.Net vs SSIS: What should SSIS be used for?

Question

If I have the option of using .Net and can do data transformations just fine in .Net, when would I need SSIS? Is there a certain task

Answer 1

Day-to-Day Tasks , which are used by a SSIS Deveoper and are relatively easy as compared to .Net can include :

Data Comparison between the tables.

Conditional Splitting,data blocking the data on the basis of some logic.

Data Conversion,look up , merge , unionall , relatively easy to use.

File Handling(Modifying , validations).

Error Handing , Email Alerts.

Containers , FOR/FOReach loops are easy to use.

Posting data on web services is easy using the WebService task.

Checkpointing,Re-runablity of the data loads is easy to handle.

Debugging is easy in ssis - can be done on conatiner lever , package level.

Scripting can also be done , if the task is not available. Also , you can customize your own tasks