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UmeshKumar1
Prompt support, reliable, but lacking scalability
Anonymous User
A stable and scalable tool with data handling capabilities and an amazing technical support
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Pros
"IBM InfoSphere Information Server is stable.""This solution is extremely flexible and scalable.""Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""The integration with different technologies is the most valuable feature."

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"The most valuable feature of the solution is its amazing capabilities in regard to data handling.""The solution offers very good data manipulation and loading.""The solution is very stable."

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Cons
"Their technical support needs improvement.""There are certain shortcomings in the cloud side of the solution, where improvements are required.""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.""This solution would benefit from the engine being made more lightweight."

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"The initial setup of SAS Data Integration Server was complex.""The transform tool has limited access. They should make it more flexible.""So I would like to see improved integration with other software."

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  • "The licensing cost of IBM InfoSphere Information Server depends on how many users there are."

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  • "It is an expensive program."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about IBM InfoSphere Information Server?
    Top Answer:Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
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    What needs improvement with IBM InfoSphere Information Server?
    Top Answer:There are certain shortcomings in the cloud side of the solution, where improvements are required. In our company, we are presently in the process of doing a PoC phase since we have the solution… more »
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    What is your primary use case for IBM InfoSphere Information Server?
    Top Answer:I use IBM InfoSphere Information Server in retail banking for transformation purposes.
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    What do you like most about SAS Data Integration Server?
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the solution is its amazing capabilities in regard to data handling.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAS Data Integrat...
    Top Answer:I don't handle the cost and budget part. From the tool's perspective, I can say that it is an amazing product.
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    What needs improvement with SAS Data Integration Server?
    Top Answer:Visualization is an area with a few shortcomings in the product. Some new and amazing visualization capabilities have been added to the product, but I haven't used them enough to be able to comment on… more »
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    Ranking
    36th
    out of 100 in Data Integration
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    373
    Rating
    7.5
    34th
    out of 100 in Data Integration
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    1,073
    Comparisons
    969
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    589
    Rating
    8.0
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    InfoSphere Information Server, IBM Information Server
    SAS Enterprise Data Integration Server, Enterprise Data Integration Server
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    Overview
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server is a market-leading data integration platform which includes a family of products that enable you to understand, cleanse, monitor, transform, and deliver data, as well as to collaborate to bridge the gap between business and IT. InfoSphere Information Server provides massively parallel processing (MPP) capabilities to deliver a highly scalable and flexible integration platform that handles a variety of data volumes (big, small, and everything in between).
    SAS Data Integration Server is a powerful, configurable and comprehensive solution that can meet a wide variety of data integration requirements, from small tactical projects to strategic business initiatives. It can access virtually all data sources, support data warehousing, migration, synchronization, federation and provisioning initiatives. It can support both batch-oriented and real-time master data management solutions. It can create reusable data integration services in support of service-oriented architectures and data governance and extract, cleanse, transform, conform, aggregate, load and manage data.
    Sample Customers
    Canadian National Railway Company, Chickasaw Nation Division of Commerce, Swedish Armed Forces, BG RCI, Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., University of Arizona, Biogrid Australia
    Credit Guarantee Corporation, Cr_dito y Cauci‹n, Delaware State Police, Deutsche Lufthansa, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, DSM, Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Los Angeles County, Miami Herald Media Company, Netherlands Enterprise Agency, New Zealand Ministry of Health, Nippon Paper, West Midlands Police, XS Inc., Zenith Insurance
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Government11%
    Insurance Company9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Insurance Company7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise75%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise74%
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    IBM InfoSphere Information Server is ranked 36th in Data Integration with 7 reviews while SAS Data Integration Server is ranked 34th in Data Integration with 3 reviews. IBM InfoSphere Information Server is rated 8.4, while SAS Data Integration Server is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere Information Server writes "Prompt support, reliable, but lacking scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAS Data Integration Server writes "A stable and scalable tool with data handling capabilities and an amazing technical support". 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 SAS Data Integration Server is most compared with Palantir Foundry, SSIS, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Azure Data Factory and AWS Glue.

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