SSIS components

SSIS setup usually requires an existing installation of SQL Server, with the Integration Services feature selected. With ADF V2, this step is less mandatory, since we're going to deploy the packages in an Azure database.

That being said, it's always better to test your SSIS solution on-premises before deploying it in Azure. The next section will describe how to set up the sample SSIS solution that was downloaded earlier in this chapter.

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