Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2008 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies®
by Robert D. Schneider, Darril Gibson
VIII.4.1. Common Integration Challenges
Overcoming integration-based problems has always tested the skills and patience of database administrators. While technology continues to proliferate, however, the number of integration touch-points expands exponentially. Here are a few examples of some common integration scenarios. Fortunately, SQL Server Integration Services can help you address each one of them.
Periodic exporting of information to flat files (text, comma-separated, and so on)
Periodic importing of information from flat files
Setting up a Web services/XML interface
Consolidating multiple data sources into one
Distributing a single data source to multiple locations
Feeding information into a packaged enterprise application (such as SAP, Oracle, and so on)
Interacting with multiple relational database platforms (such as Oracle, MySQL, and so on)
Creating a data warehouse
Using FTP to send and receive data
Integrating data with desktop productivity tools (such as Microsoft Excel, Word, and so on)
These are just a few examples; chances are that most readers are faced with several additional, specialized integration requirements of their own.
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