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IBM InfoSphere Information Server vs. IBM Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)

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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 Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIBM's Watson Visual Recognition was a machine learning application designed to tag and classify image data, and deployable for a wide variety of purposes. The service was discontinued in early 2021, and is no longer available.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIBM Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIBM Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)
    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
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIBM Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    IBM Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)
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    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 Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    IBM Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)
    -
    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 Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    IBM Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)
    -
    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 Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    IBM Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIBM Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIBM Watson Visual Recognition (discontinued)
    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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    As I mentioned before, it can only be employed in simple basic visual recognition applications. It can be employed in large projects and relying it on completely is not encouraged. It's better to create your own algorithms rather than using it. If you are from a non-programming background, then I may suggest you rely on this and use it to develop simple apps that can predict a few plants and animals.
    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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    • High reliability
    • Speed
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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.
    Incentivized
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    • Not perfect
    • Accuracy is doubted and sometimes it may not predict correctly.
    • I think it should be improved and should add a few more functionalities.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I am giving this rating on the basis of its usability in real-time applications and based on the interface to upload negative and positive images to train the AI. But it's not perfect and sometimes its predictions are wrong. On overall usability, it's better if you are planning on working with UI rather than using complex programs and algorithms on your own.
    Incentivized
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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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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Discontinued Products
    • High cost if models are trained
    Incentivized
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