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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Hydrograph

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ABitwise offers Hydrograph, a data integration tool with provides ETL functionality on Hadoop and Spark.N/A

    IBM InfoSphere Information Server

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AIBM InfoSphere Information Server is a data integration platform used to understand, cleanse, monitor and transform data. The offerings provide massively parallel processing (MPP) capabilities.N/A
    Pricing
    HydrographIBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HydrographIBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    HydrographIBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Hydrograph and IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Feature
    Hydrograph
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    33% below category average
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Connect to traditional data sources5.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL7.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of Hydrograph and IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Feature
    Hydrograph
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    23% below category average
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Simple transformations5.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Complex transformations8.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of Hydrograph and IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Feature
    Hydrograph
    5.4
    1 Ratings
    39% below category average
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    5 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Data model creation7.01 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow4.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Collaboration5.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Testing and debugging6.01 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Metadata management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of Hydrograph and IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Feature
    Hydrograph
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    22% below category average
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Integration with data quality tools6.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools7.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HydrographIBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HydrographIBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bitwise
    hydrograph is very usefull when we need to analyze big data. in our scenario it helped a lot with rdms databases
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    Information Server is extremely useful to replace manual developments that require a lot of coding effort. It significantly increases the productivity of the initial development and the future maintenance of the processes since it has a visual development environment with self-documentation.
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    Pros
    Bitwise
    • Coupling between complex model and MapReduce framework without reducer procedure was simplified.
    • The ability to reduce execution time and handle partial failure
    • The framework adapts to higherned complex model
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    • IIS best for ETL ,not ELT , and many and diffrent source systems.
    • It also can process big data , unstuctured data
    • It is not only DWH , you can use infosphere for analys and see the bigger architecture of your OLTP systems
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Bitwise
    • Microsoft azure is recently joined in 2020 that can be improved.
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    IBM
    • I would be nice to have a new web development environment for DataStage.
    • Connectivity Packs such as Pack for SAP Application are a little pricey.
    • It is confusing for new developers the possibility of developing jobs using different execution engines such as Parallel or Server.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bitwise
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bitwise
    Snap logic fits good for small/medium whereas hydrograph suits even for Enterprise grade.
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    IBM
    DataStage is more robust and stable than ODI The ability to perform complex transformations or implement business rules is much more developed in DS
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    Return on Investment
    Bitwise
    • Their is no tangible ROI for us Management of bid data is easy.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    • Productivity of the development of integration processes.
    • Better documentation and governance.
    • Reduce training costs of various technologies.
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