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IBM DataStage
Formerly InfoSphere DataStage

Overview

What is IBM DataStage?

IBM® DataStage® is a data integration tool that helps users to design, develop and run jobs that move and transform data. At its core, the DataStage tool supports extract, transform and load (ETL) and extract, load and transform (ELT) patterns.…

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DATASTAGE -ETL

10 out of 10
January 31, 2019
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  • DS is one of the most powerful ETL tools on the market. Its connectors to different bases plus the pack make it a solid tool, and …
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Popular Features

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  • Simple transformations (9)
    9.8
    98%
  • Connect to traditional data sources (9)
    9.5
    95%
  • Complex transformations (9)
    9.3
    93%
  • Collaboration (9)
    9.0
    90%
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What is IBM DataStage?

IBM® DataStage® is a data integration tool that helps users to design, develop and run jobs that move and transform data. At its core, the DataStage tool supports extract, transform and load (ETL) and extract, load and transform (ELT) patterns. A basic version of the software is available for on…

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

Data Source Connection

Ability to connect to multiple data sources

9.1
Avg 8.2

Data Transformations

Data transformations include calculations, search and replace, data normalization and data parsing

9.5
Avg 8.4

Data Modeling

A data model is a diagram or flowchart that illustrates the relationships between data

9
Avg 8.1

Data Governance

Data governance is the practise of implementing policies defining effective use of an organization's data assets

8.9
Avg 8.2
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Product Details

What is IBM DataStage?

IBM® DataStage® is a data integration tool that helps users to design, develop and run jobs that move and transform data. At its core, the DataStage tool supports extract, transform and load (ETL) and extract, load and transform (ELT) patterns. A basic version of the software is available for on-premises deployment, and the cloud-based DataStage for IBM Cloud Pak® for Data offers automated integration capabilities in a hybrid or multicloud environment.


IBM DataStage Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating Systems,
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

IBM® DataStage® is a data integration tool that helps users to design, develop and run jobs that move and transform data. At its core, the DataStage tool supports extract, transform and load (ETL) and extract, load and transform (ELT) patterns. A basic version of the software is available for on-premises deployment, and the cloud-based DataStage for IBM Cloud Pak® for Data offers automated integration capabilities in a hybrid or multicloud environment.

Reviewers rate Simple transformations highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of IBM DataStage are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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July 06, 2022

IBM Inforsphere datastage review

niman goli | TrustRadius Reviewer
niman goli
Storage Lead
DXC Technology (Airlines/Aviation, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
IBM InfoSphere DataStage is used for data analysis for business trending and banking aging report for the customers.It would be helpful for finding when the last transaction was done and when the future transaction would be coming for . IBM InfoSphere DataStagecan help with ease of access , easy of gui management and easy navigation for the user to great help
Pros and Cons
  • banking environment
  • user data management
  • user account management
  • data stage integration with cloud
  • integration with bmc
  • database management with datastage
Likelihood to Recommend
it is suited for the scenario where the major or more number users and transactions are involved.it would help with data analysis,of how many transactions, and what was the frequency of the transactions,how much amount was paid and how much was the due , and how many count of the refills done.
IBM DataStage Feature Ratings
Data Source Connection (2)
100%
10.0
Connect to traditional data sources
100%
10.0
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL
100%
10.0
Data Transformations (2)
100%
10.0
Simple transformations
100%
10.0
Complex transformations
100%
10.0
Data Modeling (5)
100%
10.0
Data model creation
100%
10.0
Metadata management
100%
10.0
Business rules and workflow
100%
10.0
Collaboration
100%
10.0
Testing and debugging
100%
10.0
Data Governance (2)
100%
10.0
Integration with data quality tools
100%
10.0
Integration with MDM tools
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • its best on return on investment
  • its comes at low cost
  • its easy of use access
Alternatives Considered
its very good and i would get best support from ibm if their is any issue.i would upgrade it very easily.ibm red books are very good for learning and getting expertise on the product.we would get frequent updates when their is a patch released.it would be easy to integrate with other product or open source
Other Software Used
BMC Automated Mainframe Intelligence (AMI), Dell EMC AppSync, Hitachi Compute Blade (BladeSymphony)
June 28, 2022

Master of Data Mapping and Cloud Data Management IBM Platform.

