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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    IBM Storage Scale

    Score9.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    IBM Storage Scale (formerly IBM Spectrum Scale) supports storage management of unstructured data for big data analytics.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIBM Storage Scale
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIBM Storage Scale
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Features
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIBM Storage Scale
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM Storage Scale
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    IBM Storage Scale
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to traditional data sources9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM Storage Scale
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    IBM Storage Scale
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM Storage Scale
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    IBM Storage Scale
    -
    Ratings
    Data model creation8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Metadata management7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and debugging7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM Storage Scale
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    IBM Storage Scale
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIBM Storage Scale
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIBM Storage Scale
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    IBM
    When you get a Spectrum Scale solution from IBM you are certain of two things. 1) You will need a specialized storage admin who will be able to take all of its advantages and make available for your organization. It is an appliance that not so many storage admins would be comfortable working on. Invest properly on both hardware and human resources. 2) You will scale forever. We started with a couple of hundred of Terabytes and grew to dozens of Petabytes.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    • Secure data storage platform.
    • Secure environment to handle big data through.
    • Creating reports from multiple platforms easily.
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    Cons
    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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    IBM
    • Not suited for HPC.
    • Doesn't work well for retail.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    IBM
    It was the solution that fit the requirements of our customers.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Productivity of the development of integration processes.
    • Better documentation and governance.
    • Reduce training costs of various technologies.
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    IBM
    • Allowed reuse of existing storage
    • Flexibility to provision storage quickly, allowing us to right size storage.
    Incentivized
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