SSIS Reviews

The use case is related to all reporting and transactions. On an hourly basis, we will pull the data for a few reports. Most of the time, it is a real-time integration between the applications.

Overall, it's a good product. I haven't had any issues with the product.

They can improve the solution in general. That said, I'm using around 30% to 40% of the SQL server. We have a separate team for the database administration site, so they probably have more of an idea of what needs to be improved.

We've had issues in terms of the amount of data that is transferred when we are scheduling. There are a few restrictions that we faced. In terms of the number of records, the limit can be increased. Sometimes what happens is not enough records are getting pulled, so sometimes the data is getting lost. After that, when the next schedule is running next time, the data is coming to our warehouse for data analysis. We need them to increase the limit of the data transfer on the schedule.

The initial setup was a bit difficult. 

I've been using the solution for seven or eight years.

The first time I attempted to deploy the solution, it was a bit difficult. However, it gets easier with time. 

I'd rate the ease of setup 6.5 out of ten in terms of ease of implementation. 

I don't do much on the deployment side and, therefore, can't speak to how long it takes to actually deploy.

We have around eight people on the solution working on the deployment in total. Around 5 are database administrators and there are three developers. 

I'm not sure which version of the solution I'm using. 

Before starting with SSIS, a person needs to understand the concepts of SSIS. They need some time to get comfortable with the product before jumping in. When I first started, I wasn't aware of a lot of things. Therefore, at first, it was a bit difficult. However, it gets easier with time. 

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. It's flexible and very effective in terms of PLS skill programming. You can get real-time data from SSIS.

Mostly we are receiving files in either XML or Excel and then we collect them in databases. Sometimes it's CSV and sometimes it is also Excel. Mostly, it is XML.

We have many regulations that we must follow, and this solution helps us manage that. There are rules that we must follow, and we get files in a uniform structure, and we need to import them into databases. Doing it with SSIS saves us a lot of time.

The performance is better than doing it in some alternative ways. We don't have to worry about so much manual work. 

Mostly it was helping us with importing XML files by checking the access and then doing some look-ups and containers to implement loops and things like that mostly. That was quite helpful in terms of saving time. 

Technical support is helpful.

No big improvements are needed at this time. 

At one point, we did have to purchase an add-on.

Since we are not using it for a whole ETL, or for a data warehouse, maybe I'm missing something.

I've been using the solution for almost eight years. 

The performance is very good. It makes it easier to do things that you would have to do differently otherwise.

I'd rate the overall stability eight out of ten. We haven't had any stability issues in many years. 

The scalability is pretty good. I'd rate the ability to expand at a seven out of ten. 

There are only three of us using the solution at this time. 

We contacted technical support maybe once. I don't remember when it was, however, once, we had to look at some dump size, and we called Microsoft to help us with that. They did help us, however, it was a very long time ago and I don't remember too many details about the problem or experience. 

While we are using it quite a lot, my understanding is that the company will go with Talend and not SSIS for a data warehouse project. I don't have any influence on that.

That said, we are not going to do any conversion from SSIS to Talend on what exists in our existing project. The data warehouse will be a totally new project, and they will go with Talend.

We did not use any other solution previously.

The initial setup is very easy. I'd rate it an eight out of ten in terms of ease of implementation.

The deployment itself only took a couple of hours. 

The installation that comes with SQL just requires some tweaking with Visual Studio or something like that. We had some problems with maybe deploying the product from the local machine, however, in the end, we solved it.

We have three people handling the initial setup. All of us are DBAs.

We handled the initial setup ourselves, in-house.

There are occasionally add-ons for SSIS that may increase the price. 

In the past, we did not evaluate any other solutions. 

We are end-users. 

The SQL version that we are using is 2019. However, I'm not sure about the exact version of SSIS we're using. We installed it with the 2019 version.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. 

One of our primary use cases is working with issues related to the electronic components of cars.

The most important features are it works well and provides self-service BI.

I would like to see better technical documentation because many times information is missing.

I have been working with SSIS for the past two or three years.

I have found the stability to be acceptable.

The current scalability is ok and we have around seven to eight hundred users.

I am working with technical support currently on two open tickets and there seems to be some type of bug. They have not yet fixed these two open customer support tickets.

I would definitely recommend SSIS and I would rate SSIS a seven on a scale of one to ten.

We use the product sometimes to implement some ETL processes.

We have to transform some data from students so that we can help to make some decisions on what we call deterioration. We receive a lot of data from the government, and sometimes we have to split it into several parts as it is a huge amount of data. We have to put it in a standardized way. We use the solution as a product. It is one of the use cases that we do. When we have other systems, like for staff to control, we also use SSIS since it's appropriate to our system, and we need to put it in certain ways so that we can read it and manage it. 

It is the most valuable for staff processes in order to gain efficiency. It allows us to get the data normalized easily.

The solution is stable.

It can scale well.

The deployment process is very easy and quite quick.

They have good documentation. 

We'd like them to develop data exploration more. 

The support could be better.

I've been using the solution for more than five years. 

The solution is stable. We haven't had any issues with that. If we need more processing power, we can increase the resources of the machines below it. 

The scalability is good.

We do not have a lot of users. The processes we do have run at night.

It's not about how many users use the solution, it's about how many people benefit from it. There are many that benefit from the output.

I've never used technical support. Microsoft does have a very good document library, however, if you have an issue and need support, it can take a very long time to get help.

