Why Informatica? Why Now?: Now, More Than Ever, Informatica Is The Answer
Why Informatica? Why Now?: Now, More Than Ever, Informatica Is The Answer
Why Informatica? Why Now?: Now, More Than Ever, Informatica Is The Answer
Data is—and has been from the beginning—created, stored, and retrieved by
disparate, incompatible systems. Between 30% and 35% of all the data in the
industry is still on mainframes, in languages and data structures that are archaic
and generally unavailable. The wave of specialty applications—HR, sales,
accounting, ERP, manufacturing—have all contributed their share to the chaos. The
latest (and perhaps most disruptive) development—the growth in outsourcing, in all
kinds and flavors, including business processes, IT management, and geographic,
will add even more complexity to the mix.
So how do you integrate data from the disparate proprietary systems and
applications, the billions of lines of code, combined with the additional complexity
of outsourcing, and pull it all together so it makes sense—so it’s something that
works and delivers value, insight, and certainty?
Tested on nearly 500,000 combinations of platforms and applications, our independent and
open data integration platform interoperates with the broadest possible range of disparate
standards, systems, and applications. This unbiased and universal view makes us unique in
today’s market. It also makes us the ideal strategic partner for enterprises looking to solve
data integration issues of any size.
Because data integration is our sole focus, we out-perform and out-innovate offerings from
other providers, especially in cases where integration is only one of several lines of business.
At Informatica, we believe the industry needs a strong, independent player with an unbiased
view of what’s going to solve customers’ problems. We are that player. We have no ax to
grind, no proprietary system to push and protect, no set of standards to impose. We are on
our customer’s side. And from there, we can help them reach the optimum solution better
than anyone. It’s about choice. It’s about flexibility. And it’s about providing our customers
with the lowest total cost of ownership and highest return on their investment.
“According to preliminary results from Evalubase Research’s ongoing study of the enterprise
technology market you need more external consultancy with an Ascential solution and get a
quicker return on your investment with Informatica.”
Philip Howard, IT-analysis, April 2005
All data integration technologies
are not created equal.
Informatica was founded on innovation. Our fully-
“In my extensive experience of using
integrated solution was architected from the ground
both Informatica and Ascential, I
up to meet the most challenging data integration would pick Informatica every time.
requirements. From the start, we approached data Informatica provides lower cost of
administration (we don’t need a
integration differently. We separated the logic from dedicated administrator), and its
the execution environment. To some, that may unified architecture provides
developers with cleaner processing
sound like a deep-dive technical detail, but it is the
and greater productivity and
architectural approach that has made all the performance.”
Data Integration Developer,
difference in how our product performs, and how
Global Content Syndicator
rapidly we are able to respond to our customers’
evolving requirements.
Our data integration platform is designed to adapt “Using our past experience as a guide,
the LowerMyBills.com data warehouse
to constant change—changes in the business (such
team did an extensive evaluation of
as budgets or regulatory compliance), changes in products in the market. We decided to
On the one hand, you could interpret this as the result of having an excellent product. And
you’d be right. But software products don’t deploy themselves. So our near-100% success
rate speaks to something else.
Ask CNA, a leading property and casualty insurer, that won Near-100%
DM Review’s 2004 World-Class Solutions Award for a “Go Live”
successful implementation of Informatica PowerCenter and
success rate
PowerExchange. Their project has helped the company
reduce risk, drive profitability, more precisely manage
retention and claims, and increase revenue from targeted
marketing campaigns.
94%
Or ask Deutsche Börse Group, whose successful Rate of renewal,
implementation of the Informatica PowerCenter data significantly higher
integration platform won a prestigious 2004 Best Practices than the industry
award in the real-time data warehousing category from TDWI. average of 86%*
Our unique Changed Data Capture (CDC) capability provides proven productivity gains by
allowing you to move only the data that has been changed.
Also, many customers report that some of their greatest productivity enhancements stem from
our metadata-centric approach, which automatically captures data structures of source and
target systems, provides impact analysis, and handles change management.
Only Informatica delivers these unique, valuable features. And best of all, we deliver it today
with a fully-integrated, proven platform that sets us apart from other data integration
providers. Today, our customers benefit from a single, unified platform that automates the
entire data integration lifecycle (access, discover, integrate, deliver.) For our competitors to
catch up requires nothing short of a completely new architecture and a brand new
implementation.
