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

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Written by Donald Farmer, the Group Program Manager at Microsoft for SQL Server 2005 Integration Services, this book gives an early look at how scripting in SQL Server Integration Services can enable them to easily add new, fully integrated functionality to achieve their enterprise data integration needs.

Technical accuracy is assured by Ashvini Sharma, Development Lead, SQL Server Integration Services, Microsoft Corporation.

This book comes with the following bonus materials: * Extra Chapter - Monitoring SSIS Performance * Extra Chapter - Web Services with SSIS Scripts * Extra Chapter - Using SSIS as a Data Service * Sample code shown in the book

Product Reviews

(1 stars) - sample has error
i like the concept by rational press, comprehensive and affordable. but this book is plague by error in samples. the book starts out good but gone down hill. check out the problem samples in chapter 8 & 9.

i think computer book providing code that doesn't work should include errata for readers. what does the "accuracy assured" logo on the lower right corner of the cover mean?

(5 stars) - 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.

(2 stars) - Very disappointing
I had high hope for this book because it was reasonably priced and I wanted to familiarize myself with SSIS. It turns out that this is more a book for folks who already know some things about SSIS. It still would have been useful to me except for the fact that most of the example code does not work. I even downloaded it from the publisher and it still doesn't work. Maybe the finished product is different from when the book was published but I couldn'd find any email address for the author and no way to report this problem.

I guess what they say is true, you get what you pay for.

(5 stars) - 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.

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