A detailed blog exploring what's new in SSIS 2012
Part one of a eleven-part series of blogs

If you're wondering whether to upgrade to Integration Services 2012, or just want to know what differences there are between SSIS 2008 R2 and 2012, this blog should help you!

  1. Differences between Integration Services 2008 R2 and 2012 (this blog)
  2. Difference 1 - SSIS 2012 Looks Different!
  3. Difference 2 - How Variables are Treated in SSIS 2012
  4. Difference 3 - Choosing Tasks from the SSIS Toolbox
  5. Difference 4 - Shared Connections at Project Level
  6. Difference 5 - Expression Tasks in 2012
  7. Difference 6 - Undoing and Redoing Commands
  8. Difference 7 - Easier to use Data Viewers
  9. Difference 8 - Deploying Packages in 2012
  10. Difference 9 - Parameters and Environments
  11. Differences 10 - Other Miscellaneous Changes

Posted by Andy Brown on 27 November 2014

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Differences between Integration Services 2008 R2 and 2012

What's new in SSIS 2012?  Superficially, lots, but when you look behind the scenes there aren't actually too many changes (this blog lists my personal top 10).

This blog is aimed at users of SSIS (and managers of SSIS staff) rather than database administrators.  A quick summary for the time-constrained: SSIS 2012 is fundamentally the same as 2008 R2 in use, but the way in which you deploy packages has changed radically.

So let's get started by looking at the single biggest reason to upgrade: the green ticks and red crosses!

  1. Differences between Integration Services 2008 R2 and 2012 (this blog)
  2. Difference 1 - SSIS 2012 Looks Different!
  3. Difference 2 - How Variables are Treated in SSIS 2012
  4. Difference 3 - Choosing Tasks from the SSIS Toolbox
  5. Difference 4 - Shared Connections at Project Level
  6. Difference 5 - Expression Tasks in 2012
  7. Difference 6 - Undoing and Redoing Commands
  8. Difference 7 - Easier to use Data Viewers
  9. Difference 8 - Deploying Packages in 2012
  10. Difference 9 - Parameters and Environments
  11. Differences 10 - Other Miscellaneous Changes
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