InterSystems IRIS

Score7 out of 10

87 Reviews and Ratings

What is InterSystems IRIS?

InterSystems IRIS is a complete cloud-first data platform that includes a multi-model transactional data management engine, an application development platform, and interoperability engine, and an open analytics platform.

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ACID compliance
The database complies with ACID (atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability), ensuring transactions are processed reliably.
Category average: 8.9
Database monitoring
Teams can monitor database usage and performance metrics.
Category average: 9
Encryption
Data is encrypted in-motion and at rest, preventing unauthorized access and security breaches.
Category average: 8.6

Database locking
Locking mechanisms prevent users from accessing data while it is being updated.
Category average: 8.9
Multiple datatypes
The database can store a variety of different datatypes.
Category average: 8.6
Flexible deployment
The database can be deployed in a variety of environments and operating systems.
Category average: 8.4

Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using InterSystems IRIS.

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#1 most frequent

Health Care and Social Assistance

26.9%

76 installations of 283

#2 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

25.1%

71 installations of 283

#3 most frequent

Information

9.2%

26 installations of 283

William Mabotja View profile

Founder in Information Technology at Ampath (1-10 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I used InterSystems IRIS whilst consulting in the healthcare sector. The client uses it to manage laboratories, including payment, patient information and more. I had to learn ObjectScript, so I found the InterSystems IRIS learning platform very resourceful and useful. I also learnt how to use Python files directly in InterSystems IRIS and how to use Python inline with InterSystems IRIS since I was coming from a Python background.

Pros

Python Integration
Database Access and Connection
Spinning up Web applications
Storing persistent data

Cons

File Upload and FTP
Data management dashboard could help
Making data available throughout the application lifecycle

Return on Investment

It has allowed for quicker deployments
It has allowed the client to keep their legacy Meditech systems
It is very compliant in terms of health standards

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MongoDB Atlas

Other Software Used

AWS Amplify, Azure Container Apps, Azure AI Studio, Azure App Service

Victoria Castillo View profile

Senior Integration Engineer in Information Technology at Mercy (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use InterSystems Iris and HealthConnect as our intergration engine between our EMR & our vendor systems. It allows us to take in millions of HL7 messages, translate those messages according to the needs of our company & vendors and send them on to their destinations within seconds. It also works for HL7v3, X12, and API (FHIR/Json) data.

Pros

It is very intuitive--navigation and understanding of the tool comes quickly
It is very flexible so you can easily customize it to operate in such a way that it fulfills your needs.
It is constantly expanding it's out of the box capabilities to provide more ease & access to different utilities.

Cons

The base code is in ObjectScript which can be quite the learning curve for individuals just starting out with the product.
The documentation is not always clear about how or what classes and built in functions are available for use.

Most Important Features

The ability to quickly view what systems are having issues.
An intuitive GUI that makes different aspects of my role more efficient.
The WRC--a 24/7 support line that offers expert advice to help you get over development hurdles.

Return on Investment

It has improved our development speed so we are able to produce more quickly.
It has offered the ability to provide more customized solutions in comparison to what we were using allowing us to offer a greater range of solutions.
Custom processes are typically written in the InterSystems Development Language which does take some time to learn but it does follow standard syntax and logic.
Source Control is not standard out of the box and it does take some work to get it implemented though this process is improving.

Alternatives Considered

TIBCO General Interface

Other Software Used

Epic, Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Pierre LAFAY View profile

CEO in Engineering at Ellipse (1-10 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Intersystems Iris to develop backend of The "Banque Nationale Alzheimer" a health data warehouse.The frontend is build with Angular and connect to the backend with a REST api. The application collects data from all medical consultations concerning Alzheimer or other degenerative brain diseases on French territory.

Pros

REST Api
Security
Users administration
On-board documentation

Cons

syntactic compatibility with other languages (for loop, tests)
The structure of the documentation is not obvious

Return on Investment

best success in calls for tenders
A large collection of tools for a reasonable price
improved productivity thanks to product and support

Alternatives Considered

Oracle API Manager and Oracle Database

Other Software Used

Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Postman, Swagger Open Source, supported by SmartBear

Maxime Lach

Product Design/Development Engineer in Engineering at CGI (501-1000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use InterSystems IRIS to help multiple entities communicate with each other. To exchange data and manage training registrations.All these exchanges concern standards used in all areas (ISO, etc...)Exchanges are done by files (sftp...) but above all by REST API.We use InterSystems IRIS because DB storage is really simple. We have the ability to simply transport a message from one point to another or to transform it before distributing it.

Pros

Storage in DB
Transfer and transform messages, flows
Graphic part for BP
Python development

Cons

Development but Python is natve in the new version
Visual Code extension to help developer (linter, formatter...)
ORM fonctionnalities

Return on Investment

Ensemble to IRIS changes licenses is expensives, not just an upgrade
Ease of maintaining and evolving flows
Easy to learn for new users

Other Software Used

Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Microsoft Azure

Andre Dienes Friedrich View profile

Programmer in Quality Assurance at BPlus Tecnologia (51-200 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

it is an excellent tool, it helps us with everything we need, the integrations with our client are very transparent and reliable. With the support of InterSystems, today we can integrate and connect our client to different sources, we connect it with services, applications, among others, we use IRIS as a control bus, which brings us all the confidence and security in the data we travel.

Pros

object-oriented database
data bus
data security and integrity

Cons

Multilingual community in one place
better console integration
more programming language

Most Important Features

data base
different environments
structure safety

Return on Investment

accelerated ROI
resource saving

Other Software Used

Cypress.io, Azure API Management, GitHub

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