For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals (Length: 5 pages)

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With the release of SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS), Microsoft has significantly improved on its previous Data Transformation Services (DTS) ETL offering as a valuable data integration tool for homogeneous Microsoft platform customers. While SSIS does offer decent scalability with user-friendly development and administration tools, it significantly lacks heterogeneous platform support and the extract and load connectivity options provided by its competitors. Microsoft also lacks the embedded integration of data quality management and data profiling technology.