Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.7585 EAN: 9780735624054 ISBN: 0735624054 Label: Microsoft Press Manufacturer: Microsoft Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 480 Publication Date: June 20, 2007 Publisher: Microsoft Press Sales Rank: 136369 Studio: Microsoft Press
Product DescriptionIntegration Services is a powerful tool for business intelligence, so understanding the essentialshow to develop and deploy SSIS packages, as well as how to apply these skills to data warehousing solutionsis critical to harnessing the full benefits of SQL Server. This step-by-step tutorial teaches you all the essentials for getting started, including data transformation, scripting, security, and best practices for developing enterprise-class data integration applications. With Step By Step, you work at your own pace through hands-on, learn-by-doing exercises. Whether youre a beginning programmer or new to this version of the technology, youll understand the fundamental techniques for using SQL Server 2005 Integration Services. A companion CD includes data sets and sample code.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Exactly what you need if you're new to SSIS
If you're new to SSIS, this book is great. It covers the fundamentals in an easy, step-by-step way.
It is true that there are quite a few errors in the book. Before diving in you should visit the errata list on the website, but that should be the habit whenever working through a technical learning book. The exercises on the accompanying CD had quite a few problems, but nothing that couldn't be worked through.
As a surprise bonus, Chapter 12, "Data Warehouse Concepts", ... Read More
Rating: - Book not thoroughly reviewed!
I agree witht the previous readers that the book was hastely done without any thought for quality! A lot of examples from the book differ drastically with the examples in the cd.(and even with the electronic copy of the book that came w/ the cd!)
I tried to salvage the situation by visiting MS Press for some errata announcements, but i was even more confused in the web-maze that they hyperlinked me to.... to no avail (surprise, surprise!)
Rating: - Review of Step By Step
I found this book to be quite informative. Given that I am a first timer to SSIS, there were some useful examples. There could have been more substance around the Datawarehousing part of the book. The examples provided on the CD were shockingly packaged. There were files missing and incorrect CD's. This is disappointing given that I bought this book because it was a Microsoft Press publishing.
Rating: - A great SQL Server Integration Services book for beginners
I have a project to create a data warehouse, ETL the data and report from the new data warehouse. I have no SQL server 2005 experience at all. But after I read this book and follow the book step by step. I was able to create my DW ETL data to corresponding DIM and Fact tables and created my reports from my DW correctly without any problem. This book has very clear concepts and very practical steps. If you like to learn-by-doing on SSIS. This is the book does it all.
Rating: - Terrible CD companion
Terrible CD companion. Most samples have errors, don't run as installed due to incorrect paths and missing connection strings and database auth's. Very frustrating book to learn from if used as a STEP by STEP as the title indicates. Seek a different learning source.
- Exactly what you need if you're new to SSIS
- Book not thoroughly reviewed!
- Review of Step By Step
