In-depth coverage of Microsoft's powerful new data integration toolLearn to maximize the features of SQL Server 2005 Integration Services from this essential guide. Hands-On Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services makes learning SSIS easy through the use of extensive real-world exercises structured around every component within the tool. You will learn to collect corporate data from various sources and transform that data for analysis, mining, and reporting.
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Build robust, high-performance Business Intelligence solutions with SSIS
Extract, transform, and consolidate data from disparate sources and move it to single or multiple destinations using SQL Server 2005 Integration Services -- the next-generation data integration platform. Hands-On Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services shows you, step-by-step, how to build and manage SSIS packages, draw out meaningful information from raw data, and deliver de-duplicated and cleansed data to business applications and corporate reports. Inside, you'll get detailed information on migrating to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services, enhancing performance, and implementing encryption policies to secure SSIS packages.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR DATABASE PROFESSIONALS:
Build packages with the SSIS Import and Export Wizard and BIDS
Create expressions using variables, functions, and operators
Lay out package workflow with Control Flow Containers and tasks
Secure SSIS packages and encrypt sensitive data
Monitor and audit runtime events using log providers
Respond to external triggers with event handlers
Transform and manipulate input using Data Flow Components
Standardize, de-duplicate, and cleanse data with Fuzzy Lookup and Fuzzy Grouping transformations
Load Data warehouse using Slowly Changing Dimension transformation
Deploy, optimize, troubleshoot, and debug SSIS packages