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InterSystems IRIS

Overview

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.It is is the next generation of InterSystems' data management software. It…

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Recent Reviews

InterSystems IRIS Review

9 out of 10
March 14, 2024
I work most with InterSystems IRIS Interoperability. My job involves connecting the systems of branch stores with the headquarters. The …
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IRIS Review

6 out of 10
March 05, 2024
InterSystems IRIS is used to support the medical industry, everything from medical history to paying information is stored using IRIS …
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TrustRadius Insights

InterSystems IRIS has been praised by users for its ease of use and suitability for D programmers. It has proven to be a valuable tool for …
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Fast and reliable

9 out of 10
November 03, 2022
With the help of InterSystems IRIS, users can use the TrakCare data to build applications. This tool is useful for application development …
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IRIS & TRAKCARE

9 out of 10
September 15, 2022
Leverage TrakCare data and increase application development speed and capabilities with InterSystems IRIS for Health. Helps in managing …
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Popular Features

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  • Database change management (43)
    7.5
    75%
  • Database security (44)
    7.5
    75%
  • Change management (43)
    7.4
    74%
  • User management (44)
    7.4
    74%

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Product Demos

InterSystems IRIS for Health FHIR Contest Kick-Off Webinar

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InterSystems IRIS - Kafka, Schema Normalization and Service Enablement

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InterSystems IRIS: Kafka, Schema Normalization and Service Enablement

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PEX: Production Extension Framework Demo

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InterSystems IRIS Speed Test: High-Volume Ingestion

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Developing InterSystems IRIS solution using GitHub Codespaces

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Features

Database Development

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Database Administration

Tools to help database administrators manage and maintain databases in optimal conditions

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Product Details

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.

It is is the next generation of InterSystems' data management software. It includes the capabilities of InterSystems Cache and Ensemble, plus new capabilities that aim to to make it easy to build and deploy cloud based, analytics-intensive enterprise applications with greater performance and scalability.

InterSystems IRIS provides a set of APIs to operate with transactional persistent data simultaneously: key-value, relational, object, document, multidimensional.


Data can be managed by SQL, Java, node.js, .NET, C++, Python, and native server-side ObjectScript language.


InterSystems IRIS includes an Interoperability engine and modules to build AI solutions. InterSystems IRIS provides features for horizontal scalability (sharding, ECP) and provides High Availability features, Business intelligence, transaction support, and backup.

InterSystems IRIS Features

Database Development Features

  • Supported: Version control tools
  • Supported: Test data generation
  • Supported: Performance optimization tools
  • Supported: Schema maintenance
  • Supported: Database change management

Database Administration Features

  • Supported: User management
  • Supported: Database security
  • Supported: Database status reporting
  • Supported: Change management

InterSystems IRIS Integrations

InterSystems IRIS Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac, Docker
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesAfrica, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico, Middle East, Germany, India, Japan, Europe, South America, UK, USA
Supported LanguagesCzech, German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian

Frequently Asked Questions

Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, and MarkLogic Server are common alternatives for InterSystems IRIS.

Reviewers rate Test data generation highest, with a score of 7.7.

The most common users of InterSystems IRIS are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

InterSystems IRIS has been praised by users for its ease of use and suitability for D programmers. It has proven to be a valuable tool for building high-performance systems and leveraging machine learning capabilities. Migrating from Caché to IRIS has allowed users to create more fluid screens and integrate open technologies seamlessly.

In the healthcare sector, InterSystems IRIS serves as a communication hub and lab monitoring system in diagnostics laboratories, facilitating efficient data exchange and analysis. It is also utilized as a comprehensive solution for managing patient flows and financial processes within hospital facilities, streamlining operations and improving overall efficiency. Moreover, InterSystems IRIS helps solve interoperability issues, enabling the development of a more digital healthcare system.

Users have appreciated the compatibility of InterSystems IRIS with new technologies such as SAAS on AWS and Docker, which expands its versatility and usability. The platform's stability and ease of use have been commended, making it an ideal choice for organizations seeking efficient data collection, integration, management, and analysis.

InterSystems IRIS has found application in various industries beyond healthcare, such as vendor and customer management, order processing, fulfillment, and e-commerce support. It assists in migrating legacy code, creating APIs to facilitate communication between systems, and developing solutions for interoperability challenges within organizations.

In summary, InterSystems IRIS provides a comprehensive platform that caters to diverse industries' needs by offering advanced functionalities in data management, integration with new technologies, solving interoperability issues, and optimizing workflows. Users have found value in its ability to streamline operations efficiently while providing stability and ease of use.

Users have provided valuable recommendations for the system. According to their feedback, they highly praise the world-leading support from Intersystems. It is recommended to thoroughly assess and verify specific needs before choosing a platform version and tailor the solution for deployment accordingly. Considering migration from COS to the system is suggested as an important work package. These recommendations provide insights into the system's strengths and considerations for its implementation.

Additionally, users recommend the system for fast storage of data. They think it offers simplicity and a strong consulting partnership. The system is also a good choice for handling Big Data and data-driven development.

