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Expert Scripting and Automation for SQL Server DBAs
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Expert Scripting and Automation for SQL Server DBAs

by Peter A. Carter
July 2016
Intermediate to advanced
300 pages
7h 51m
English
Apress
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© Peter A. Carter 2016

Peter A. Carter, Expert Scripting and Automation for SQL Server DBAs, 10.1007/978-1-4842-1943-0_5

5. Automation Techniques with SSIS

Peter A. Carter1 

(1)Botley, UK

Although its primary purpose is as an ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load ) tool, SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) provides many automation possibilities for database administrators. In fact, maintenance plans and the Copy Database Wizard are implemented using SSIS. There are many other features that are available in the full SSIS application that can drastically enhance your automation toolset. Additionally, when an automated routine requires a complex flow, an SSIS package can be much easier to develop and maintain than a flow that is implemented through SQL ...

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