Alex Solutions vs. Collibra Platform vs. IBM InfoSphere Information Server

If you have information systems with lots of information but need a solution that ties together the data Alex Solution is really a great tool for this. We're a large international company, so this was our case. But if you are a smaller local company with not that much data available it could be you should look for other solutions for a start.

Incentivized

Collibra is well suited where you have multiple reporting environments and multiple source systems. Collibra works well in our environment because we can delegate roles and administration to departments or it can be used in a centralized environment. The ability to customize attributes and assets as well and integrate using the rest api is very important to us.

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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.

• Easy and fast data sharing across platforms
• Single platforms solution
• Able to handle cloud and on premise

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• Data Lineage and traceability
• Easy to customize
• Easy tool to use for business users
• Workflow
• Out of the box metrics

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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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• Alex Solutions has lots of features and you need to invest time to understand how to do best deal with the solution in your own business case
• Australian-based solution with no local support in Denmark. Not the biggest issue for us, but potentially is a place with room for improvement.
• Making it easier for users to adjust visuals and colours.

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• Data Quality and Data Profiling
• Mobile interface

Incentivized

• 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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• Scale of implementation
• IBM techsupport

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I have seen companies with Alex and Collibra, and if I should choose one of these tools based on my knowledge and feedback from the users, I would definitely choose Alex Solutions. From a user perspective Alex Solutions is easier to use - it really is just more intuitive and for most users that can make the difference between using and not using the solution

Incentivized

Collibra offers more features [than alternatives] and is easy for business users to use. We did a proof of concept with Collibra using the Cloud service that allowed us to kick the tires and get a comfort level before we made the investment. At the time of our purchase the market was very immature and is continuing to evolve.

Incentivized

DataStage is more robust and stable than ODI The ability to perform complex transformations or implement business rules is much more developed in DS

• It's always difficult to predict the future, but the feedback from our organization is clear. Data-driven decisions are better decisions for sure.
• No service or solution is free, but seen in the bigger picture the better decision making surely outweigh the costs of Alex Solutions
• Our organization has way more focus on data and ensuring correct data collection. This is probably the best impact we have had seen from a data manager's perspective

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• ROI is hard to measure because there are so many soft benefits that come from the tool. We do have a variety of metrics that we track using Collibra to better gauge the maturity of data governance.

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• Productivity of the development of integration processes.
• Better documentation and governance.
• Reduce training costs of various technologies.