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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

    LiveVault

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ALiveVault is a data backup and recovery option acquired by J2 Global from Iron Mountain.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerLiveVault
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerLiveVault
    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 ServerLiveVault
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and LiveVault
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    LiveVault
    -
    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 LiveVault
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    LiveVault
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and LiveVault
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    LiveVault
    -
    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 LiveVault
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    LiveVault
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and LiveVault
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    LiveVault
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Universal recovery00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Instant recovery00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Recovery verification00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerLiveVault
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerLiveVault
    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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    Ziff Davis Inc
    Our company was originally with VaultLogix which was taken over by LiveVault. The transition to the new product was not as smooth as expected and presented us with issues especially with a restore. Restore and what files needed to be included in the backup policy were not communicated to us correctly and it was not until a customer's server failed that we found out we couldn't do a restore because we were missing files that were needed for a complete restore.
    I don't believe it works very well for backups of virtual servers. Installation of the product is user-friendly.
    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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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • Easy to install the client piece.
    • Easy to setup the backup policies.
    • Data encryption and security.
    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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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • It does not play very well with virtual servers.
    • Support is not always responsive.
    • Issues with failed backups have cost our company time and money.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Ziff Davis Inc
    LiveVault is the only product we have used. The reason is that we chose it initially was the fact you can restore individual files. Also that the data is transferred offsite to a secure data center and data is backed up again, providing a second offsite copy.
    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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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • LiveVault has initially cost us more labor time than we anticipated for our IT staff.
    • Installing cloud backup has given us a piece of mind that our data and our customer's data is safe.
    Incentivized
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