SAS DataFlux vs IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Likelihood to Recommend

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DataStage is well suited for any size of company that's looking to move, transform, clean data and easily create data-warehouses that would help to make data ready to be presented for decision making. Data Stage would easily integrate with companies that use IBM DB2 as their main RDBMS.A scenario where it less suited could be cost. I have noticed IBM tools tend to be a little more costly than average.

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Herber Gonzalez

Lead Developer

Office DepotRetail, 10,001+ employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Connect to traditional data sources

Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Simple transformations

Complex transformations

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Data model creation

Metadata management

Business rules and workflow

Collaboration

Testing and debugging

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IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Integration with data quality tools

Integration with MDM tools

Pros

dfPower Studio connects to virtually any data source, and any dfPower Studio user in any department can use dfPower Studio to profile, cleanse, integrate, enrich, monitor, and otherwise improve data quality throughout the enterprise. dfPower Architect, an innovative job flow builder, enables users to build complex management workflows quickly and logically.
DataFlux Integration Server supports the ability to run batch dfPower Studio jobs in a client/server environment.
DataFlux Integration Server for SAS additionally enables allows SAS programs to invoke DataFlux batch jobs from a SAS program and allows SAS programs to call a business service that was designed in the dfPower Studio client environment.

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Robert Goodman

Director of Business Intelligence & Analytics

Georgetown UniversityInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Very reliable in handling data extraction, data transformation and loading
Flexibility in connecting to different type of databases, relational or non-relational
Great features such as parallel processing, hash handling, etc.
You can also take advantage of its FTP functions, and scheduling features if you need to.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Cons

DataFlux handled all of our data integration needs. It could be considered pricey when compared to Microsoft's bundled SSIS product.

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Robert Goodman

Director of Business Intelligence & Analytics

Georgetown UniversityInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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You must understand and know the algorithms, since the wrong use of them generates more time in processing.
Metadata. You need to develop with connectors, and taking all the Metadata from the menu, all the data that you complete manually, you can't track it.

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Team Lead in Customer Service

Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

SAS DataFlux 10.0

Based on 1 answer

We are happy with the software and its functionality. As a SAS-shop, DataFlux is a logical choice for complex data integration.

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Robert Goodman

Director of Business Intelligence & Analytics

Georgetown UniversityInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

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IBM InfoSphere DataStage 9.0

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Our development teams in the company can easily achieve and develop any ETL scripts that are needed to massage and move the data as needed. The company has also maintain this tool for a very long time making it automatic when it comes to ETL needs. We are currently trying to make DataStage our main and probably unique ETL tool

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Herber Gonzalez

Lead Developer

Office DepotRetail, 10,001+ employees

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Performance

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IBM InfoSphere DataStage 9.0

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It could load thousands of records in seconds. But in the Parallel version, you need to understand how to particionate the data. If you use the algorithms erroneously, or the functionalities that it gives for the parsing of data, the performance can fall drastically, even with few records.It is necessary to have people with experience to be able to determine which algorithm to use and understand why.

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Verified User

Team Lead in Customer Service

Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

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IBM InfoSphere DataStage 5.7

Based on 4 answers

I believe that IBM generally has one of the worst and most complex assistance systems (physical and online) that exists.

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Filippo Orlando

Data Analyst | Data Developer - Advanced Analytics

Unieuro S.p.A.Retail, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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DataStage offers better integration capabilities without the need to write code manually. It also has a native ETL engine whereas MSIS requires a SQL Server. It has better integration capabilities with data quality, data profiling and data governance tools. The main drawback of DataStage vs. MSIS is pricing.

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Gonzalo Angeleri

Regional Product & Solution Architect Manager

GRUPO DATCOInformation Technology and Services, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

Complex data integration.
SAS integration.

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Robert Goodman

Director of Business Intelligence & Analytics

Georgetown UniversityInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Provides us an excellent ETL application
Made our data handling easy
Provide the business with high quality reports

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Likelihood to Recommend

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Feature Rating Comparison

Connect to traditional data sources

Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL

Simple transformations

Complex transformations

Data model creation

Metadata management

Business rules and workflow

Collaboration

Testing and debugging

feature 1

Integration with data quality tools

Integration with MDM tools

Pros

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Cons

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Likelihood to Renew

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Usability

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Performance

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Support Rating

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Alternatives Considered

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Return on Investment

SAS DataFlux

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Rating Summary

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