appropriate components of VSTS Readers will learn how to use the tools effectively, directly from those who helped design and develop the software Shows how to catch common programming mistakes every time code is compiled, helping to shorten the time to market

Professional Software Testing with Visual Studio 2005 Team System: Tools for Software Developers and Test Engineers

Computers & Technology

Frost, Mike

Leonard, Andy

Arnold, Tom

Hopton, Dominic

Programming

Wrox

<p>EXAM PREP GUIDE</p> <p>Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCITP Exam 70-441—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.</p> <p>Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:</p> <ul>
<li>Develop solutions that support business strategy</li> <li>Design attributes and define entities and entity relationships</li> <li>Create programmatic database objects using T-SQL and CLR </li> <li>Define data access requirements and work with schemas to manage objects</li> <li>Design reporting solutions with SQL Server Reporting Services</li> <li>Plan for unit testing, benchmarking, and deployment</li> </ul>
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<li>15% exam discount from Microsoft. (Limited time offer). Details inside. </li> <li>Official self-paced study guide.</li> <li>Practice tests with multiple, customizable testing options and a learning plan based on your results.</li> <li>200+ practice and review questions.</li> <li>Case scenarios, practice exercises, and best practices.</li> <li>180-day evaluation version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition.</li> <li>Fully searchable eBook of this guide.</li> </ul>
<p>A Note Regarding the CD or DVD</p> <p>The print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.</p>

MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-441): Designing Database Solutions by Using Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005: Designing Database Solutions by Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Sarka, Dejan

Learning, Solid Quality

Loria, Javier

Wiernik, Adolfo

Certification

Microsoft Press

<p>SQL Server 2012 Integration Services Design Patterns is a book of recipes for SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). Design patterns in the book show how to solve common problems encountered when developing data integration solutions. Because you do not have to build the code from scratch each time, using design patterns improves your efficiency as an SSIS developer. In SSIS Design Patterns, we take you through several of these snippets in detail, providing the technical details of the resolution.SQL Server 2012 Integration Services Design Patterns does not focus on the problems to be solved; instead, the book delves into why particular problems should be solved in certain ways. You'll learn more about SSIS as a result, and you'll learn by practical example. Where appropriate, SQL Server 2012 Integration Services Design Patterns provides examples of alternative patterns and discusses when and where they should be used. Highlights of the book include sections on ETL Instrumentation, SSIS Frameworks, and Dependency Services. Takes you through solutions to several common data integration challenges Demonstrates new features in SQL Server 2012 Integration Services Teaches SSIS using practical examples What you'll learn Load data from flat file formats Explore patterns for executing SSIS packages Discover a pattern for loading XML data Migrate SSIS packages through your application lifecycle without editing connections Take advantage of SSIS 2012 Dependency Services Build an SSIS Framework to support your application needs Who this book is for SQL Server 2012 Integration Services Design Patterns is for the data integration developer who is ready to take their SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) skills to a more efficient level. It's for the developer interested in locating a previously-tested solution quickly. SQL Server 2012 Integration Services Design Patterns is a great book for ETL (extract, transform, and load</p>

SQL Server 2012 Integration Services Design Patterns (Expert's Voice in SQL Server)

Masson, Matt

Mitchell, Tim

Ufford, Michelle

Jessica M. Moss

Reference

Apress

<p>SQL Server Integration Services Design Patterns is newly-revised for SQL Server 2014, and is a book of recipes for SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). Design patterns in the book help to solve common problems encountered when developing data integration solutions. The patterns and solution examples in the book increase your efficiency as an SSIS developer, because you do not have to design and code from scratch with each new problem you face. The book's team of expert authors take you through numerous design patterns that you'll soon be using every day, providing the thought process and technical details needed to support their solutions. </p>
<p>SQL Server Integration Services Design Patterns goes beyond the surface of the immediate problems to be solved, delving into why particular problems should be solved in certain ways. You'll learn more about SSIS as a result, and you'll learn by practical example. Where appropriate, the book provides examples of alternative patterns and discusses when and where they should be used. Highlights of the book include sections on ETL Instrumentation, SSIS Frameworks, Business Intelligence Markup Language, and Dependency Services.</p>
<ul>
<li>Takes you through solutions to common data integration challenges</li>
<li>Provides examples involving Business Intelligence Markup Language</li>
<li>Teaches SSIS using practical examples</li>
</ul>

SQL Server Integration Services Design Patterns

Moss, Jessica

Programming Languages

<p>Tagline: Taking a low-cost approach to applying the power of .NET in ETL solutions</p>

