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IBM InfoSphere Information Server vs. Quest Migration Manager & Migrator

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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

    Quest Migration Manager & Migrator

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AQuest offers Migration Manager, replacing Dell's former ChangeBASE migration software, a suite of application tools supporting Microsoft application and legacy system migration. Migration Manager editions currently support Office 365, Active Directory & Exchange migration.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerQuest Migration Manager & Migrator
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerQuest Migration Manager & Migrator
    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 ServerQuest Migration Manager & Migrator
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Quest Migration Manager & Migrator
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Quest Migration Manager & Migrator
    -
    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 Quest Migration Manager & Migrator
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Quest Migration Manager & Migrator
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Quest Migration Manager & Migrator
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Quest Migration Manager & Migrator
    -
    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 Quest Migration Manager & Migrator
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Quest Migration Manager & Migrator
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Skyvia
    Score10 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerQuest Migration Manager & Migrator
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerQuest Migration Manager & Migrator
    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
    Dell ChangeBASE is well suited in migrating an OS to a new version, or 32/64-bit. It's also helpful when virtualizating workstations into Thin Clients for use with Citrix or other thin provisioning services.
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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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    Quest Software
    • OS Patch Testing - We further used this to test Microsoft's Patch Tuesday releases before we put them in production.
    • Web Dashboard - The latest version added a fully customization dashboard with widgets to give you an at-a-glance view.
    • Application comparability - We used this to test our Windows XP to Windows 7 migration.
    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.
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    Quest Software
    • Initial setup can be tricky - We needed to contact support for some help.
    • Prior to the latest version, there wasn't an easy way to view all of our results. The new dashboard has rectified this.
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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
    Dell ChangeBASE is more costly when compared to Admin Studio, I believe the price was almost double. However, Admin Studio did not provide a comfortable level of support and we felt we were in better hands with Dell's patching schedule. Admin Studio wasn't able to answer our question on when they released software updates and how complex an upgrade would be.
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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
    • ROI was seen after 10 months of use.
    • Greatly sped up the application testing process by several weeks, and allowed our existing development team to continue working on other projects.
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