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Metadata Management
April 2024
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Helps with metadata management, saves time, and allows us to do impact analysis on any changes
We're working on metadata management. It is a data set of golden records. We need to do a scan of all different profiles and different data sources... Read more →
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  • "I am not very familiar with its pricing. I know it is not cheap, but it is also not super expensive. It depends on the company size. For a company making $1 million, it is very expensive. For a company making 10 million and above, it might be okay."
  • "Erwin Data Catalog is very expensive."

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    Which ETL tool would you recommend to populate data from OLTP to OLAP?
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    Top Answer:The data catalog feature is pretty good.
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    Alex Solutions
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    Overview

    Alex Solutions™ brings the world’s largest variety of out-of-the-box metadata scanners, that can be configured to collect a wide variety of metadata including Usage information, Sensitive data detection, end-to-end lineage, and data profiling information.

    erwin Data Catalog (DC), part of the erwin Data Intelligence Suite, automates enterprise metadata management, including data mapping, code generation, data profiling, data lineage and impact analysis. It integrates and activates data in a single, unified catalog in accordance with business requirements by scheduling ongoing scans of metadata from the widest array of data sources, keeping metadata current with full versioning and change management, and easily mapping data elements from source to target, including data at rest and in motion, and harmonize data integration across platforms.

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    Balfour Beatty Construction, Banco de México, BFSI Canada, CenturyLink, Daktronics
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Energy/Utilities Company18%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government11%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise69%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    Alex Solutions is ranked 14th in Metadata Management while erwin Data Catalog by Quest is ranked 12th in Metadata Management with 2 reviews. Alex Solutions is rated 0.0, while erwin Data Catalog by Quest is rated 7.6. On the other hand, the top reviewer of erwin Data Catalog by Quest writes "Helps with metadata management, saves time, and allows us to do impact analysis on any changes". Alex Solutions is most compared with Alation Data Catalog and Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, whereas erwin Data Catalog by Quest is most compared with Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, Talend Open Studio, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Alation Data Catalog and WhereScape RED.

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