Results matter.
Performance. It's consistently at the top of the list when it comes to evaluating data
integration technologies. Improving performance is also consistently at the top of the list for
our customers. Which is why it's at the top of ours. Like our customers, we are always
working to improve performance. And year-over-year, we have. Today, Informatica provides
the most high-performance, scalable, adaptive solution in the industry—with key capabilities
such as parallel processing, interference handling, memory management, and 64-bit
processing support. The numbers speak for themselves.
Informatica Actual
Sun 72 CPU 1649 GB/hr
Informatica Actual
HP 64 CPU 646 GB/hr
Ascential Projected
IBM 64 CPU 300 GB/hr
Ascential Actual
IBM 24 CPU 117 GB/hr
ASCENTIAL INFORMATICA
PLATFORM PLATFORM HP Integrity Superdome Server equipped Sun Fire E25K 72-CPU with
IBM P-680 24 Processor Server
with 1.5 GHz Intel Itanium 2 processors StorEdge 3510 storage system
OS OS
AIX HP-UX 11i v2 Sun Solaris
DATA QUANTITY One Terabyte (complex) DATA QUANTITY One Terabyte (complex) One Terabyte (complex)
TRANSFORMED Data type conversion, string TRANSFORMED Data type conversions, date manipulation, Data type conversions, date manipulation,
manipulation, mathematical string manipulation, expressions, lookups, string manipulation, and expressions
operations and date manipulation and aggregates
ACTUAL 24 CPU Performance Rate: ACTUAL 64 CPU Performance Rate: 72 CPU Performance Rate:
PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE
RATE 117 GB Per Hour RATE 646 GB Per Hour 1649 GB Per Hour
24 CPU ACTUAL 8 Hours 43 Minutes 24 CPU PROJECTED 4 Hours 13 Minutes 20 Seconds Flat file target:
TIME TIME 1 Hour 1 Minute 20 Seconds
Oracle target:
1 Hour 38 Minutes 40 Seconds
64 CPU SYSTEM Performance Rate: >300GB Per Hour ACTUAL TIME Performance Rate: 646 GB Per Hour Performance Rate:
PROJECTION 1649 GB Per Hour with flat file target
Time: 3 Hours 20 Minutes HP: 64 CPU Time: 1 Hour 35 Minutes
Sun: 72 CPU Time: 36 Minutes 23 Seconds
Performance Rate:
1345 GB Per Hour with Oracle target
Ascential Enterprise Data Integration Benchmark, 2002 HP study completed in 2004 Sun study completed in 2005
New numbers may exist, but have not been published.
The Informatica ecosystem.
We ensure your long-term success.
At Informatica we understand how important it is to deliver and support integrated end-to-
end solutions for our customers. We also understand how important it is for them to
continue to grow those solutions. And how important it is to have a large pool of skilled
resources that can help ensure that ongoing success.
Partners
We recognize the valuable role partners play in helping ensure that our customers can seamlessly
deploy and operate best-of-breed data integration solutions. That’s why Informatica has
established long-term, successful partnerships with more than 225 industry-leading organizations.
From consulting partners to technology partners, the list is long—Accenture, Bearing Point, Cap
Gemini, Deloitte, EDS, IBM, Oracle, SAP, Siebel, Teradata, to name a few—and continues to grow.
Developers
To help expand the business value of Informatica solutions, the Informatica Developer Network
supports software development efforts and creates a collaborative online community of
developers by providing online discussion forums for interactive information exchanges, resource
sharing, and open feedback between members and Informatica. The Informatica Developer
Network has more than 20,000 members, across 100 countries.
Forums
User Conference
Once a year, Informatica World offers a unique opportunity for the extended Informatica
community—users, partners, and Informatica executives—to gather and share experiences
and best practices using Informatica technology. Content-rich programs and valuable
networking events are geared toward helping our customers and partners tap into the
strategic value of their information.
User Groups
Many companies run user groups through regional sales offices, which gives them a distinct
“sales” flavor. Not Informatica. Our User Groups are run “by the users, for the users.” More
than 8,000 users worldwide take advantage of the opportunity to gather in their local areas
two to three times a year to meet, network, share ideas, and participate in the product
enhancement process.
If it’s choice you want.
Now’s the time to choose Informatica.
Contact us today.
Federal:
(650) 385-5149
(800) 653-3871 (toll-free US)