19.5. Summary
SQL Server Integration Services is a robust Extract, Transform, and Load tool. You can utilize Integration Services to provide one-off or repeated import and export of data to and from your databases — mixing a variety of data sources while you're at it.
While becoming expert in all that Integration Services has to offer is a positively huge undertaking, getting basic imports and exports up and running is a relative piece of cake. I encourage you to start out simple and then add to it as you go. As you push yourself further and further with what SSIS can do, take a look at other books that are specific to what SSIS has to offer.
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