Building Custom Tasks for SQL Server Integration Services

Networking & Cloud Computing

<p>Learn Business Intelligence Markup Language (Biml) for automating much of the repetitive, manual labor involved in data integration. We teach you how to build frameworks and use advanced Biml features to get more out of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Transact-SQL (T-SQL), and SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) than you ever thought possible.<br>The first part of the book starts with the basics―getting your development environment configured, Biml syntax, and scripting essentials.<br>Whether a beginner or a seasoned Biml expert, the next part of the book guides you through the process of using Biml to build a framework that captures both your design patterns and execution management. Design patterns are reusable code blocks that standardize the approach you use to perform certain types of data integration, logging, and other key data functions. Design patterns solve common problems encountered when developing data integration solutions. Because you do not have to build the code from scratch each time, design patterns improve your efficiency as a Biml developer.<br>In addition to leveraging design patterns in your framework, you will learn how to build a robust metadata store and how to package your framework into Biml bundles for deployment within your enterprise.<br>In the last part of the book, we teach you more advanced Biml features and capabilities, such as SSAS development, T-SQL recipes, documentation autogeneration, and Biml troubleshooting.<br><i>The Biml Book</i>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Provides practical and applicable examples<br>
</li>
<li>Teaches you how to use Biml to reduce development time while improving quality<br>
</li>
<li>Takes you through solutions to common data integration and BI challenges<br>
</li>
</ul>
<b>What You'll Learn</b><ul>
<li>Master the basics of Business Intelligence Markup Language (Biml)<br>
</li>
<li>Study patterns for automating SSIS package generation<br>
</li>
<li>Build a Biml Framework</li>
<li>Import and transform database schemas</li>
<li>Automate generation of scripts and projects<br>
</li>
</ul>
<b>Who This Book Is For</b>BI developers wishing to quickly locate previously tested solutions, Microsoft BI specialists, those seeking more information about solution automation and code generation, and practitioners of Data Integration Lifecycle Management (DILM) in the DevOps enterprise<br>

The Biml Book: Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse Automation

Weissman, Benjamin

Currie, Scott

Andersson, Martin

Alley, Jacob

Avenant, Peter

Fellows, Bill

Peck, Simon

Smith, Reeves

Sondak, Raymond

<p>Build a custom BimlExpress framework that generates dozens of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages in minutes. Use this framework to execute related SSIS packages in a single command. You will learn to configure SSIS catalog projects, manage catalog deployments, and monitor SSIS catalog execution and history.<br><i>Data Integration Life Cycle Management with SSIS</i> shows you how to bring DevOps benefits to SSIS integration projects. Practices in this book enable faster time to market, higher quality of code, and repeatable automation. Code will be created that is easier to support and maintain. The book teaches you how to more effectively manage SSIS in the enterprise environment by drawing on the art and science of modern DevOps practices. <br><b>What You'll Learn</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Generate dozens of SSIS packages in minutes to speed your integration projects<br>
</li>
<li>Reduce the execution of related groups of SSIS packages to a single command<br>
</li>
<li>Successfully handle SSIS catalog deployments and their projects <br>
</li>
<li>Monitor the execution and history of SSIS catalog projects<br>
</li>
<li>Manage your enterprise data integration life cycle through automated tools and utilities</li>
</ul>
<b>Who This Book Is For</b><br><br>Database professionals working with SQL Server Integration Services in enterprise environments. The book is especially useful to those readers following, or wishing to follow, DevOps practices in their use of SSIS.<br>

Data Integration Life Cycle Management with SSIS: A Short Introduction by Example

