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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SAP NetWeaver MDM

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/ASAP NetWeaver MDM is based upon technology from the A2i acquisition in 2004. This is a comprehensive master data management suite and competes with IBM InfoSphere, Oracle Siebel UCM, Informatica, and Tibco.N/A
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    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP NetWeaver MDM
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    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP NetWeaver MDM
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP NetWeaver MDM
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    IBM
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    SAP
    Chose SAP NetWeaver MDM
    IBM Infosphere was considered but was much more expensive and also perhaps would have taken more time for initial setup. SAP MDM was selected because we found it easier to work with other SAP products and its ability to integrate well within the overall larger SAP environment …
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    Features
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP NetWeaver MDM
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP NetWeaver MDM
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SAP NetWeaver MDM
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    Ratings
    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 SAP NetWeaver MDM
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    SAP NetWeaver MDM
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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 SAP NetWeaver MDM
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    5 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SAP NetWeaver MDM
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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 SAP NetWeaver MDM
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SAP NetWeaver MDM
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    Integration with data quality tools10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Skyvia
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Informatica MDM & 360 Applications
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP NetWeaver MDM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP NetWeaver MDM
    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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    SAP
    Fairly easy to set up and get started even in large enterprises with the help of the configuration tools that come with the product. Also, the workflow engine can be defined with relative ease and monitored. Perhaps this product works very well in an SAP environment as it can be integrated with other SAP products
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    Pros
    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
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    SAP
    • SAP MDM comes with a workflow engine that can be used by the business to define workflows, run workflows and monitor workflows
    • SAP MDM also enables to create, read, update, and delete master data well across the organization
    • With proper setup, it has helped prevent bad master data in the production environment
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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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    SAP
    • HANA is used for consolidation and there is adequate room for improvement in the consolidation function
    • Business users can also contribute to improving the business workflows if there were a simple wizard set up for this purpose - at present, contributions are made through IT ticketing system
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
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    SAP
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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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    SAP
    IBM Infosphere was considered but was much more expensive and also perhaps would have taken more time for initial setup. SAP MDM was selected because we found it easier to work with other SAP products and its ability to integrate well within the overall larger SAP environment and was also easier to configure.
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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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    SAP
    • A positive impact from an ability to leverage a single master data across the entire organization
    • A positive impact from an ability to prevent bad master data in production
    • Not a negative but could have been easier with a wizard set up for users to contribute to modify rules
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