My Experience with Pentaho data integrator
March 02, 2020

My Experience with Pentaho data integrator

zahit bogus | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Pentaho

I use the Pentaho Data Integration ETL tool in our enterprise business intelligence projects. I often use the Pentaho tool for data manipulation and data transport. Pentaho plays an important role in our business processes because we work on the database in the department where I work. I use the PentahoETL tool when designing ETL processes, transporting data to the database and designing the data warehouse.
  • I frequently use the Pentaho tool for data manipulation and data migration.
  • I use the PentahoETL tool when designing ETL processes, transporting data to the database and designing the data warehouse.
  • It is an ideal ETL tool for transporting XML and JSON-based data.
  • The error codes we received in the Pentaho ETL tool are not clear enough. Explanations need to be more detailed for quick resolution of the problem.
  • Scheduling ETL packages through the windows Task Scheduler makes things difficult. This process will be more efficient through the Pentaho tool.
  • Database connection information is timed out after a certain period of time. I sometimes have this problem even though the database password hasn't changed.
I chose Pentaho because it is an open-source and free ETL tool. In addition, JSON and XML-based data migration and conversion operations are very successful. In addition, it works in compliance with all database systems. Finally, we can make ETL packages using the windows Task Scheduler at a certain time interval.
The Pentaho Data Integration ETL tool runs successfully on systems derived from both Windows and Unix. When designing a data warehouse, we can create ETL packets both at the Stage layer and at the DWH layer. There are many components for ETL design. We can run packages at certain time intervals through the Windows Task Scheduler. Since Pentaho Data Integration is an open-source application, it can be developed in applications to be integrated with PDI (Pentaho Data Integration). This allows you to manage the scheduler process through a separate application.

Pentaho Feature Ratings

Pixel Perfect reports
8
Customizable dashboards
9
Report Formatting Templates
9
Drill-down analysis
8
Formatting capabilities
7
Integration with R or other statistical packages
8
Report sharing and collaboration
9
Publish to Web
8
Publish to PDF
9
Report Versioning
8
Report Delivery Scheduling
8
Delivery to Remote Servers
8
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
9
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
7
Predictive Analytics
8
Multi-User Support (named login)
9
Role-Based Security Model
9
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
8
Single Sign-On (SSO)
7
Responsive Design for Web Access
8
Mobile Application
7
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
8
REST API
7
Javascript API
7
iFrames
8
Java API
8
Themeable User Interface (UI)
7
Customizable Platform (Open Source)
9