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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CSI WatchDOG

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AComputer Services, Inc (CSI) headquartered in Paducah, offers the WatchDOG suite of financial risk management applications for banks and financial services enterprises, providing compliance news and management, regulation management, and related features.N/A

    Informatica Cloud Data Quality

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AThe vendor states that Informatica Data Quality empowers companies to take a holistic approach to managing data quality across the entire organization, and that with Informatica Data Quality, users are able to ensure the success of data-driven digital transformation initiatives and projects across users, types, and scale, while also automating mission-critical tasks.N/A
    Pricing
    CSI WatchDOGInformatica Cloud Data Quality
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CSI WatchDOGInformatica Cloud Data Quality
    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
    CSI WatchDOGInformatica Cloud Data Quality
    Data Quality
    Comparison of Data Quality features of CSI WatchDOG and Informatica Cloud Data Quality
    Feature
    CSI WatchDOG
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    Ratings
    Informatica Cloud Data Quality
    8.2
    4 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Data source connectivity00 Ratings8.94 Ratings
    Data profiling00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Master data management (MDM) integration00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Data element standardization00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Match and merge00 Ratings7.94 Ratings
    Address verification00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
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    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CSI WatchDOGInformatica Cloud Data Quality
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CSI WatchDOGInformatica Cloud Data Quality
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Computer Services, Inc (CSI)
    CSI Watchdog is a great tool when carrying out individual vetting or multiple vetting and can help trace and trace elements that have been placed on red alert, allowing organizations to work with individuals whose reputation is not questionable. However, making entries on its screen can be a daunting task, especially for new users. One needs to familiarise themselves with these tools before one gains some level of proficiency and competence.
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    Informatica
    For effective data collaboration, systematic verification of customer information, and address, among others, Informatica Data Quality is a fruitful application to consider. Besides, Informatica Data Quality controls quality through a cleansing process, giving the company a professional outline of candid data profiling and reputable analytics. Finally, Informatica Data Quality allows the simplistic navigation of content, with a dashboard that supports predictability.
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    Pros
    Computer Services, Inc (CSI)
    • Vetting individuals
    • Choice to use multiple red lists
    • Option to run batch vetting
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    Informatica
    • The matching algorithms in IDQ are very powerful if you understand the different types that they offer (e.g., Hamming Distance, Jaro, Bigram, etc..). We had to play around with it to see which best suit our own needs of identifying and eliminating duplicate customers. Setting up the whole process (e.g., creating the KeyGenerator Transformation, setting up the matching threshold, etc..) can be somewhat time consuming and a challenge if you don't first standardize your data.
    • The integration with PowerCenter is great if you have both. You can either import your mappings directly to PowerCenter or to an XML file. The only downside is that some of the transformations are unique to IDQ, so you are not really able to edit them once in PowerCenter.
    • The standardizer transformation was key in helping us standardize our customer data (e.g., names, addresses, etc..). It was helpful due to having create a reference table containing the standardized value and the associated unstandardized values. What was great was that if you used Informatica Analyst, a business analyst could login and correct any of the values.
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    Cons
    Computer Services, Inc (CSI)
    • The lack of template that can be used by novice users can be a huddle.
    • I find it's UI a little basic, therefore improving on it would make it more competitive.
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    Informatica
    • Several partnerships diminishing the value of technologies
    • Unable to get list of objects from Repository (like sources & targets) that don't have any dependency
    • Scheduling: The built-in scheduling tool has many constraints such as handling Unix/VB scripts etc. Most enterprises use third party tools for this.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Computer Services, Inc (CSI)
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    Informatica
    As pointed out earlier, due all the robust features IDQ has, our use f the product is successful and stable. IDQ is being used in multiple sources (from CRM application and in batch mode). As this is an iterative process, we are looking to improve our system efficiency using IDQ.
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    Usability
    Computer Services, Inc (CSI)
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    Informatica
    Easy to use not only for developers but also business users
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    Reliability and Availability
    Computer Services, Inc (CSI)
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    Informatica
    The application works well except an occasional error out while using the system. It usually gets fixed when restarting the Infa server
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    Performance
    Computer Services, Inc (CSI)
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    Informatica
    Performance works just fine. It was able to load 200+ business terms, 150+ DQ automation, etc. very well.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Computer Services, Inc (CSI)
    The only other product I have used is the System for Award Management (SAM), maintained by the US Government. Compared to this, CSI WatchDOG is much more reliable and has more options. I also believe the batch vetting/screening option in CSI WatchDOG gives it a definite edge over SAM.
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    Informatica
    IDQ is used by a department at my organisation to ensure and enhance the data quality.
    The usage was started with address standardization and now it had been brought to altogether a next level of quality check where it fixes duplicates, junk characters, standardize the names, streets, product descriptions.
    In the past we had issues mainly with duplicate customers and products and this were affecting the sales projection and estimates.
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    Scalability
    Computer Services, Inc (CSI)
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    Informatica
    Scalability works as expected and it is truly an enterprise system.
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    Return on Investment
    Computer Services, Inc (CSI)
    • We have been able to trace and track many red lists within a short period of time.
    • Through CSI watchdog we are able to carry out batch vetting.
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    Informatica
    • Integration with tools like PowerCenter helped faster delivery of product, and at the same time conversion
    • Reduce overall project cost due to bad data , bad quality, exceptions identified nearing go-live and post production
    • Employee efficiency is increased exponentially due to more automated, customized tool
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