Well, it's been a while since I last blogged... A lot has changed in terms of my role at Microsoft and the technologies on which I work. Integration Services is still a passion for me, and occasionally I try to help out on the forum and the various emails that I get from folks. I'm even starting to think about the second edition of my SSIS book. More on that later...
However, since my last blog I've changed groups and am now working in the Microsoft Business Division in Office Business Platform under Bill Baker in the Office Business Applications group.
My focus has been on more broad reaching technologies, not just BI per se, but things like EAI, EII, SCM, BPM, CRM and MDM. Roger Wolter and I recently published a whitepaper on MDM and it can be found here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb190163.aspx
I'm also moving this blog. I've always struggled with SQL Junkies. There are a number of technical challenges here and there seems to be no momentum or desire to address the problems. The new blog will be focused on SQL Server topics for sure, but will also cover more general topics such as Office BI, performance management, master data management, data quality, and of course, integration, especially Integration Services.
My new blog will be on MSDN here:
http://blogs.msdn.com/knight_reign/default.aspx
Hope to see you there...