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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

    SharePlex

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASharePlex from Quest Software is a data replication software offering near real-time replication and supporting a wide variety of databases.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSharePlex
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSharePlex
    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 ServerSharePlex
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SharePlex
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SharePlex
    -
    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 SharePlex
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SharePlex
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SharePlex
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SharePlex
    -
    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 SharePlex
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    SharePlex
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Task Factory
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSharePlex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSharePlex
    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
    SharePlex really shines when set alongside GoldenGate. The licensing costs of the two products would appear to place them in entirely different ballparks yet they perform nearly identically in practice. SharePlex is suitable for heterogenous replication of one database to another. The list of targets is ever increasing, with support for all major RDBMS vendors as well as support for popular NoSQL and JSON replication. SharePlex is effective when replicating from on-premise to cloud. Whether that's migrating data, creating a high-availability presence in a public or private cloud, or populating a data mart, it does the job quite well.
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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
    • SharePlex is highly configurable and versatile. It can handle virtually any kind of data replication needs.
    • SharePlex is very robust. Its message queuing mechanism provides fast data transfer from the source to the target.
    • SharePlex software is very stable and mature, and it is highly scalable and reliable.
    • SharePlex support is exceptionally good. We are very satisfied with its support engineers.
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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
    • When first introduced the Change Data Capture process was awkward. Each subsequent release has improved the process.
    • Sometimes the Shareplex monitoring service in Foglight gets overly aggressive in sending out error notifications and can end up spamming the admins with email alerts for one problem. We have had to tone that down.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
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    Quest Software
    We depend on it to supply data to our various OLTP and Data Warehouse environments
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Quest Software
    It is very usable once you get over the initial setup.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Quest Software
    Support is very responsive. They take ownership of the problems and see them through to the finish. When a bug is found they work towards developing testing and making the fix available to us to solve the problem.
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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
    SharePlex support is an award-winning team, which is available for 24 hours, and any time they have solutions with perfect expertise. Besides, SharePlex has supported data migration, with multiple reporting features that ensure there are comprehensive database evaluations. The simplicity of SharePlex installation also gives it a higher mark, is very efficient, and allows companies to understand it easily.
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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
    • Postive: easy to replicate data for non-prod use
    • Negative: we spent a lot time due to data out of sync
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