Edger Loredo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Edger Loredo
Project Manager
Keyway (Real Estate, 11-50 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
The effective mapping product and highly effective for project data management and scalability is the best. Functions are simple to start with and all the features are easy to custom. The IBM platform offers the best mapping capability and the data modeling functions are excellent. The reports are excellent and effective.
Pros and Cons
  • Mapping tools are excellent.
  • Reporting functions.
  • Data collaboration.
  • The deep functions manipulation is tricky.
  • Tools are not easy to manipulate through Cloud services.
  • Ability to manage big data can be more functional.
Likelihood to Recommend
Excellent Cloud data mapping tool and easy creating multiple project data analytics in real-time and the report distribution are excellent via this IBM product. Easy tool to provide data visualization and the integration is effective and helpful to migrating huge amounts of data across other platforms and different websites insights gathering.
IBM DataStage Feature Ratings
Data Source Connection (2)
90%
9.0
Connect to traditional data sources
90%
9.0
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL
90%
9.0
Data Transformations (2)
90%
9.0
Simple transformations
90%
9.0
Complex transformations
90%
9.0
Data Modeling (5)
90%
9.0
Data model creation
90%
9.0
Metadata management
90%
9.0
Business rules and workflow
90%
9.0
Collaboration
90%
9.0
Testing and debugging
90%
9.0
Data Governance (2)
85%
8.5
Integration with data quality tools
80%
8.0
Integration with MDM tools
90%
9.0
Return on Investment
  • Great data mapping solution and easy to assemble various data report.
  • Excellent analytics production and easy to visualize big data.
  • Easy project management and reliable integration platform and Cloud data management.
Alternatives Considered
With effective capabilities and easy to manipulate the features and easy to produce accurate data analytics and the Cloud services Automation, this IBM platform is more reliable and easy to document management. The features on this platform are equipped with excellent big data management and easy to provide accurate data analytics.
Other Software Used
June 24, 2022

InfoSphere DataStage Data Integration tool

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use DataStage for ETL development, creating jobs to extract the data from different source systems and transform the data to use with different databases, and load the data into the database tables/views using staging tables. We use DataStage with Cognos to show the glossary information for any particular field and track it all the way from the report to the source application.
Pros and Cons
  • Data integration
  • ETL jobs
  • Business Glossary
  • Creating snapshot views using jobs
  • Better interface for the job designs
Likelihood to Recommend
It helps minimize the project delivery cycle since it allows a common set of tools across IIS. MDM integrations are a plus.
IBM DataStage Feature Ratings
Data Source Connection (2)
85%
8.5
Connect to traditional data sources
90%
9.0
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL
80%
8.0
Data Transformations (2)
90%
9.0
Simple transformations
100%
10.0
Complex transformations
80%
8.0
Data Modeling (5)
86%
8.6
Data model creation
90%
9.0
Metadata management
70%
7.0
Business rules and workflow
80%
8.0
Collaboration
100%
10.0
Testing and debugging
90%
9.0
Data Governance (2)
80%
8.0
Integration with data quality tools
70%
7.0
Integration with MDM tools
90%
9.0
Return on Investment
  • Mostly positive since we use all kind of different source system applications.
  • It provides graphical framework for jobs development.
  • The can be transformed and delivered to different databases.
Alternatives Considered
It's obvious since they both are from the same vendors and it makes it easier and can get better rates for licensing. Also, sales rapes are very helpful in case of escalations and critical issues.
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October 28, 2019

Great ETL software for complex data rules

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 51-200 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
It is mainly used by IT department as ETL software. It served as an efficient tool for us to extract data, transform and load data in the databases or provide the output file for users and other systems. With ODBC connections, it can connect Oracle, SQL, and other databases and open files to read and write.
Pros and Cons
  • Very reliable in handling data extraction, data transformation and loading
  • Flexibility in connecting to different type of databases, relational or non-relational
  • Great features such as parallel processing, hash handling, etc.
  • You can also take advantage of its FTP functions, and scheduling features if you need to.
  • Technical support is a key area IBM should improve for this product. Sometimes our case is assigned to a support engineer and he has no idea of the product or services.
  • Provide custom reports for datastage jobs and performance such as job history reports, warning messages or error messages.
  • Make it fully compatible with Oracle and users can direct use of Oracle ODBC drivers instead of Data Direct driver. Same for SQL server.
Likelihood to Recommend
It is well suited if your data is quite complex and many data rules are in place. You have to write real complex data joins to generate output. While DataStage can handle it and provide you an intuitive design for support and analysis.
IBM DataStage Feature Ratings
Data Source Connection (1)
80%
8.0
Connect to traditional data sources
80%
8.0
Data Transformations (2)
95%
9.5
Simple transformations
100%
10.0
Complex transformations
90%
9.0
Data Modeling (4)
72.5%
7.3
Metadata management
80%
8.0
Business rules and workflow
90%
9.0
Collaboration
40%
4.0
Testing and debugging
80%
8.0
Data Governance
N/A
N/A
Return on Investment
  • Provides us an excellent ETL application
  • Made our data handling easy
  • Provide the business with high quality reports
Alternatives Considered
We have very limited experience of using Informix and should not provide any comments. But datastage works real well for us.
Support Rating
5
I mainly handle support cases with IBM and the support is really lagging behind.
Other Software Used
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