Long live Data Transformation Services! It's there if you're still working out issues with SSIS. Just don't expect DTS to be available by default. Data Transformations Services (DTS) is long dead; or ...

Importing data from Excel to SQL Server requires going back in time, so to speak. Yes, back to 32-bits at runtime. As much as it can be a pain, a lot of projects still require that you import data ...