The November meeting of the SQL Usergroup (JHB) will be held on the 28th November (friday). Steve Simon, of State Street Corporation, New York, will be presenting a session titled "DTS 2000 migration to SSIS...makes financial sense !!"
While the migration of DTS 2000 packages to SSIS is relatively efficient utilizing the Package Migration Wizard, mutual fund and other financial packages are often more involved and thus require a bit more hands on effort. This "best practices", hands-on presentation will show the attendee the practices that we have implemented to convert our existing "far east" packages to run efficiently and effectively within the SQL Server 2005 environment. The discussion will also include ways and means that we have undertaken to reduce as many back end scripts as possible by replacing them with more Control and Data Flow objects.
I don't have a confirmed venue yet, but it should be the Microsoft office, Bryanston, 18h30. If those details change, I will post updates here.
Please RSVP by replying to this thread, commenting on my blog or mailing me.
Gail Shaw - SQL In the WildSQL Server MVP-- Chaos, panic and disorder. My job here is done!
I would like to attend.
Dug this up: https://www.softconference.com/PASS/sessionDetail.asp?SID=130683#
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walter:I'm tempted!!!
Only tempted? I see I'm going to have to work on my advertising skills....
Will it help persuade you if I mention that I may have some goodies from the PASS conference to give away? (T shirts, pens and the like)
KevinT: Dug this up: https://www.softconference.com/PASS/sessionDetail.asp?SID=130683#
Yup. Simon's presenting at PASS and has kindly offered to redo the presentation while he's on vacation here. Since we don't get international speakers here often, I took him up on the offer.
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Excellent.
I brought a few things home that I intend to give away. Maybe with a short quiz. (I promise easy questions)
Poops, i did it again !
GilaMonster:Excellent. I brought a few things home that I intend to give away. Maybe with a short quiz. (I promise easy questions)
Please don't make us think too hard on a Friday evening.....
GilaMonster:Don't worry. I'm thinking casual pub-quiz, not interview.
In that case, you're more than welcome to use the following Q's, and I'm not even asking royalties...
1. What is a SQL person's favourite beer?2. Why should you never eat peanuts from the bowl?3. Discuss why you should / shouldn't drink and code
JancoW:In that case, you're more than welcome to use the following Q's, and I'm not even asking royalties...1. What is a SQL person's favourite beer?2. Why should you never eat peanuts from the bowl?3. Discuss why you should / shouldn't drink and code
1. Heineken
2. Because they are dirty
3. To avoid code rage, and having code with comments such as "[expletive] [enter manager's name here] is retarded, [enter manager's name here] was smoking some [expletive]"
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