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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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InterSystems IRIS Review

Rating: 9 out of 10

March 14, 2024

Vetted ReviewVerified User

I work most with InterSystems IRIS Interoperability. My job involves connecting the systems of branch stores with the headquarters. The biggest challenge is transforming a wid...

Verified user

Employee

1 year of experience

IRIS Review

Rating: 6 out of 10

March 5, 2024

Vetted ReviewVerified User

InterSystems IRIS is used to support the medical industry, everything from medical history to paying information is stored using IRIS database, this makes it easy to access an...

Verified user

Employee

1 year of experience

Intersystems in health

Rating: 10 out of 10

January 2, 2024

Vetted ReviewVerified User

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 RE...

Pierre LAFAY

Director - Engineering

CEO

Ellipse

12 years of experience

A simple and efficient solution for data exchanges

Rating: 8 out of 10

November 22, 2023

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

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...

Maxime Lach

Employee - Engineering

Product Design/Development Engineer

CGI

1 year of experience

A Great Interoperability Tool

Rating: 9 out of 10

August 3, 2023

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

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 tho...

Victoria Castillo

Engineer - Information Technology

Senior Integration Engineer

Mercy

3 years of experience

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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

A range of tools to help database developers produce problem-free code

7.5

Avg 8.5

7.3
Version control tools
(38) Ratings
Version control tools ensure code integrity is maintained in a team coding environment
8.1
Test data generation
(39) Ratings
Generation of randomized or real-world test data
6.4
Performance optimization tools
(42) Ratings
Performance optimization tools measure and maintain overall responsiveness and efficiency of queries, database structures, etc.
7.9
Schema maintenance
(42) Ratings
Maintaining schema integrity via regular maintenance
7.7
Database change management
(43) Ratings
Automated scripts for implementing database changes

Database Administration

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

7.3

Avg 8.5

7.2
User management
(44) Ratings
Tools to help manage user and role administration
7.2
Database security
(44) Ratings
Security maintenance such as authorization management, log analysis, database auditing
7.7
Database status reporting
(41) Ratings
Detailed reports on database performance, configuration, security, vulnerabilities, etc.
7.4
Change management
(43) Ratings
Automated scripts for implementing database changes

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Product Details

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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

Mirantis Kubernetes Engine

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InterSystems IRIS Technical Details

Deployment Types	On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating Systems	Windows, Linux, Mac, Docker
Mobile Application	No
Supported Countries	Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico, Middle East, Germany, India, Japan, Europe, South America, UK, USA
Supported Languages	Czech, 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 8.1.

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

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InterSystems IRIS Review

Rating: 9 out of 10

March 14, 2024

Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Program Development Company, 51-200 employees

Vetted Review

Verified User

1 year of experience

Pros

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

Cons

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

IRIS Review

Rating: 6 out of 10

March 05, 2024

Verified User

Employee in Other

Computer Software Company, 51-200 employees

Vetted Review

Verified User

1 year of experience

Pros

Unified Data Management: IRIS seamlessly integrates disparate data sources.
High-Performance Analytics
Interoperability and Scalability

Cons

Easier learning curve

A Great Interoperability Tool

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

August 03, 2023

VC

Victoria Castillo

Senior Integration Engineer

Mercy (Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

3 years of experience

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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.