Data Virtualization ... Evolution or Revolution
Updated December 27, 2023

Data Virtualization ... Evolution or Revolution

Carlos Castro | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with TIBCO Data Virtualization

Identified
as one important enabler for the new digital ecosystem, is helping NOS build a Digital Stack and deliver new
capabilities much faster and enforce security, resilience, performance, and
scalability. We start by implementing Data Virtualization to support our Interactive Voice Response used by our Call Center 24x7 and expanding this capability to our digital channels providing the best experience to NOS customers.

Pros

  • Performance (Data Cache keeps a live "copy" of our data)
  • Common data model design for Business and IT(improve data governance)
  • Faster Implementation(time-to-market)
  • Secure (systems not exposed)
  • Resilience (support several scenarios simultaneous - online data vs cache data)

Cons

  • Studio User interface more modern
  • Messaging (Kafka, Pulsar,...) adapter out-of-the-box without the need to buy additional software
  • FASTER time-to-market, from several months to weeks
  • INCREASED information quality from batch to online event processing
  • LOWERED costs due to multi functional agile team delivery(every week)
The overall
performance regarding the engine is very good but depends on the database
performance and query buid experience of the developer.
We are currently
using our customer live information from different data sources (on-prem and
cloud) and technology to support the different support channels.

The volume
and number of events supported to maintain the information achieve millions of
records and events every day.

With a throughput
of 44 service calls by second and 73 events by second.
Some information was not updated online. Customer in some use cases needs to interact with an assistant to perform some self-care tasks.
Data cache capability and flexibility to interact with different IT ecosystems frameworks and data sources.

Do you think TIBCO Data Virtualization delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with TIBCO Data Virtualization's feature set?

Yes

Did TIBCO Data Virtualization live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of TIBCO Data Virtualization go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy TIBCO Data Virtualization again?

Yes

Tibco Data Virtualization simplifies the architecture between the operational systems and front ends. Allow us to build a common data model for everyone(Business and IT), align the different rules, capabilities, segments, and SLA's in one tool. Event-driven is a must in this kind of environment in particular for data cache management. The product is very flexible and we can easily replicate some tools and get "lost" in the use cases scenarios we want to implement, respect the product core and clarify your needs and objectives.

Evaluating TIBCO Data Virtualization and Competitors

Yes - Removes layers of
integration between backends and frontends
  • Scalability
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
Capability to integrate
in one platform the common data model and entities spread across multiple source
systems defined for a Business view.

TIBCO Data Virtualization Support

They escalate some improvements we ask for the next version.

Using TIBCO Data Virtualization

ProsCons
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Do not like to use
Unnecessarily complex
The Studio interface
need some review because the layout is outdated and misses some functionality
more oriented for a less sql experience developer.

Sometimes
the messages and responsiveness causes some strange behavior that put the developer
using other sql tools and copy the final result to the studio.
  • Lineage
  • Discovery
  • Troubleshooting
  • Scratchpad analysis
  • Editing sql code

Comments

  • Taylor Clifton | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Thank you for sharing your feedback as it helps us to serve you, our valued customers, better. TDV 8.3 would be the most updated modern user interface and adapters for kafka / Pulsar are on the roadmap as well. As always, please feel free to submit your questions/feedback to the idea portal https://ideas.tibco.com/ We welcome the opportunity to ensure a great experience for you and your organization going forward and appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review here! Thank you again and hope to talk soon.

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