We performed a comparison between IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP Data Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The integration with different technologies is the most valuable feature."
"This solution is extremely flexible and scalable."
"IBM InfoSphere Information Server is stable."
"You can always manipulate a lot of things as long as you have the skill level."
"Technical support from SAP is awesome. If we have an issue, they give a good solution."
"The most valuable feature is the ETL functionality."
"The most valuable feature is the logging capability."
"I have worked with Data Services for a long time, and currently, I find the dashboarding and reporting part to be the most valuable function."
"The HANA database, which is very fast, is a valuable feature."
"The user interface is ok."
"The solution is easy to use since it's a graphical tool. It also requires only low-level coding."
"This solution would benefit from the engine being made more lightweight."
"IBM InfoSphere Information Server should be more scalable. It should have the option to change the configuration to run on a single, non-multiple node, or multi-threading processing."
"There are certain shortcomings in the cloud side of the solution, where improvements are required."
"Their technical support needs improvement."
"The execution engines and processing engines have shortcomings and need improvements."
"The skillset of data engineers matters a bit to use all the functionality of this solution. Otherwise, the delivery speed won't be faster."
"It's an ETL that is very good with relational databases but not as good with files and semi-structured files."
"We would like the different tools offered within this solution to be available as standalone entities, rather than having to purchase the entire package when we only require a few features."
"Source code control is another headache. When your source code base gets too large, managing the source code becomes cumbersome."
"Newer feature integration is lagging behind the company acquisitions and the product could do more to service a broader range of devices."
"Integration with other products could be improved."
"We encounter challenges while exporting implemented rules, such as those applied to objects like the material master, into a format like Excel for documentation and further analysis."
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IBM InfoSphere Information Server is ranked 36th in Data Integration with 7 reviews while SAP Data Services is ranked 10th in Data Integration with 45 reviews. IBM InfoSphere Information Server is rated 8.4, while SAP Data Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere Information Server writes "Prompt support, reliable, but lacking scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Data Services writes "Responsive support, scalable, and beneficial integration". IBM InfoSphere Information Server is most compared with IBM InfoSphere DataStage, Qlik Replicate, IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog, IBM Cloud Pak for Data and Oracle GoldenGate, whereas SAP Data Services is most compared with Azure Data Factory, Syniti Data Quality, Informatica PowerCenter, SAP Process Orchestration and Palantir Foundry. See our IBM InfoSphere Information Server vs. SAP Data Services report.
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