BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued) vs. CloverDX vs. IBM InfoSphere Information Server

Great tool for ETL with the ability to integrate with SAP products seamlessly. Supports Big data integration.

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CloverDX designer as a standalone is well suited for fairly straightforward transformations of data. If you want to do large scale data integrations, then their server edition adds an extra level of automation and job control.

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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.

• Processing business validations on the input data set.
• Scheduling and notification using the Admin console tool.
• Code management across group of developers.
• Simple deployment process across environment.
• Ability to deploy stand alone jobs to automate task. Integration with OS and support for variety of data bases.

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• Connects with Salesforce very well
• The graphical view of the transformations allows for easy creations and maintenance
• Support has always been eager to assist with any graph creation difficulties I run into

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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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• Writing custom components is a complex process.
• Along with ETL BODI should have some data quality integration.
• Ready documentation of the code and inbuilt commenting on components.

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• The initial learning curve is a little steep. Not very steep or super steep, just a little steep.
• Having enough memory for large multi-step problems can be an issue if the graph isn't designed well.

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• 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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It is a good ETL tool to use if you are SAP shop and looking for a simple and elegant solution for automation.

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While CloverDX has an active forum for users to submit questions and assist with answers, their in house support team is incredibly responsive when I've contacted them for assistance. This seems almost at odds with most other software companies who try to save money on tech support by promoting a forum or knowledge base.

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It is a good package tool with SAP BO set of product line

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CloverDX was a less expensive alternative to Talend and had a more intuitive interface from what I could see during the evaluation.

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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 was a packaged purchase of BO toolset including BOXI and BODI.
• Optimized performance for integrating different data sources.
• Simple and easy setup and maintenance cost.

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• Work that use to take multiple people 20 to 30 hours a week to complete each has now been fully automated to where only 1 or 2 hours a week for maintenance is required.

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