1. Bob Duffy 22 years in database sector, 250+ projects
SQL Server MCA, MCM, MVP
SSAS Maestro
Senior Data Platform Consultant with Microsoft
Database Architect at Prodata SQL Centre of Excellence

2. Agenda What is DevOps for BI folk SSIS Build SSIS Release
Introducing DevOps Build and Release Pipeline
Demo: Automated Build and Release
Q+A

3. What is DevOps Automation of Build, Integration, Testing, Deployment
Movement from:
large batch deployment to small batch
Deployment each quarter to 10 deploys a day
It’s a cultural change

4. SSIS Deployment Models
Project Deployment
Legacy Package Deployment
Entire Project deployed
Per Package Deployment
Project and Package Parameters
Configurations
“Builds” into and ispac file
Separate dtsx and dtsconfig files
Deployed to SSISDB
Deployed to file or MSDB
Executed via sql
Dtexec compatible
Executed via dtexec

5. Building Packages with SSIS
Use Build Menu in Visual Studio
Produces ispac file
Can be automated from VS command line
Some plug in for deployment products build too

6. Freebie – Powershell Script to Build SSIS

7. Deploying SSIS Packages
SSIS Deployment Wizard Deploys ispac files
Programmable Support for SSIS as well
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.IntegrationServices Class

8. Freebie – Powershell Script to Deploy SSIS

9. What we don’t automate (yet)
Creation of SSISDB
Creation of Environment Variables
Binding of Environment Variables
This can be automated but we don’t as once off

10. Introducing Azure DevOps (Was VSTS)

11. Azure DevOps Features

12. Step 1 Source Code

13. Step 2 – Automate Testing
ssisUnit for opensource getting started
LegiTest as commercial test platform
Write your own tests in Visual Studio Test

14. Step 3 – The Build Pipeline

15. Step 4 – The Release Pipeline

16. Step 5 – The Release Pipeline

17. The Build and Release Process Flow
Source Code
Build Pipeline (CI)
Release Pipeline (CD)
Unit Test
Build Msg
ispac
Check Out
Deploy to Target Server
Build ispac
Check-In
Build
Agent
Release
Agent

18. End to End SSIS DevOps Build Release Test Ops Dashboard Rollback
Bug Tracking
Regression Testing

19. Prioritising DevOps Features for SSIS Projects
Get Everything in Source Control
Automate Testing
Automate Build
Automate Code Deployments
Automate Platform Deployments

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21. Raffle and goodbye Beer
Remember to visit the sponsors, stay for the raffle and goodbye beers  Join our sponsors for a lunch break session in : cust 0.01 and cust 1.06 We hope you’ll all have a great Saturday. Regis, Kenneth

22. Q+A

23. Thank You