August 2008 - Posts

• Presentations - Heroes Happen {here} 2008 Launch Wave

  How was it?: Thank you everyone for coming out and joining us for the SQL Server 2008 Community Event.  Everything from my point of view went off without a hitch.  We will have the presentations posted with links on this blog post as soon as they become available.  Special thanks to MaconIT for lunch, Solid Quality Learning for breakfast and a great two day training give away.  Thanks to Microsoft for a number of great give always including TechNet subscriptions and some great shirts and jackets. Thank you to Andy Leonard, Kevin Hazzard and Susan Lennon without who this would not have been possible.   Andy posted some pictures at his site on Visual Studio Team Systems Central! Andy's -Updated_CDC_Files.zip Kevin's - Steve's -SQL2008-PowerShell the Sleeper Feature!.zip Susan's - SSRS08.pptx When: Saturday, August 16th, 2008, 10:00 PM - 2:00 PM Social Time starts at 9:45 AM! Who: Andy Leonard, Kevin Hazzard,Susan Lennon, and Steve Fibich What:  Richmond SQL Server Users Group Presents: Heroes Happen {here} 2008 Launch Wave 9:45 Breakfast - sponsored by Solid Quality Directions! 10:00 Andy Leonard - SQL Server 2008: SQL Server 2008 Integration Services, Change Data Capture, and Incremental Loads 11:00 Kevin Hazzard - Visual Studio 2008 12:00 Steve Fibich - SQL Server 2008 - SQL Server 2008 PowerShell Integration: What is it good for? 12:00 Lunch (while listening to Steve!) - sponsored by MaconIT! 1:00 Susan Lennon - SQL Server 2008 - SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services 1:45 Closing and Give Aways 2:00 Event Ends - Everyone goes home and blogs about the great time everyone had! Registration is limited for this event. Please register today! Where:  Location: Markel Plaza 4600 Cox Road Glen Allen, VA 23060 [map] Register: Click here to register! Thanks to our Sponsors Posted Aug 18 2008, 09:32 AM by fibrock with no comments

• Presentation Information for - Thursday August 14th 2008 6:30PM to 8:00PM

  August's Presentation: SSIS FrameWorks! Here is the slide show for this event:Object Oriented Technics applied to SSIS Development.zip; Code samples to follow soon (check back in a day or two) This Months Sponsor-McClain Group II Abstract: SSIS Frameworks focuses on Object Oriented programming techniques applied to SSIS Development.  We will explore the concepts of encapsulation and modularity from an Object Oriented Programming perspective and how this can be applied to developing SSIS packages.   SSIS Frameworks will look into building both a metadata structure and the SSIS package design, to support breaking units of work into small reusable SSIS packages and how to structure those packages for re-use.  Real world examples from a Data Warehouse to Master Data Management Systems will be referenced to show how this type of SSIS development can cut development time and allow for coding work to be spread across a team.  We will also get into the nitty gritty of some SSIS configurations/event handlers/variable passing. About Steve: Steve Fibich currently works in Richmond VA at PFGC as the Systems Architect on a Master Data Management project utilizing SQL Server 2005 and SSIS 2005 pulling data from iSeries, Unix, VAX,  and SAP for a massive system integration effort.  He has been working with SQL Server since 6.5 building Data Warehouses,  building integration systems for third party product integration, creating Master Data Management systems , and doing general DBA work for the past 10 years.   Posted Aug 18 2008, 09:24 AM by fibrock with no comments