<p><div>Learn to automate SQL Server operations using frameworks built from metadata-driven stored procedures and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). Bring all the power of Transact-SQL (T-SQL) and Microsoft .NET to bear on your repetitive data, data integration, and ETL processes. Do this for no added cost over what you've already spent on licensing SQL Server. The tools and methods from this book may be applied to on-premises and Azure SQL Server instances. The SSIS framework from this book works in Azure Data Factory (ADF) and provides DevOps personnel the ability to execute child packages outside a project--functionality not natively available in SSIS.</div> <div><br /></div> Frameworks not only reduce the time required to deliver enterprise functionality, but can also accelerate troubleshooting and problem resolution. You'll learn in this book how frameworks also improve code quality by using metadata to drive processes. Much of the work performed by data professionals can be classified as "drudge work"--tasks that are repetitive and template-based. The frameworks-based approach shown in this book helps you to avoid that drudgery by turning repetitive tasks into "one and done" operations. Frameworks as described in this book also support enterprise DevOps with built-in logging functionality. <div><br /> <div> <div><br /></div> <b>What You Will Learn</b> <div> <ul> <li>Create a stored procedure framework to automate SQL process execution</li> <li>Base your framework on a working system of stored procedures and execution logging</li> <li>Create an SSIS framework to reduce the complexity of executing multiple SSIS packages</li> <li>Deploy stored procedure and SSIS frameworks to Azure Data Factory environments in the cloud<br /></li> </ul> </div> <div><br /></div> <div><b>Who This Book Is For</b></div> <div><b><br /></b></div> <div>Database administrators and developers who are involved in enterprise data projects built around stored procedures and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). Readers should have a background in programming along with a desire to optimize their data efforts by implementing repeatable processes that support enterprise DevOps.<br /></div> </div> </div></p>

SQL Server Data Automation Through Frameworks: Building Metadata-Driven Frameworks with T-SQL, SSIS, and Azure Data Factory

Bradshaw, Kent

Computer Science

<p>Product Description      <br />
Intermediate-Advanced user level<br />
      From the Back Cover      \nBuild custom SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) tasks using Visual Studio Community Edition and C#. Bring all the power of Microsoft .NET to bear on your data integration and ETL processes, and for no added cost over what you’ve already spent on licensing SQL Server. New in this edition is a demonstration deploying a custom SSIS task to the Azure Data Factory (ADF) Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime (IR).<br />
All examples in this new edition are implemented in C#. Custom task developers are shown how to implement custom tasks using the widely accepted and default language for .NET development.<br />
Why are custom components necessary? Because even though the SSIS catalog of built-in tasks and components is a marvel of engineering, gaps remain in the available functionality. One such gap is a constraint of the built-in SSIS Execute Package Task, which does not allow SSIS developers to select SSIS packages from other projects in the SSIS Catalog. Examples in this book show how to create a custom Execute Catalog Package task that allows SSIS developers to execute tasks from other projects in the SSIS Catalog. Building on the examples and patterns in this book, SSIS developers may create any task to which they aspire, custom tailored to their specific data integration and ETL needs.<br />
You will: \nConfigure and execute Visual Studio in the way that best supports SSIS task development<br />
Create a class library as the basis for an SSIS task, and reference the needed SSIS assemblies<br />
Properly sign assemblies that you create in order to invoke them from your task<br />
Implement source code control via Azure DevOps, or your own favorite tool set<br />
Troubleshoot and execute custom tasks as part of your own projects<br />
Create deployment projects (MSIs) for distributing code-complete tasks<br />
Deploy custom tasks to Azure Data Factory Azure-SSIS IRs in the cloud<br />
Create advanced editors for custom task parameters\nAbout the Author      \nAndy Leonard is Chief Data Engineer at Enterprise Data & Analytics, an SSIS trainer, consultant, developer of the Data Integration Lifecycle Management (DILM) Suite, a Business Intelligence Markup Language (Biml) developer, and BimlHero. He is a SQL Server database and data warehouse developer, community mentor, engineer, and occasional farmer. He is co-author of Apress books<br />
SQL Server Integration Services Design Patterns and<br />
The Biml Book, and author of the Apress book<br />
Data Integration Life Cycle Management with SSIS and the Stairway to Integration Services series at SQLServerCentral.com.</p>

Building Custom Tasks for SQL Server Integration Services: The Power of .NET for ETL for SQL Server 2019 and Beyond

In this highly personal and deeply experienced description of his journey from technology expert to technology manager, Andy Leonard shares his philosophy and approach to management. In contrast to recent management fads, which focus on things a manager should do, this book is about what drives the person who manages. The focus is on values, ethics, relationships, and what’s right for the business and the people who make the business succeed. As Leonard says, “The theme of this book is about being as opposed to doing. Experience has taught me that to be a good manager, I need to know who I am and do what I am… What I am is what I have to offer the world, and it’s the core of what I have to offer others who want to be good managers.” Although the book is specifically about managing “geeks” (a term that technology specialists proudly claim), Leonard’s experience and advice apply to any manager in any field. Leonard says that every manager needs to start by asking, “Who am I?” If that question makes you pause to think, this book will be a valuable resource and tool to help you be a better manager.

Managing Geeks - A Journey of Leading by Doing

Science & Math

Technology

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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