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    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

    IBM watsonx.data intelligence

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AIBM® watsonx.data intelligence provides data governance software (formerly IBM Knowledge Catalog) that provides a data catalog to automate data discovery, data quality management and data protection - for both structured and unstructured data.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—IBM watsonx.data intelligence's pricing that scales with usage and functionality. watsonx.data intelligence can be deployed in various environments such as cloud, hybrid, or on-premises. The on-premises offering is available via subscription or perpetual licenses, charged with a consumption-based Resource Unit model. The SaaS offering is available via Resource Units or Instances, with the ability to upgrade to higher tiers as needed.
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    Chose IBM watsonx.data intelligence
    Azure is definitely a strong competition considering that it has machine learning capabilities too.
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM watsonx.data intelligence
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
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    Connect to traditional data sources10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM watsonx.data intelligence
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    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
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    Simple transformations10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM watsonx.data intelligence
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    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    5 Ratings
    19% above category average
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    Data model creation10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Metadata management10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and debugging9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM watsonx.data intelligence
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
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    Integration with data quality tools10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIBM watsonx.data intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    IBM
    The IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog is most well suited for large companies. With large companies storing data for a long amount of time, this can be helpful to allow all team members to find documents with ease. It would be less appropriate for storage that is deleted very often or does not needs to be saved for long amounts of time.
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    Pros
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    • 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
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    • Data discovery.
    • Technical Data Lineage.
    • Business Data Lineage.
    • Data .
    • Multiple Data Catalog Management.
    • Creation of Governance Rules.
    • Data Masking.
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    Cons
    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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    IBM
    • I think an industry-specific data catalog service will be good.
    • Effective alignment of IBM consulting services and bringing in an Industry point of view will be great.
    • Effective reach out like roadshows, etc. will be good.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    IBM
    The IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog is a great amount of storage for the price. It is easily accessed by all users in the company. It provides great search features and clear pathways to locate documents. This is great for the team and our client when needing access to a specific document.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Productivity of the development of integration processes.
    • Better documentation and governance.
    • Reduce training costs of various technologies.
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    IBM
    • The negative note: is that it needs to have a very secure cloud infrastructure and with its data well defined for integration with other databases.
    • The positive point: allows for quick data discoveries aiding a quick implementation of privacy programs.
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