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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

    Ideagen Quality Control

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AIdeagen Quality Control (formerly InspectionXpert, Q-Pulse PM & Q-Pulse SP) automates quality inspections and documentation processes for aerospace and defense, automotive and medical device manufacturing firms.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIdeagen Quality Control
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIdeagen Quality Control
    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 ServerIdeagen Quality Control
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Ideagen Quality Control
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Ideagen Quality Control
    -
    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 Ideagen Quality Control
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Ideagen Quality Control
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Ideagen Quality Control
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Ideagen Quality Control
    -
    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 Ideagen Quality Control
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Ideagen Quality Control
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Skyvia
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIdeagen Quality Control
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerIdeagen Quality Control
    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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    Ideagen
    The software was very useful in assisting with our annual audit for our ISO 9001 audit. The auditor was impressed with our use of the software and how well we use it. It is extremely well suited for our needs. And had been a integral in maintaining all our documentation and changes.
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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
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    Ideagen
    • Ensures all features are accounted for by highlighting features until they have been addressed.
    • The process flow maps look amazing when exported to Excel
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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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    Ideagen
    • OCR extraction needs improvement, makes grammatical errors sometimes.
    • The order of the bubble is hard to change, once bubbled
    • When exporting the data, sometimes the same column gets repeated in AS9102 form 3.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
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    Ideagen
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Ideagen
    This program is very user-friendly and all employees are able to easily use the features provided. The customer service provided also helps, because any issues with overall usability is easily resolved. All of the features are easy to use and understand. The mains issues with usability are in small glitches in the programming.
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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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    Ideagen
    We previously used an in house created system and since moving to Ideagen Quality Control, things have moved forward in a much more efficient way.
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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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    Ideagen
    • this software has helped us to complete AS9102 forms faster
    • Increased the sales of parts with FAIR and customer OTD
    • The ROI was less than 6 months
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