We performed a comparison between AWS Database Migration Service and IBM InfoSphere DataStage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup is simple. Not that much complex."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Database Migration Service is it catches all the history changes, such as inset, observe, and delete. It tracks everything."
"I like that I can focus on the logic and I don't have to worry about the administration stuff. AWS handles that for me."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"I am very impressed by the scalability of AWS Database Migration Service."
"This solution is very good at mini-batch processing."
"Scalable and stable solution for migrating databases to AWS, with valuable features such as parallel full load and continuous data replication."
"It's pretty useful when we need to migrate something big from a different type of database that AWS Data Migration Services supports."
"Once you have Infosphere up and running properly, it is stable."
"It's a robust solution."
"The product is a stable and powerful data management solution that can run in parallel mode for enhanced speed."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The product is easy to deploy."
"Highly customizable: Allowing you to handle multiple data latencies (scheduled batch, on-demand, and real-time) in the same job."
"The data lineage report can be filtered for reporting. The reports are user-friendly and take less time to find what you need."
"The ETL tools are probably the most valuable feature. It has an IBM tool, a friendly UI and it makes things more comfortable."
"The performance of data migration could be smoother."
"One area that AWS DMS can improve on is its conversion of data types. For example, in Oracle, you have a data type called RAW, but in PostgreSQL there is no such thing. Thus, AWS DMS doesn't know what type I want to use when migrating from Oracle to PostgreSQL, and when performing the migration, AWS DMS changed the RAW data type to the byte data type, which isn't what I wanted."
"The live duplication has a delay of two minutes, which can be an issue."
"Support could be more expedient. Right now I am waiting on support for an extension."
"Database Migration Service could be more integrated. I think that it makes sense to add integration to these functions. For example, AWS Glue has a feature called Orchestrator to create data flows, and that's more straightforward."
"The solution’s scalability and performance could be improved."
"The initial setup can be difficult for beginners in AWS Database Migration Service. You will need the training to complete it."
"There is no connectivity to the source database or the target database."
"The graphical user interface (GUI) feels a lot like the interfaces from the 1980s."
"I'd like to be able to do more with the data and metadata, including copy and pasting, et cetera."
"I want the tool to continue with the on-prem version, not the cloud one."
"The pricing should be lower."
"In terms of intermediate storage, we have some challenges, especially with customers who store data in intermediate locations."
"The interface needs improvement."
"In the future, I would like to see more integration with cloud technologies."
"It doesn't have any big data connections. It would be good to have them because most of the systems are moving towards big data. There should also be a user-friendly way to interact with the cloud. Its loading process is very slow. It takes a lot of time for around 5 or 6 million records, and we are not able to provide real-time data to the vendors due to this delay. Its performance needs to be improved. It is also like a legacy system. It is not updated much. In higher versions, they only do small changes. We would like to have new features and new technologies."
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AWS Database Migration Service is ranked 2nd in Cloud Data Integration with 27 reviews while IBM InfoSphere DataStage is ranked 7th in Data Integration with 37 reviews. AWS Database Migration Service is rated 7.8, while IBM InfoSphere DataStage is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of AWS Database Migration Service writes "A cloud solution for live replication but has stability issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere DataStage writes "User-friendly with a lot of functions for transmission rules, but has slow performance and not suitable for a huge volume of data". AWS Database Migration Service is most compared with AWS Glue, Oracle GoldenGate, Qlik Replicate, Fivetran and Confluent, whereas IBM InfoSphere DataStage is most compared with IBM Cloud Pak for Data, SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Talend Open Studio and Informatica PowerCenter. See our AWS Database Migration Service vs. IBM InfoSphere DataStage report.
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