Andy Leonard

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"One Way to Install SSMS v22 (Preview 3)" is my latest blog post. It's available at andyleonard.blog/2025/10/one-.... #SSMS

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"It’s cool to see SSIS support continues for the many Microsoft customers still using the platform for data integration." - from my latest blog post titled "Add the SSIS Extension to Visual Studio 2026 Insiders." Read more at andyleonard.blog/2025/10/add-.... #SSIS #VS2026

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This morning's coding anthem: Let the Day Begin by @TheCallBand
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"It is a good day to vote early."
- Klingon proverb (paraphrased).
Learn more about same-day voter registration in Virginia here: www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/

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Data Engineering Fridays Join Andy Leonard every Friday at 12:00 PM ET for Data Engineering Fridays!

Join me today at 12:00 PM EST for Data Engineering Friday! Today, we vibe code an application to manage the metadata for the Azure Data Factory metadata-driven execution orchestration framework we’ve been building since January.

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"We’ll be vibe coding an application to manage the Azure Data Factory execution orchestration framework we’ve been building since early 2025." - from "Vibe Coding an Orchestration Framework App," my latest newsletter available from open.substack.com/pub/engineer.... #claudecode #ai #adf #framework

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"Stephen was independently and inherently understanding the power of AI agents - so much so that he was reproducing the work of a professional AI company within days of them releasing said work." - from my latest newsletter available at engineerofdata.substack.com/p/announcing... #ai #mcpserver

Celebrating the proposal of the US Bill of Rights 236 years ago today. :{>

We are immersed in a mainstream media-driven culture, and MSM would have reported the death of Christ beneath the fold on page 11 in a blurb titled "Controversial Preacher Dies Suddenly".

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This afternoon's coding anthem is set to loop: "The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead" by XTC www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYup...

The One Year Bible, English Standard Version

Lord willing, I've decided on my 2026 Bible reading plan. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Thank you for supporting TPUSA.

I've seen a few misspellings of the organization Charlie Kirk founded. It is "Turning Point USA." You can learn more about the organization at tpusa.com. You can make a donation to help support Charlie's widow and their children, if you are so inclined. I just did.

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Today's coding anthem: "I Won't Back Down," by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvlT...

My latest newsletter, "An SSIS Framework Odyssey," is available 10 Sep 2025 at https://engineerofdata.substack.com/ :{>

My latest newsletter, "An SSIS Framework Odyssey," is available 10 Sep 2025 at engineerofdata.substack.com :{>

I just posted a short video about SSIS Framework Manager (bsky.app/profile/andy...), software I've dreamed about building for, well, for a long time now. I'm excited to reach this milestone! :{>

Coming soon: SSIS Framework Manager supports metadata-driven enterprise data integration orchestration.

I confess: I love watching the Fabric Navigator Workspace treeview load! Version 0.1.5 is free and available at delmsuite.com/product/fabr.... Detailed instructions for configuring security are here: andyleonard.blog/2025/08/conf...

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I no longer use search engines.

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My latest blog post is titled "Announcing AI Wednesdays!" and is now available at andyleonard.blog/2025/08/anno.... #ai #vibecoding #data

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My latest blog post is titled "Configure Security to Read Fabric Artifacts" and is available at andyleonard.blog/2025/08/conf.... #fabric #security #navigator #delmsuite

Read on at andyleonard.blog/2025/08/step.... #EntDNA #AI

Stephen Leonard, AI Engineer

"I’m excited to announce Enterprise Data & Analytics has an AI Engineer.
I’m more excited to announce that EDNA’s AI Engineer is my older son, Stephen Leonard!"
- from my latest blog post, titled "Stephen Leonard, AI Engineer, Enterprise Data & Analytics". 1/2

Presenting on hybrid data engineering with Fabric Data Factory at the PASS Data Community Summit.

I'm honored to present at the PASS Data Community Summit in Seattle in November! Learn more at passdatacommunitysummit.com/sessions/1591. :{> #fabric #dataengineering #hybrid /cc @PASSDataSummit

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This morning's coding anthem is "People Get Ready" by Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart. :{> www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC_j...

If you downloaded FDF Pipeline Navigator v0.1.0.3 (Beta), please go download the latest version at delmsuite.com/product/fdf-..., with my apologies for the duplicated effort. v0.1.0.3 throws an error on execution due to a race condition related to checking for product notifications. :{\

Wrapping up an epic road trip with my younger son, Riley (aka "Boof") today. We traveled to Ontario so he could visit a online-gamer friend. He's my youngest child and turns 18 next week. It's the end of an era for me as a Dad, and for him as a (legal) minor. #everydayisfathersday

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Fun fact: In the song "Love is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)," the verses are in 7 time (not sure if it's 7/4 or 7/8). :{> www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhBq...

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Leaving this reminder here for Future Andy...

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The inspiration for this morning's coding anthem - "We Want the Funk" by George Clinton and #Parliament - is "func start --verbose" in #VSCode :{> www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4cJ...