Overall Satisfaction with SQL Server Integration Services
SSIS is being used for data interchange. This includes using it for traditional ETL to a corporate data warehouse, as well as for the production or intake of flat files for interchange with external sources. Sources include traditional RDBMS, web services based cloud sources, and flat files. We are beginning the process of extending SSIS to the cloud in conjunction with Azure Data Factory.
- Process flow.
- Connection to a wide array of sources.
- Built-in upsert component.
- Better operability with source control systems.
- Consolidation into a standard tool for data movement makes maintenance and administration easier.
- The extensibility of the tool has allowed us to fill the gaps with 3rd party add-ons.
I personally prefer SSIS. There are items that each do better than the others, but the ease of use of SSIS, along with its extensibility to 3rd party, ability to write any code required in the tool, and uses the same IDE for the MS BI suite (more of an issue if you're not a pure ETL developer) place it ahead of Informatica and Ab Initio. I would give credit to Ab Initio for having the overall most approachable interface despite being a niche tool.
Do you think SQL Server Integration Services delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with SQL Server Integration Services's feature set?
Yes
Did SQL Server Integration Services live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of SQL Server Integration Services go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy SQL Server Integration Services again?
Yes