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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

    Panoply by Sqream (discontinued)

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/APanoply, from Sqream since the late 2021 acquisition, was an ETL-less, smart end-to-end data management system built for the cloud. Panoply specializes as a unified ELT and Data Warehouse platform with integrated visualization capabilities and storage optimization algorithms. Panoply was owned by Sqream since the December 2021 acquisition, but the product has since been discontinued, and is no longer available.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerPanoply by Sqream (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerPanoply by Sqream (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Panoply offers simple, transparent pricing. All plans have a 21-day free trial—no credit card required. You'll get an account executive and data architect to help you get the most out of your smart data warehouse. Pricing starts at $325/month.
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    Features
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    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Panoply by Sqream (discontinued)
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Panoply by Sqream (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 Panoply by Sqream (discontinued)
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Panoply by Sqream (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 Panoply by Sqream (discontinued)
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Panoply by Sqream (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 Panoply by Sqream (discontinued)
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Panoply by Sqream (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 ServerPanoply by Sqream (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerPanoply by Sqream (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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    Panoply is well suited for companies with large amounts of data that do not want all users of the company to see or view. It is appropriate for companies that have to store data for several years in case clients need the data. It is not made to constantly be downloading or looking at the documents.
    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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    Discontinued Products
    • Ease of data integrations. Importing data into the data warehouse is a point-and-click effort.
    • Automated data modeling. The data is modeled in a way that facilitates analysis without having to look into it myself.
    • Query speed. Automated query optimization has really sped up our dashboards.
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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
    • The user interface could use some improvement for analytical tools. Apart from that, it’s great.
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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
    It’s a good choice for building a quick, multipurpose data stack for a variety of businesses needs.
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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
    Panoply has much more storage and better organization tools for searching. There are better folders and tools for keeping documents secure and stored for a long period of time. It is better to offload data in mass than singular or Zip drive documents like you would do in Google Drive.
    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
    • Saved time on Redshift setup
    • Saved support costs (monetary and temporal) by not having to set up on-premise
    • Widens the BI tool use in organization; lowers the barrier to entry and makes organization more productive in analytical terms
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