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IBM InfoSphere Information Server vs. KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform (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

    KCM GRC Platform

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AKnowBe4 headquartered in Clearwater offers their governance, risk, compliance platform, the KCM GRC Platform.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerKCM GRC Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerKCM GRC Platform
    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 ServerKCM GRC Platform
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform (discontinued)
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform (discontinued)
    -
    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 KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform (discontinued)
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform (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 KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform (discontinued)
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform (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 KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform (discontinued)
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Governance, Risk & Compliance
    Comparison of Governance, Risk & Compliance features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform (discontinued)
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform (discontinued)
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Common repository of GRC items00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Risk management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    GRC policy management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerKCM GRC Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerKCM GRC Platform
    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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    KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform is well suited for a company that knows what they're doing compliance wise and needs to save time doing it. It won't be something you can spend a few hours on and then put on autopilot. It was made to create a rhythm within your own team, and you'll need to have the buy-in. It's useful for IT and Legal teams that already have a vendor risk management process, but want to have a better handle on it. Giving an outside auditor read-only access to a scope is also a huge time saver.
    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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    • Mapping controls across different compliance frameworks. It saves you a ton of time and energy!
    • Performing risk assessments at the granularity that you prefer, splitting assessments across departments and teams if you wish.
    Incentivized
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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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    Discontinued Products
    • Vendor management has a few kinks to work out. We want to be able to do internal questionnaires for vendors as a compliance checklist before we sign off on a contract. Nothing in the works yet, but there are a few workarounds.
    • The navigation between different tasks in scope is clunky, and it's easy to lose your place, and it forces you back to the main page of the scope to retrace your steps.
    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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    Support Rating
    IBM
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    Discontinued Products
    Support from KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform is always great. It's always in-house localized support, with excellent response times, and dedicated Customer Success Managers to answer the bulk of your questions or take your suggestions and make them a feature request. They will also reach out at least quarterly and do health checks to make sure you're using the platform to the best of your ability.
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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
    Quantivate and Fusion were the other two options we checked out. The quantity was high, and a good bit more expensive, but it was the best performing with its platform. They also had more modules that each cost extra to add to your subscription. KnowBe4 KCM GRC Platform was all-in-one and a little less mature, but the better buy. Fusion was hard to follow in the demo, and I was not overly impressed. I may have made my decision early enough in the demo to not pay much more attention to it.
    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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    Discontinued Products
    • Just having the capacity to do things the right way, and formally, has driven some of our compliance efforts.
    • Due to licensing limitations, we likely overspent on seats to the platform that we didn't need but also didn't want to miss out on.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    KCM GRC Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of View All Compliance Requirements: View all your compliance requirements with details, descriptions, status, scope, and controls for each requirement.Screenshot of View All Compliance Tasks: The “My Dashboard” view narrows focus to tasks assigned to an individual end user, allowing your entire organization to work together towards compliance.Screenshot of View by Scope and Scope Status Report: Scopes enable you to track multiple projects in one place simultaneously allowing you to provide granular user permissions across each project.Screenshot of View Policy Campaign: See all campaign details and easily keep track of your policy campaign completion percentage and user acknowledgments.Screenshot of View Risk Breakdown and Risk Categories: The Risk Dashboard gives you high-level details on your risk categories and risk score associated with these categories.Screenshot of Easily Add Risks: The Risk Wizard makes it easy for you to create unique organizational risks or import risks from existing spreadsheets to your risk register.