Informatica Cloud Data Integration Room for Improvement

Fernando Santos - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery Manager at Softtek

The main issue preventing Brazilian companies from migrating to Informatica Cloud Data Integration from on-prem is the price. The license is now based on subscriptions, which is a change from the past. This has caused Brazilian customers to hesitate, wondering if they should migrate or not. The technology is fantastic, but the price is terrible for the customers. They are forced to migrate because the platform is a must in terms of technology. However, the price is too high causing a big problem here in Brazil.

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VivekSingh 1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Enterprise Architect at Boston Scientific

With the solution, we had some issues, and we have every day, and we used to open a ticket. Sometimes, there are data issues and transformation issues. So things are not very mature. They need to improve in the aforementioned areas. We are hoping that it will be sorted out in some time, and we will get to experience a hassle-free life.

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Satya Phani Palla - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at Conduent (formerly Xerox Services)

We would like to have accessibility to the repository. We had that feature in Informatica PowerCenter, and we were able to have access to the repository query, which helped us build some tools, audit tools, and review tools. In Informatica Cloud, accessing the repository query is a challenge.

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Kunal -Verma - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at LTIMINDTREE

The solution's capability to handle large volumes of data compared to its on-premise version needs improvement. Its features for partitioning and optimization could be better as well. There needs to be more options for partitioning, including database partitioning, pass-through partitioning, etc. Additionally, it doesn't support XML data types for SQL server databases. Also, it captures success and targets rows only within a system-defined area. It should be able to capture and track the number of rows processed by each pipeline.

Presently, users need to write code against the existing APIs to access information data. It is a complicated process due to the limited functionality of APIs. Instead, there could be an option to write queries against repository tables to fetch the data like its on-premise version.

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Mohammad Faizan Ahmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Technical Associate at Investcorp Bank BSC

There is room for improvement at the highest level in terms of useability and connectors for various types of new applications. The row processing performance could be better because you experience some latency dealing with high volumes of data. Most organizations will be dealing with multiple cloud applications, so you could see performance issues moving from one system to another. 

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JM
Assistance Vice President for Data managment at Capgemini

It would be helpful if there was a GenAI feature integrated into the system, especially regarding the data quality. It would ensure improved decision-making processes and better insights. 

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Divya-Raj - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Deloitte

There are challenges when we use Cloud Application Integration (CAI). We want add-ons when we complete data integration and merge images. The current features are a bit complicated, and we need to write big scripts and test.

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AB
Data Quality Team Lead at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees

I use the solution to integrate on-premise and cloud products. There are issues with connectors to cloud applications. The integration process is not easy. The customer experience must be improved. When we implemented it, we did it with the help of Informatica professionals. I would not recommend them as an implementer. They didn't have any experience. It was very hard. The customer experience was not good. It's hard to understand the new features of the HR list. The tool must have more options for connectors. It is hard to connect to some of the applications. The remediation process is not straightforward.

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PrashantTripathi - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Analyst at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees

Informatica Cloud Data Integration can improve by being more user-friendly. When you're working with the solution a lot of technical knowledge is required. It's not a solution that anyone can use properly, you need knowledge of what's happening at the back end, such as SQL. When you get stuck, you need to look into your logic. For other tools, such as Dell Boomi, anyone can use them.

In a future release, the UI should be more developed to allow more features.

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Amit Rajora - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy

While my company operates on the cloud, we have seen that Informatica Cloud Data Integration has some performance issues causing it to lag. I feel that Informatica is still in the process of improving its cloud. Sometimes, there are connectivity shoes in the product causing it to have multiple issues, because of which the solution hangs or lags. The product may have issues because they are new to the market and are trying to improve their services.

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Raghavendra Rao - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at Refinitiv

The cloud version of the Informatica, it's a very substandard product. They might say it's enterprise-ready but it's not at all ready. They need to add more features, such as improved data replication features. If you look at other tools, such as Matillion they are now cloud-native and flexible. Additionally, Informatica Cloud Data Integration should have a good migration strategy from Informatica PowerCenter to Informatica Cloud Data Integration.

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ChristopheFournel - PeerSpot reviewer
Fondateur at Data Integration Consulting

One area where Informatica Cloud Data Integration could improve is in providing more accelerators for certain functionalities. For example, for master data management, having additional accelerators could streamline implementation. Additionally, enhancing compatibility with metadata sharing across different applications, similar to what is achievable with PowerCenter, would further enhance the product's capabilities.

I would like to see more connectors for on-premise databases in the next version of Informatica Cloud Data Integration. Currently, CDI free is a great option for cloud integration, but expanding the connectors to include databases like Oracle or MySQL for on-premise environments would make the tool more versatile and accessible for smaller businesses or those not fully in the cloud.

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SM
Data Analytics Director at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Cost-wise, it could be better. Informatica has a bit steep upfront cost. Upfront, it requires upfront investments. Many models of Informatica still require licenses. I would really like to see Informatica moving more and more into pay as you go model, so to move completely from CapEx to OpEx.

