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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 LeanIX

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ALeanIX in Bonn focuses on controlling and reducing complexity in IT landscapes. Core of the Enterprise Architecture Management solution is an intelligent IT inventory designed to make up-to-date information and planning for the IT landscape accessible for relevant staff. LeanIX also provides an integrable cloud governance solution to its EAM solution via the Cloud Native Tool, as well as the LeanIX Smart Xplore tool to manage Digital Transformation initiatives.N/A

    SAP Replication Server

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASAP's Sybase Replication Server is database development and management software.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP LeanIXSAP Replication Server
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP LeanIXSAP Replication Server
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP LeanIXSAP Replication Server
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP LeanIX and SAP Replication Server
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SAP LeanIX
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Replication Server
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Connect to traditional data sources9.94 Ratings00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL7.54 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP LeanIX and SAP Replication Server
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SAP LeanIX
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Replication Server
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP LeanIX and SAP Replication Server
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SAP LeanIX
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Replication Server
    7.6
    3 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Data model creation8.72 Ratings00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Metadata management7.74 Ratings00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow8.44 Ratings00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Collaboration8.04 Ratings00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Testing and debugging7.14 Ratings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP LeanIX and SAP Replication Server
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    SAP LeanIX
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Replication Server
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Score5.9 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP LeanIXSAP Replication Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP LeanIXSAP Replication Server
    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
    SAP PowerDesigner allows our team of data modelers to work and collaborate from a single repository and single data dictionary. This helps enforce consistency as data elements are referenced in other objects. Prior to our use of PD, we might have an element named "ppt" in one table, "participant" in another table and "part" in a third table. By forcing everything to be used from the data dictionary, we avoid these situations because everyone has to go to the dictionary. And we are able to easily do peer reviews on models before they are released because we are collaborating through the use of the repository.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    I asked questions about a warm standby and multicast replication. We ended up using bi-directional replication and a warm standby db. Having 3 or more live OLTP DB's where each was read-write was going to be difficult to manage for contention if the same table was being updated. We stuck with an easier solution to have only two OLTP's, and then used additional DB's as read-only DW's.
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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
    • User friendly
    • Configurable
    • Relations between fact sheets
    • Lifecycle management
    • Self build reports
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • guaranteed delivery
    • high availability
    • scalable
    • low latency
    • data transformation
    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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    SAP
    • Licensing cost is based on user count
    • Free licensed competitors exist, and they perform similar functions
    • New database structures could be implemented more easily
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • Data Reconciliation Functionality.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    We did have to reach out to support to learn how to properly utilize the repository feature and share the data model across many developers. Support was able to help us get this set up correctly. The downside was it took us several weeks before we gave up and contacted support. We should have done that earlier. I would say, however, the documentation wasn't clear on how to do this. So support was a great big help!
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    SAP
    SAP support has been outstanding. They have quick response times and always meet their SLAs. Any time we have an issue that needs to be researched they are able to get back to us quickly with resolution.
    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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    SAP
    We did not do a comparisson
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    Hands down Sybase has the best replication
    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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    SAP
    • Standardization of models
    • Impact Analysis
    • Graphical User Interface
    • Ease of deployment
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • A positive is that it allow quick business decision making on the basis of real time data. Huge time saving for business.
    Incentivized
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