Neutral

How easy or difficult the setup is depends on the size of the process that we want to normalize. If it is a big ETL, it's not always that fast. We are considering changing to a different platform so that it's easier. For example, we are looking into SQL to have another kind of data exploration.

The first time we initially set it up, it was quite fast. The deployment of the integration services for the very first time without any process implemented took about a day.

We handled the setup internally. We did not have to worry about dealing with any consultants or integrators. 

We have yearly licensing.

We are currently looking into SQL to see if it would be easier to use. 

We already have an enterprise contract with Microsoft. We didn't want to spend money on other solutions.

We still have a few versions running. The one that we use the most is the 2017 version.

I'd recommend the solution to others. I'd rate it seven out of ten.

If you are deploying a data strategy for your company, you need more than SSIS. If you need to go fast and implement some ETL processes with no help, it's quite easy to do and learn.

We use this solution as an ETL tool to move large volumes of data from one server to another.

We like that this solution includes a developer edition, free of charge, to allow for training.

This solution is a free, additional feature with an SQL database license, which we appreciate.

We would like the solution to be expanded so that it is available for other platforms than just Microsoft.

We would also like to see this product improved so that the the tool can handle streaming data, and near real-time data capture.

We have been using this solution for more than 20 years.

This is a very stable and dependable solution.

We have found this to be an easily scalable solution.

The initial setup of this solution was very straightforward, and only took a couple of minutes.

We implemented this solution using our in-house team.

This solution is a free of charge addition to our SQL licence. However, the only way this tool can be utilized is as a feature of the SQL licence, which may make it unattractive to organizations who don't wish to purchase the wider-ranging licence.

We highly recommend this solution as it is comparable with all of the major ETL software on the market. However, it should be noted that this is an enterprise class tool; it requires a team to be commissioned to do the proper development, there is a lot of standard documentation that comes with it, and a permanent team will be required to maintain it. So whilst it is a high-performing product, it requires a lot of commitment to optimize its use and capabilities.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

We are using SSIS for applications in development and in production. We have applications that need to have a database to support them and those applications need to have different integration with other applications.

The most valuable feature of SSIS is its ease of use. It is easier to use than other applications.

The performance of SSIS could improve when comparing it to Oracle Database.

I have been using SSIS for a long time.

SSIS is stable.

This solution is good for small-scale developments. We have approximately 80 people using the solution.

I have used the support from SSIS and I am satisfied.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate SSIS a seven out of ten.

I have been using SSIS for approximately six years.

SSIS is stable, but extensive ETL data processing can have some performance issues.

The scalability of SSIS is good.

We have approximately 10 users using this solution in my company.

I have not used the support from SSIS.

The initial setup of SSIS is easy.

I rate the initial setup of SSIS a five out of five.

We purchased the standard edition of SQL Server and SSIS came with it free of charge.

My advice to others that want to implement SSIS is they should watch a video or a tutorial for eight hours to implement a project for ETL. If you would like to migrate to SSIS, and link to the data sources, it will take approximately 30 minutes to watch a video tutorial on YouTube. You can search for the topic you are wanting to do, and you'll find the solution. There is a huge community to find the tutorials you need.

I rate SSIS an eight out of ten.

The one internally also developed some applications for some specific problems. For that use case, we are using the solution for different purposes, for example, for integration between data disks to databases, as well as for the application level side of integration. We are using the SSIS service actually. And we also have different expertise on the database level. We're also using it for different scenarios. We use it with Microsoft products. It's a part of our strategy, in the data aspect.

The performance is good.

It's easy to use. 

The visibility is great.

We have found the solution to be very straightforward to set up.

The solution is stable.

It can scale well. 

Microsoft should offer an on-premises support warranty for those using that deployment. They seem to be withdrawing from on-premises options. 

I've been using the solution for ten years or more.

The solution is stable and reliable. The performance is good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. For us, it's worked quite well.

The solution is scalable. It's not a problem to expand. 

Currently, we are using it in the development environment, so we have around five users.

Increasing usage depends on the structure that we have. Let's say if the organization plans to increase the structure and the developer number, we might increase usage a bit. For the time being, five is enough.

The good thing with Microsoft is you can have support online even without engaging directly with Microsoft. Things are very cloud sensitive. You can also request help from the vendor. Less than two years ago, in 2021, Microsoft stopped offering assistance to those using the on-prem solution.

However, in those cases, you can still find support and answers online, from different users' experiences. There's lots of information out there about Microsoft. It's not hard to get help and find answers. 

Positive

I'm not sure what we used ten to 12 years ago. It has been a long time since we started using this particular solution. 

The solution is straightforward and simple. It's not overly complex or difficult. It's actually quite easy for us to get everything up and running. We can finalize everything within a day. It doesn't take a lot of time to implement it. 

One person is enough to deploy and maintain the solution. That said, it depends on an organization's planning strategy. It might not take a lot to do that kind of activity.

Usually, we handle the setup in-house. However, we have in the past had the help of a consultant or using a supplier. 

With the cloud deployment, you can get a three or five-year license. You may not be able to get an on-premises version anymore. 

I've used the 2014, 2016, and 2019 versions of the product.

I'd recommend the solution to others.

I would recommend the solution to others.

Overall, I can rate the solution an eight out of ten. We're pretty happy with it.