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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
Incentivized
  • 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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Pricing

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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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Attribute Ratings

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Data movement
  • Seamless integration of scripts and etl jobs
  • Descriptive logging
  • Ability to work with myriad of data assets
  • Direct integration for Governance catalog
  • Hierarchical stages to parse and build xmls and jsons needs improvement.
  • Web interface of the application also needs improvement.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Connect to multiple types of data-sources including Oracle, Teradata, Snowflake, SQl Server.
  • Powerful tool to load large volumes of data.
  • Transformation stages allow us to reduce the amount of code needed to create ETL scripts.
  • Allow us to synchronize and refresh data as much as needed.
  • Connector Stages to Snowflake on the cloud. We had some issues initially but since then had been corrected.
  • Accessing tool from a browser (zero foot-print). Currently we need to either install locally or connect to a server to do ETL work.
  • Diversify ways of authenticating users.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • 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.
January 31, 2019

DATASTAGE -ETL

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Connectivity.
  • Handling large numbers of records.
  • Varied partitioning algorithms.
  • Complementary packages of connectivity to applications, SAP, etc.
  • You must understand and know the algorithms, since the wrong use of them generates more time in processing.
  • Metadata. You need to develop with connectors, and taking all the Metadata from the menu, all the data that you complete manually, you can't track it.
Gonzalo Angeleri | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
  • Proven MPP Engine. Excellent performance for integrating data.
  • 100% visual development, operational and monitoring environment.
  • Any source to any target capabilities.
  • Complex transformation capabilities without writing code.
  • Metadada and data quality capabilities.
  • Hybrid deployment (on-prem or cloud).
  • Unified processing engine.
  • Pricing.
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