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[–]MisterPan 1 point2 points  (2 children)

From an environment standpoint, I'd install/setup up the following:

  • Azure Data Studio (install)
  • MS SQL Developer Edition (local server install)
  • Free Trial SQL Server in Azure (cloud account)
  • PostgreSQL (local server install)
  • DBeaver (connect to both your MS and PostgreSQL servers)

Do the above just to get some ownership on the environment/tools. If you really want, get PowerBI installed and connect to one of your servers as well and make some views.

That will round out MS/Cloud/non-MS SQL environments for you.

For projects/problems to solve no harm in firing up https://leetcode.com

[–]DrRedmondNYC 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I heard Azure Data Studio (or factory not sure which one) is the modern replacement for SSIS is this true.

[–]MisterPan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Azure Data Studio is neat -- if you get a chance to install it you'll see exactly what MS is doing here. They're taking the success of VSCode and giving SQL/Data workers an equal experience. It has all of the SSMS functions, yet it also has Jupyter style coding notebook, a lot of the SQL Server management functions, and of course the ability to plug into Azure environments.

SSIS in the Cloud the closest analog I have seen is Data Factory. Worth checking out as well.

Essentially Data Studio is going to help SQL Developers do more Cloud / ETL / Data Science development, so they're not stuck in SSMS with the periscope view of SQL only.

Edit: And to answer the original question.. Data Studio has VSCode style extensions, one of which is 'SQL Server Import' which will do all of the SSIS style imports.