Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Integration Services

There is no errata and errata submissions receive no human reply, despite the promise of such a reply by the automated reply to an errata submission. I think that there should be a lot of errata. There are step by step instructions for some actions the user may take, but other actions receive only vague instructions. I imagine that this dichotomy arises from the number of authors, and a lack of coordination among them. The WROX website has a reader forum for the book, but there are few substantial replies. You are on your own. For first time users of SSIS, some discussions are over the top in theoretical depth and will be useful to those who will find the step-by-step stuff too elementary. The authors have not written consistently for any particular audience. I am not happy with this book, and have already ordered another on the topic.

After reading this book I was disappointed. Too many errors in the book. At first I thought I would keep track of them then post them on the site to help others. But it got so bad that I just stopped. I think they just pushed this out to be one of the first. The problem with that is next time many people will not buy their book. I was greatly disappointed with this release. Too many important things left out, and too much talking detail.

I've been able to write some very helpful SSIS packages at work after reading this book. Great buy!

Good information, good layout

It's almost impossible to find a book about SSIS which covers the topic as best as it has been made in this book! Description of basic components is supplemented with real-life examples and small practical tips which you may spend dozens of hours trying to solve by yourself. A lot of ways of using SSIS which have not become well-known yet are highlighted. Discover the true power of SSIS and the infinite universe of its applications with this book! (Recommendation from a professional DB developer)

I am a SQL Server database administrator, and I have worked with SQL Server for more than 15 years. Many years ago, I worked with DTS (Data Transformation Services) in SQL 2000, and I have worked briefly with SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) 2008 R2. I purchased this book because I recognized some of the authors' names, and I had hoped the book would quickly bring me up-to-speed with SSIS 2012. However, I am disappointed with the book.Unfortunately, the chapter layout did not work well for me. The first seven chapters (i.e., the first 231 pages) contain lots of "stub" code, but I don't recall any end-to-end examples. Chapter 8 (aptly named, "Creating an End-to-End Package") is the first complete tutorial for creating a useful package. However, the entire book is littered with typos. (No, I am not exaggerating here.) A tutorial object will be called one thing when you are asked to create it or rename it, and a later screenshot will display the same object with a different name, or a later reference on the next page will use a different name. And, subtle steps in the examples are skipped. Some of the book's content is out of order. For example, SSIS catalog logging is discussed on page 582, which is 166 pages before the creation of an SSIS catalog. You cannot work through this book from beginning to end. You have to use the index to hop around.Virtually all of the screenshots are tiny. Often, a screenshot is roughly only 2 inches by 2 inches in size, and two screenshots are often placed side by side on the same page. I used a magnifying glass many times to decipher the screenshots, although I have "20 20" corrected vision. Fortunately, the print quality is good enough for a magnifying glass to work.I suppose this is a useful book (if you don't mind scratching your head a lot to figure out how to make the examples work), but it was much harder to use than I anticipated (mostly because of the tiny screenshots and typos). The most useful chapters for me were 6, 8, 12, 16, and 17. Chapter 22 (Administering SSIS), one of the reasons I bought the book, is an absolute mess.

quick service an good work

I am about halfway through the book and as with many books in the series it represents a good overview of SSIS. There are some relatively minor edits in some of the examples. However overall, it is a good starting place.

Its okay. I dip in and out as and when I need something. I suppose I use it more of reference guide for when i don't know something.If you want to fall asleep try reading it cover to cover. :)

Good book

I generally find WROX press books a little 'better' than this one, but it's 'ok' if you're needing just a book to fill your shelf. But, I really find it lacking in a few things that would be really helpful;- The samples don't always work as intended (and often because the instructions just aren't that clear, or include something in the paragraph above the example). The SSIS Script Task is a perfect example, where the instructions could have been so much clearer.- Organization is generally sub-par, it'd be really helpful if this book was organized better.- More tutorials would be helpful, maybe they're there, and I just can't find them due to the organization?It's a good overall book, but I'll be looking for a better substitute, and this will be relegated to the back shelves of the bookshelf.

it is a great book worth to spend a lot of time to really master all the skills

Ottimo testo. La Wrox non delude mai! Lo consiglio caldamente. Tutti gli aspetti di Integration Services sono trattati con estrema precisione