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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Databook

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ADatabook’s main enterprise intelligence platform helps market teams quickly understand customers.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
    DatabookIBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DatabookIBM 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
    DatabookIBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Databook and IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Feature
    Databook
    -
    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 Databook and IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Feature
    Databook
    -
    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 Databook and IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Feature
    Databook
    -
    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 Databook and IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Feature
    Databook
    -
    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
    DatabookIBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DatabookIBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Databook
    Well Suited - Databook works well when you’re in a sales role focused on enterprise accounts. You often need a full view of a company’s priorities, financials, and strategic themes, and the tool gives you that context quickly without digging through multiple sources. Less Appropriate - It’s less useful when you’re working mid market or with fast growing smaller companies. The coverage and depth can be limited, so you may not find enough meaningful data to rely on. In those cases, manual research still ends up doing most of the work.
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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
    Databook
    • Growth drivers
    • Competitor Info
    • Time Saving Research
    • Earning calls Details
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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
    Databook
    • it lacked coverage to smaller businesses and Start-ups
    • Sometimes acts as "one more research tool"
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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
    Databook
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    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
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    Usability
    Databook
    I rated it a seven because the core insights are genuinely useful once you get to them, but the workflow isn’t always smooth. Finding the right accounts can be hit or miss and some sections feel a bit cluttered, so it takes time to get comfortable. When it works, it saves effort, but the experience could be more intuitive
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    Databook
    Databook stood out because the research layer felt deeper and more strategic. It surfaces context you don’t usually get from tools like ZoomInfo or Lusha, which are great for contact data but not for understanding a company’s priorities. I used those more often because they serve broader use cases and are available in most orgs, but Databook delivered a different type of insight when I needed a clearer narrative about an account.
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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
    Databook
    • Positive RoI - Quicker meetings because of better conversation insights
    • Negative RoI - The tool would be helpful in enterprise setup, hence wasnt useful for commercial hunting
    Incentivized
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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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