how to choose a viable data management tool for your organization
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According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the purpose of data integration is to ensure the consistency of information where there is a logical overlap of information contents of two or more discrete systems.TRANSCRIPT
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How to Choose a Viable Data Management Tool for your Organization
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the purpose of data integration is
to ensure the consistency of information where there is a logical overlap of information
contents of two or more discrete systems. "To achieve a total solution within modern IT
environments that are inclusive of relational, non-relational, and semi-structured data
repositories — on-premises and in the cloud — data integration software employs a
wide range of technologies. These include, but are not limited to, data connectivity
extract, transform, and load (also known as ELT), change data capture (CDC), format
and semantic mediation data federation and virtualization, data quality and profiling,
master data management, metadata management and self-service data preparation
and integration technologies.” - IDC
The best way to choose a viable data integrator tool for your organization is not by
looking at its features but by evaluating how it suits your business needs. Some of the
key things to analyze are:
Organization: Company revenues, the business model, number of applications,
number of employees, employees with data management and data integration skills.
Applications: How many applications does your organization use? Is there an
interchange of information between two application such as SharePoint and Salesforce?
What is the monthly flow of data? Are there both external and internal flow of data?
Percentage of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data?
Data Use: Are you looking for Master Data Management (MDM)? Do you want to
consolidate the data for easy reference? Are you planning to move to cloud and require
easy flow of data between systems? You want to derive some actionable insights from
unstructured data and improve the decision-making process?
The market is driven by the two most widely used data integration tools Informatica
and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI). Many organizations that primarily
use Informatica are moving to ODI. This shift from Informatica to ODI is noteworthy as
the as ODI applies an innovative ELT (Extract, Load and Transform) methodology and
leverages Oracle database for loading and transforming data, thereby eliminating the
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need to have a standalone ELT server center. ODI is extremely helpful for large
enterprises that have intricate and multiple data integration needs. It also addresses the
data management and data integration concerns of SMBs and and does not require the
use any other Oracle products. ODI is compatible with Oracle GoldenGate, Oracle
Fusion Middleware, Oracle Database, Oracle Enterprise Data Quality, Exadata and
Oracle Big Data Appliance and others.
The latest version of ODI works well with Big Data technologies by including standards
that are compatible with Hadoop. It also supports Sparks Streaming facilitating Big Data
configuration without writing a single code. ELT provides a flexible architecture for
optimized performance.
The Benefits ELT Methodology:
• Leverages set-based transformations
• Improves performance for loading,
• Eliminates network hop and centralized ETL processing
• Takes advantage of existing infrastructure: hardware and software
The Benefits of using ODI:
• ELT technology coupled with Oracle database accelerates data processing and data
transformation
• Higher efficiency levels in structuring complex data
• Compatible with latest Business Intelligence (BI) applications
• Single source of support
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Apart from the above benefits, Oracle Cloud Integrator Cloud Services comes with
the following value adds:
Accelerated Analytics
• Deploy ODI in the Oracle Public Cloud and execute E-LT workloads into Oracle
Platform as a Service
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• Pushdown processing is best for the cloud – high performance ETL with less data
movement
Lower Development Costs
• Native integration with Oracle Database Cloud Service, Exadata Cloud Service, Big
Data Cloud Service and Java Cloud Service
• Reduced infrastructure and maintenance costs
Powerful Hybrid Cloud Solution
• Subscribe to ODI using monthly subscription
• Leverage hybrid deployments with ODI running on-premises to move data into OPC
However, migrating from Infa to ODI comes with its own set of challenges. First key
challenge is the cost of manually migrating the data in Informatica to ODI. It demands
full-proof explanation for justifying the spend and successfully convincing your
stakeholders. Second crucial business challenge is identifying, sorting, arranging,
processing and transforming data that is correct, relevant and fits your daily operational
needs.
The Jade Global InfatoODI tool significantly reduces your design and development time,
leads to faster implementation, accelerates productivity and de-risks the process of data
migration. The tool converts Infa mappings to ODI packages, supports single or
bulk Infa mapping conversion, saves significant analysis effort and provides error
handling capabilities. One of Jade Global’s clients experienced over 90 percent
improvement in quality using Jade Global’s InfatoODI migration tool. Below you can
see how manual versus automated data validation using InfatoODI can lead to
significant cost savings and reduce manual effort, project delivery timelines, and
conversion costs:
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Here is a Case Study of one of Jade Global's customers, Willis Towers Watson:
London-based Willis Group Holdings PLC and Arlington based Towers Watson merged
to form Willis Towers Watson in the year 2016. The merger required flow of enormous
amount of data onto the Towers Watson Oracle EBS system. After initial investigation,
the companies discovered that their OBI application required an upgrade. A detailed
assessment by their internal IT team highlighted that it would require at least 13 months
to achieve the desired upgrade. Using Jade Global's Informatica to Oracle Data
Integrator conversion tool (InfatoODI) accelerated the migration process, reduced the
implementation time and increased the speed of project execution by 63%. Jade’s
Global Delivery Model (GDM) ensured on-time project delivery as part of a Fixed Price
engagement. Here is what Tommy Walter, Director, Enterprise Reporting, Willis Towers
Watson had to say:
“Essential to the success of the project has been the speed and quality of the ETL conversion work, and Jade Global rapidly put governance processes in place to provide us with the visibility and confidence as the project progressed. Where we have hit inevitable issues, Jade Global has quickly applied additional resources to ensure we stick to schedule”
Would you like to know how Jade Global achieved this feat? Read the complete
success story here.
Jade Global’s InfatoODI tool provides leverages ODI’s Public SDKs and APIs, moves
applications from INFA 8/9.x to ODI 11g/12c, uses a desktop file to launch the tool and
supports cloud, facilitates user-friendly dashboards. Below is an overview of the tool:
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For a deeper understanding on upgrading BI Apps and migrating data from Informatica
to ODI, read this read this blog.