ETL | Andrew Smith

Source Control and SSIS

Source control plays an essential part of any software development project, where ETL is no exception.

At the very least it preserves source code such that recovery is possible to a previous point in time, whilst also allowing developers to work on multiple streams of the code such that new developments are isolated […] “Source Control and SSIS”

SSIS Bulk Load Settings

This post explores the SQL Server bulk load settings that are exposed to SSIS, and measures their effect on a simple SSIS data flow.

It considers bulk loads into heaps and clustered indexes, as well as showing the effect of minimally logged inserts into a database running with the simple recovery […] “SSIS Bulk Load Settings”

I’m Andrew Smith and I’m a software developer and systems architect/engineer with over two decades of experience, including work for blue chip companies such as IQVIA, Ford Motor Company and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

I now work primarily with AWS, for which I have certifications for AWS Solutions Architect, AWS SysOps Administrator and AWS Security (Specialty).

I’m also a specialist in SQL, with over a decade of experience in Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL.

I’m no longer updating this blog – my newer articles are attached to my LinkedIn profile.