In summary, the system stands out for its exceptional support, flexibility, scalability, and performance in dealing with large volumes of data.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Ease of component reuse in interoperability
  • Even with a great database manager, it allows connecting to other data sources
  • The possibility of building an entire system within Object Script, from backend to frontend
  • Enhanced documentation, more comprehensive and user-friendly documentation, including detailed tutorials and examples
  • Improving compatibility and integrations with others programming languages
  • Introducing tools and techniques to optimize the performance of ObjectScript applications, such as profiling tools, performance monitoring utilities, and code optimization guidelines
  • A better compatibility with Python libraries
March 05, 2024

IRIS Review

Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Unified Data Management: IRIS seamlessly integrates disparate data sources.
  • High-Performance Analytics
  • Interoperability and Scalability
  • Easier learning curve
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Storage in DB
  • Transfer and transform messages, flows
  • Graphic part for BP
  • Python development
  • Development but Python is natve in the new version
  • Visual Code extension to help developer (linter, formatter...)
  • ORM fonctionnalities
September 26, 2023

InterSystems IRIS Review

Prasanth Annamreddy | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Utility classes
  • Library functions
  • Documentation and community
  • RTF base64 transformation
  • FHIR
  • The mandate features are not available in the older versions of the product and it is difficult to upgrade the product every version release for all hence latest features can't be available for all within our organization.
Victoria Castillo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • 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.
  • 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.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Lots of connectors for different standards: SOAP, REST, HL7, etc.
  • Performance, stability and reliability.
  • Possibility to code your own solutions.
  • Support for the product and community.
  • Improved business process visual editor.
  • Improved data transform editor.
Mohamed Benmansour | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The quickest way to develop and deploy intelligent applications for enterprise use.
  • This database allows us to track usage trends and identify potential bottlenecks or errors in the system.
  • It provides comprehensive clinical data management capabilities to meet contemporary healthcare requirements.
  • InterSystems IRIS can improve professional training, support and development services.
  • The current documentation is limited on how to use the platform.
  • An outdated-looking presentation.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Total overview over your message flow
  • Comprehensive way for developing connections between different systems
  • Using industry standards
  • Build better functionality for Version Control
  • Provide tools for developing front end for applications
November 03, 2022

Fast and reliable

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • For supporting employees, the code table notion is a very nice idea.
  • The implementation of several data streams is quick and efficient thanks to the ability to receive, convert, and route data from many sources into a single standard.
  • Our biggest challenge is constantly educating new chief architects or executives about the significance of the InterSystems platform in our environment.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The database, integration engine, and Load balancer are all in one place. This is advantageous because there are no hidden costs and it is also far easier to set up the network configuration.
  • The sales engineers are very willing to help in any situation and they are also incredibly knowledgeable about the product. They often offer more than one solution to your problem, as well as providing the pros & cons of such solutions.
  • Extremely fast & reliable compared to other integration engines. The intuitive nature of the GUI also allows you to easily locate errors, resend messages, and just get a general understanding of what is going on.
  • The documentation can be excellent for some things but then is non-existent for explaining other things. There should be more consistency in the level of the documentation on offer.
  • Not all the methods for classes work, in particular, I have found half the methods for EnsLib.Rest.Service does not work, and doesn't provide any examples of how to use them (e.g. ReportHTTPStatusCode()).
September 15, 2022

IRIS & TRAKCARE

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • SQL and NoSQL database management
  • data and application integration
  • unstructured data analytics capabilities
  • usability
  • intuitiveness
  • graphic
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Clinical part
  • RCM part they will done all most all the DHA and insurance integrations.
  • PAS part included the easiest methods for booking appointments and patient management is very easy.
  • Audit log for each and every action is a very good thing.
  • Code table concept is a very good idea for supporting staffs.
  • UI Part little bit improvement required, but that is not a big issue.
  • Once done the future booking for appointment we cannot reschedule the appointment up to today is lesser than that booking date.
  • g.: Today (29/07/2022) I am booking for an appointment on 01/08/2022, I want that appointment to need to reschedule to 31/07/2022, this is not possible.
  • If possible to reschedule the appointment up to the current date is a better option.
  • Patient Bill is cancelled then multiple records are getting created, this will be make confusion for users.
  • For IT staffs if you can provide the database related training it will be more helpful for manage the Realtime requirements.
Travis Baker | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Receive, transform, and route data from multiple sources into a single standard makes implementing various data streams quick and efficient. Our company used this engine to not only receive data in and push data out, but also to identify when existing data changed to trigger events as needed to build interactive features into our product such as alerting and workflow rules as well as integration with third party vendors.
  • The data storage is easily configured and human readable through the definition of Cache classes. Our company built from scratch a comprehensive data model within days that was adopted for each new module within our application, all inheriting from a well-thought-out base class structure. Adjusting in future made it easy to write minimal amount of code to deploy changes across entire application.
  • Analyzing and reporting through multiple querying languages and a variety of connections is very fast. Our company also took advantage of the ability to build dynamic queries built solely off the interpretation of the underlying data models to process interface transactions with a standard, universal, approach that did not rely upon hand-crafting queries for each data model individually.
  • Our biggest hurdle is to continually inform new executives or chief architects about the role the InterSystems platform has in our environment. Most with no exposure immediately think they should change everything and move to something such as Microsoft SQL Server or other database platforms. Once we show them what InterSystems does for us and the exhaustive amount of features and functionality they usually get on board.
  • Onboarding new developers can be time consuming if they are new to InterSystems suite of products. But our experience is that adoption can be rolled out slowly within those areas that are industry standard (database configuration, reporting, etc.) as most of the content is standard and it is just some syntax and application hurdles to overcome.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Integration over cloud
  • Value for money
  • Low maintenance required
  • Some issues with Java connection sometimes, which can be improved
  • Product has a few security vulnerabilities with Apache
  • Performance can also be improved a bit
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • cloud storage, providing support and data security.
  • information analysis and autonomy in processes
  • high performance database management
  • simplify your most demanding data-intensive applications.
  • makes it easier to build high-performance
  • creation and interface with users to access the system.
  • more defined information flow schemes.
  • increased security with cloud storage
December 08, 2021

Gem for Data Management

Priya Kakkar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Database operation is really quick[.]
  • You can easily integrate it with other machine learning applications[.]
  • It supports all programming language hence it's a gem for all developers[.]
  • Interface can be improved a bit[.]
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