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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

    SAP Data Intelligence

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ASAP Data Intelligence is presented by the vendor as a single solution to innovate with data. It provides data-driven innovation in the cloud, on premise, and through BYOL deployments. It is described by the vendor as the new evolution of the company's data orchestration and management solution running on Kubernetes, released by SAP in 2017 to deal with big data and complex data orchestration working across distributed landscapes and processing engine.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Data Intelligence
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Data Intelligence
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Data Intelligence
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    98%
    Would buy again
    51 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    36 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    52 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    28 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    32 Answers
    Features
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Data Intelligence
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP Data Intelligence
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SAP Data Intelligence
    -
    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 SAP Data Intelligence
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SAP Data Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP Data Intelligence
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SAP Data Intelligence
    -
    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 SAP Data Intelligence
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    SAP Data Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    Score9.3 out of 10
    SAP Datasphere
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Data Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.1
    (55 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (50 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (47 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Data Intelligence
    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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    SAP
    If you have an SAP products ecosystem in your IT landscape, it becomes a no-brainer to go ahead with an SAP Data Intelligence product for your data orchestration, data management, and advanced data analytics needs, such as data preparation for your AI/ML processes. It provides a seamless integration with other SAP products.
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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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    SAP
    • It integrates well with our current ecosystem of SAP products, like HANA.
    • It provides end-to-end machine learning operations, with tools for the complete model life cycle.
    • It has a simple user interface for novice users, with complex tools also available for power users.
    • It builds on SAP Data Hub, providing all the ETL functions of that tool with additional machine learning functionality.
    • It can run in the cloud, no on-premise software management needed.
    • Many programming languages are supported, it provides a sandbox environment for the user to develop in whichever style they prefer.
    • SAP is very actively developing and improving it.
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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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    SAP
    • Data transfer speed tends to be slow when there is poor internet connection since SAP Data Intelligence don’t synchronize data while offline. However, this is not vendor fault, that’s why we have implemented robust wireless technology internet connection in our organization.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    Allow collaborations among various personas
    with insights as ratings and comments on the
    datasets Reuse knowledges on the datasets for new users Next-Gen Data Management and Artificial Intelligence
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I think the troubleshooting process might be streamlined with improved error recording and tracing. A lot of information about issues and how to fix them is hidden away in the Kubernetes pods themselves. I'm not sure whether SAP Data Intelligence can fix this problem it may be connected to Kubernetes's design, in which case fixing it could need modifications inside Kubernetes itself.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Initially we struggle to get help from SAP but then dedicated Dev angel was assigned to us and that simplify the overall support scenario. There is still room of improvement in documentation around SAP Data intelligence. We struggle a lot to initially understand the feature and required help around performance improvement area,
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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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    SAP
    One of the reasons to pick SAP Data Intelligence is the speed and security it provides, in addition to the excellent support it provides. It is also compatible with all popular databases, which is another reason to choose it.
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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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    SAP
    • Automation of data management slashed tasks by over 60% in most departments for the first 8 months.
    • Metadata catalogs have enabled us to categorize data from disjointed sources in one place.
    • It runs multiple ML models which enhances flexibility when managing data.
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