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IBM InfoSphere Information Server vs. NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management

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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

    NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ANetApp SnapCenter software is presented by the vendor as a simple, unified platform for application-consistent data protection and clone management. They state the software simplifies backup, restore, and clone lifecycle management with application-integrated workflows. Leveraging storage-based data management, SnapCenter is offered to enable increased performance and availability and reduced testing and development times.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerNetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerNetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    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 ServerNetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    -
    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 NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    -
    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 NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database Development
    Comparison of Database Development features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Version control tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Test data generation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Performance optimization tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Schema maintenance00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Database change management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Database Administration
    Comparison of Database Administration features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    User management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Database security00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Database status reporting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Change management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerNetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerNetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    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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    NetApp
    It's great to test and develop new applications. Terrific to identify new and discover networks. Excellent with cost tracking and asset management. Intuitive user interface.
    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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    NetApp
    • VM backup via volume NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    • It can be used in DB aware backup
    • Provide quick data restoration
    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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    NetApp
    • integration with other backup solutions
    • ease of management
    • The interface needs to be improved
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
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    NetApp
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    NetApp
    It's faster and more secure with data with high-level security layers.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    NetApp
    For its efficiency with database backup and recovery.
    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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    NetApp
    If the size of the VM is somewhere 10TB, the Commvault will take more than 24 hours to take a full file-level backup. At the same time, NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management will take a few seconds
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    NetApp
    It's done a magnificent job with failover and repair of the database.
    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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    NetApp
    • Not calculated anything yet
    • Saves of engineer effort
    • The solution saves our time
    Incentivized
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