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NT
Technical Architect at Cognizant

The user interface could be more user friendly with a simplified mapping task. In general, improvements could be made in mapping. When we create mapping from uploaded data, I'd like to see integrational mapping. I possibly need some extra time to grasp it all but a general improvement in icons and the virtual interface would be good for us. We are working as developers and we're working with the solution on a daily basis so any improvement would be good in this area. 

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RP
Software Architect at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees

The biggest challenge I see is the IDE's for the cloud and automization are different. They could have made an IDE in such a way that you can write an integration for the cloud. If I had the flexibilty of making that decision later, that would be a great benefit to have.

In addition, another improvement could be if you develop and design your integration without being connected to the server. If you could deploy it anywhere, that would be helpful.

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RR
Practice Head - Advanced Analytics & Cloud at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

Not all transformations are supported, unlike PowerCenter. However, I'm confident that they will include this in the roadmap.

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it_user643899 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

There are a small number of UI bugs that occur on occasion.

In several browsers, such as Chrome, elements of the UI can disappear when navigating through steps in any of the integration tasks' wizards. Additionally, on data synchronization tasks, the source fields in a mapping can disappear altogether as well.

Also, the product is so new, that any points not covered in the documentation prove difficult to research online.

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Marko Stajcer - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery director at Poslovna Inteligencija

Though it is a robust tool, the cloud version could be better in terms of pricing. 

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Abhijit Dey - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Tata Consultancy

Informatica Cloud Data Integration could improve the price by making it less expensive.

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PL
I.T. Specialist - Data Architect - Solution Architect at United States Department of Defense

The availability of connectors from the get-go, not just waiting for additional, extra ones to be added. That's it.

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it_user660603 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

The vendor should have more training resources: online classes, free tutorial videos, etc.

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RM
Enterprise Architect at a consumer goods company with 501-1,000 employees

Its pricing model can be improved. The response time from technical support can also be improved.

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it_user628038 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager Global Business Services at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Informatica goes down for maintenance quite a lot due to the upgrades. They also need to improve their security. As an administrator, I could very easily make connections to other people's machines through their agent without their knowledge.

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ChristopheFournel - PeerSpot reviewer
Fondateur at Data Integration Consulting

It's very easy to develop with the solution whenever we have an evolution for the data integration. Perhaps the web services need to improve because when you create a new data file and add some changes, we must edit it and create a web service transformation again. So, in my opinion, the functionality is bad and it needs to improve to make web service transformation better and easier.

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Guirino Ciliberti - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Governance & Lineage Product Manager at Primeur

One area that needs to improve is the user experience because it is very complex. The trial version is very complex so it's not easy to start using the program immediately. You must study the rules first. 

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AC
BI Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would like to see support for more data sources. At this point in time, I'm not sure if they are supporting Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud, but continually adding new data sources is one area that they can improve on.

The deployment could be somewhat simplified. One drawback is that you need a separate server for it. However, from an enterprise point of view, it is worth it because the product is good.

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it_user664641 - PeerSpot reviewer
Informatica Cloud System Lead at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees

User/group administration could use improvement.

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Raja ShahnawazSoni - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Architect at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

The regions in which the data resides are still limited. This could be an issue in terms of the data residency laws of some of the countries. They should get more regions.

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SS
Senior Technical Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The one thing that I think could be improved is connectivity with the Salesforce because if you're loading a huge amount of data, whatever optimization is carried out, takes some time and it could be a little faster. 

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Novneet Jain - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Integration Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Although the solution seems complete currently, it could be improved by including a buffer that saves data when there is a connectivity issue.

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it_user664623 - PeerSpot reviewer
Informatica Lead - Architect at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
  • Stable connectivity: No matter what, our business requires steady, stable, and consistent connectivity. Regardless of how many columns in an SFDC object or how many rows in an SFDC object, we must have steady connectivity.
  • Performance also needs to be significantly improved, especially when connecting to SFDC for read and write operations.
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SS
Data Analyst at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I haven't had too much time with the solution. There may be much to be improved. However, I still need time with it.

There may be some types of limitations with the performance.

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it_user624771 - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech Lead at a tech company

It needs lot of improvement from the admin to the development side. There are many known issues while mapping. The error information provided is not informative, as compared to Power Center.

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BS
Technical Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would like to see more functionality added so that it is a bit closer to how much you can do with Informatica PowerCenter.

Having a better dashboard would be an improvement.

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it_user674064 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Analyst/Data Engineer with 51-200 employees

It needs to be a little more intuitive but it’s really not bad. There are plenty of examples as how to use the product from Informatica and YouTube.

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it_user669330 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager Oracle Applications at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Error reporting and debugging need improvement.

They need to improve on the upgrade testing process from their end so that it does not cause any issue to existing functionality/setup.

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MU
Informatica Product Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I think the price modeling could be improved. Currently, the IPU consumption is defined on a monthly basis and if you don't use all the IPUs available in a particular month, they are lost. A more flexible pricing model is something Informatica should look at. 

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VW
Senior Principal Architect at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I have received feedback from certain teams and there is a steep learning curve to use this solution.

In a future release, there should be better integration with other governance tools.

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Buyer's Guide
Informatica Cloud Data Integration
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Informatica Cloud Data Integration. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.