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    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

    ApexSQL by Quest

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AApexSQL is a software development company headquartered in Chapel Hill, US, and a Quest company. The company specializes in developing professional software tools for Microsoft SQL Server including tools for database auditing, recovery, change management, development, and documentation. ApexSQL is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.N/A
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    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerApexSQL by Quest
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerApexSQL by Quest
    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 ServerApexSQL by Quest
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and ApexSQL by Quest
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    ApexSQL by Quest
    -
    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 ApexSQL by Quest
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    ApexSQL by Quest
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and ApexSQL by Quest
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    ApexSQL by Quest
    -
    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 ApexSQL by Quest
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    ApexSQL by Quest
    -
    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
    Redgate SQL Toolbelt Essentials
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerApexSQL by Quest
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerApexSQL by Quest
    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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    Quest Software
    ApexSQL streamslines and automate DBMS in no time, helps in implementing the auditing and compliance requirements and data migration and it also help in building scalable application and secure application like when we develop application using Apex SQL, it will become very secure automatically due to its build in features and also building small application and deployment of code is very easy When you have very large data size sometimes it run a bit slow.
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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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    Quest Software
    • Templates
    • Code editing
    • Code Review
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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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    Quest Software
    • Source control can be a bit difficult with large database tables
    • Many tools so can be complex for new developers to onboard and use efficiently
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
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    Quest Software
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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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    Quest Software
    ApexSQL by Quest provides many toolkits for sql server that stacks up against its alternatives such as Operation toolkit which includes capabilities like disaster recovery, backup and restore etc, DevOps toolkit which include automation, compare and sync toolkit which include comparison between source and target schemas. ApexSQL by Quest also ensures the privacy and security of data. For this mentioned reason, our organization select ApexSQL by Quest
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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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    Quest Software
    • Free to use so easily affordable
    • Very easy to use of any new employee can easily learn
    • It provides all encompassing tool for our developers and ApexSQL solves that
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