Las Vegas Master SSIS Workshop

Fine Tune Your SQL Skills in 2 Days

Join Pragmatic Works as we tour the country with our live two-day sessions on SSIS, SSRS & Performance Tuning. We target major cities providing affordable SQL training courses sure to be near your local home base.

Microsoft SQL industry experts delivering quality training.

Hone Your SQL Expertise

Remote SQL Server, SharePoint and Performance Tuning training classes saving you time and money. We offer morning and afternoon sessions providing less time away from work at a fraction of the cost.

Increase BI Knowledge in 1 Week

The Pragmatic Works BI Quick Start provides hands on labs teaching you how to build a fully functional prototype data warehouse using SQL Server 2008R2. We train you on the complete Microsoft BI Platform: SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, and SharePoint BI in 5 days. Our Business Intelligence courses are taught in major cities throughout the United States.

Virtual Training

If you have become or expect to become responsible for SQL Server Analysis Services in your shop you owe it to yourself to take this course.

Bryant Byrd,
Sr. BI Systems Analyst
Eastman Chemical Company

Virtual Training

"This is the class that got me going on SSRS. The format: a unique combination of an online class where you still could interact personally with the instructor. The class content: Starting from scratch so everyone can keep up. The instructor: I have also taken other Pragmatics webcasts and these people are specialized in BI"

-Philip Leduc

Virtual Training

"The best providers of high quality Microsoft BI related virtual and on-site classes. Their assistance during class, hands-on approach as well as post-class help made for a great experience"

Cosmin Ioan
Sr. Data Architect at Acquinity Interactive

Virtual Training

"I'm impressed by the number of examples involved in the training, the affordability of the class, and more than anything, the fact that I can keep a video recording of the training after it's over. Pragmatic Works is the first place I look to and recommend for SQL training. "

Jason Hurley

Duration: 2 Days

Location: 9555 Hillwood Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89134

How to load a data warehouse
How to performance tune SSIS
Advanced data cleansing patterns
Scripting in SSIS
De-duplicating data with fuzzy logic
Implementing an SSIS framework
Many, many SSIS patterns

Training Course Sections

Instructor	Date/Time	Cost	Registration Link

Training Course Overview

During this 2 day course, you will learn how to use SSIS 2005, 2008 and 2012 in your enterprise to solve common extract, transform and load (ETL) challenges. This class assumes you know the basics of SSIS and takes you from the novice level to a more effective, advanced ETL developer. Much of this class focuses on implementing common real-world SSIS patterns taught from the experts of SSIS. You'll also learn how to performance tune SSIS. Be prepared for a very in-depth day of SSIS that gets advanced in many areas.

Training Course Prerequisites

Beginners Knowledge of SSIS

Hardware and Software requirements:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows 7 or Windows 8
Server 2003/2008, Microsoft Vista operating system
1 GHz or faster CPU
1 GB of available RAM (recommended 2 GB)
20 GB of free hard drive space
SQL Server Developer Edition, Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition with the client tools, SSIS and SSRS.
AdventureWorks2008 or AdventureWorks2012 and AdventureWorksDW2008 or AdventureWorksDW2012 databases installed on the instance found at www.codeplex.com
Download the class files (email will be sent to you with this link).
This file contains the labs for the class that can be worked on post class.
For 2005 users the SSIS.zip file should be unzipped to C:\SSIS.
For 2008 and 2012 users the SSIS2008Class.zip file should be unzipped to C:\SSIS2008Class

Please Note:Every Workshop has a vegetarian lunch option

Terms & Conditions

Cancellation or rescheduling with less than 1 week email notice is subject to a cancellation/reschedule fee of 100% of the total price. Please contact Sales at sales@pragmaticworks.com or call at 904-638-5743 if you need to cancel or reschedule a class.

Training Course Outline

Day 1

Loading a Dimension Table
- Designing a basic data warehouse
- Loading a fact table
- Loading a dimension with the SCD Wizard
- Change data capture (CDC)
- Hands-On Lab: Loading a Dimension
Loading a Fact Table

Tactics for quickly loading a fact table
When do you stage and when do you use in-memory processes?
Hands-On Lab: Loading a fact table

Creating an Incremental Load Pattern

Effecectivily loading massive amounts of data incrementally
Using change data capture (CDC) in SQL Sever and SSIS 2012 and 2008

Performance Tuning SSIS

Overcoming common performance problems in SSIS
How to use the new SSIS 2008 and 2012 features to synchronize systems like Change Data Capture and the Merge statement
Measuring performance in SSIS

Scaling Out SSIS

Loading large amounts of data in parallel
Creating and using a queue system

Restartability Patterns in SSIS

Using transactions in SSIS
Using checkpoints in SSIS

Day 2

Scripting in SSIS

Common Script Task patterns
Integration into 3rd party DLL files
Common Script Component patterns in the SSIS data flow

Data De-Duplication with Fuzzy Grouping and Lookup

Using the Fuzzy logic in SSIS to de-duplicate badly spelt names

Term Extraction and Lookup Patterns

Using the Term Extraction transform to find the buzz about a given product

Upgrading to SQL Server 2012 SSIS

What's new in SQL Server 2012 SSIS
Upgrading to the project deployment model
Deploying packages in project deployment model
Configuring and administering packages

Integrating Data Quality Services (SQL 2012) into SSIS

Learn how to use DQS to cleanse data without SSIS
Learn how to integrate the same pattern into SSIS

Creating a Master Package Pattern

Creating a framework to simplify your package execution
Creating a logging framework

SSIS Integration into SSAS

Loading a cube in SSIS
Repartitioning a cube

End of Day Smackdown

Don't miss our end of day smackdown to recap the training