The Rational Guide to Scripting SQL Server 2005 Integration Services Beta Preview (Rational Guides)

By Donald Farmer

Describes the integration services feature of SQL Server 2005. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932577211
• ISBN13: 9781932577211
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Rational Pr
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Great book on the scripting task as well as a good overview SSIS

I bought this book to learn about scripting in SSIS, and found it very straight forward and comprehensive. It packs a lot in 190 pages, and after you register the book online, you will get extra chapters and code. I was expecting it to be very technical, but I found it easy to read, and enjoyable. The title does not do it justice. It has a great overview of SSIS as well as a detailed review scripting. Also, don't let the "Beta Preview" in the title throw you, it also applies to the official release of SQL Server 2005. I like the "Rational Guide" format, and I really like their site. I will be giving this book to not only my developers, but also to my team leads and project managers.

Excellent Resource

This is a small text with a no frills, practical style. Book starts with a good architecture overview but focuses on real-world examples for the remainder. Sample code and bonus sections are very helpful and its chocked with best practices/tips along the way. For DBA types unfamiliar with .NET this book is not a .NET tome but it does show you how to utilize .NET for more efficient SSIS development. Considering the cost it's an incredible value and after 1 day I've incorporated some of the books content into a project for my customer. The only down-side was the bonus content wasn't available on the publisher's site when I bought the book - but even that had a plus...I got a personal email from the publisher explaining the situation. Doesn't get much better than that.