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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ClearDATA

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AClearDATA is a HIPAA-compliant, cloud computing platform designed for healthcare organizations wishing to move their computing resources online. The platform is somewhat different to major PaaS/IaaS vendors in that its data centers don’t use commodity hardware and it isn’t multi-tenant.N/A

    IBM InfoSphere Information Server

    Score10 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
    ClearDATAIBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ClearDATAIBM 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
    ClearDATAIBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of ClearDATA and IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Feature
    ClearDATA
    -
    Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Connect to traditional data sources00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of ClearDATA and IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Feature
    ClearDATA
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    Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Simple transformations00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Complex transformations00 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of ClearDATA and IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Feature
    ClearDATA
    -
    Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Data model creation00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
    Metadata management00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Testing and debugging00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of ClearDATA and IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Feature
    ClearDATA
    -
    Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Integration with data quality tools00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ClearDATAIBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClearDATAIBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ClearDATA
    ClearDATA recognized their challenges and made efforts to resolve them. However, they learned DR was not their forte. Instead, they turned their focus towards cloud application and data hosting. Considering the relationships built, I would try their services again, especially with some of our applications needing to be moved into a legacy format.
    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
    ClearDATA
    • Leadership is very attentive, working hard to forge interpersonal relationships
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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
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    Cons
    ClearDATA
    • Support was a challenge. Often tickets would sit until escalated.
    • Clear expectations on both sides caused communication challenges.
    • Data stored in the cloud was over 7 days old, and if there was a need to restore the data, business continuity would be greatly affected.
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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
    ClearDATA
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    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
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    Alternatives Considered
    ClearDATA
    Zadara: This is our current provider. We have a SaaS (Storage as a Service) solution coupled with cloud disaster recovery. So far, this service has been exemplary.
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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
    ClearDATA
    • Hard to say as we never really tested the data recovery, even though it was part of the scope of the project.
    • Considering the challenges, I would say we paid for something we didn't receive. However, when escalated we got somewhere.
    • From a customer service standpoint, it was 50/50.
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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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