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When it comes to ETL, I’m a pessimist.  Until proven otherwise, I assume that all data is bad, all connections are volatile, and all transformation logic is suspect.  As such, I spent a lot of time addressing how to prepare for and handle errors in the ETL pipeline with SSIS.  Building packages to expect and properly handle errors is a…

For several months I’ve been eyeing a replacement for my aging Surface Pro 2. Although I’ve been pretty happy with this tablet PC, it’s got a few limitations – most notably, it doesn’t have enough horsepower to run most of my demos. Because I do a lot of travel and presenting on the road, I really need to have a…