Information Integration & IBM Information Server Library

Snap-in, Grid-Based Data Integration: IBM Information Server Blade (authored by IDC)
This paper explores problems associated with bringing data together from disparate sources to achieve better information coherence, operational efficiency, and effective governance. It looks at the utility of a grid computing approach in providing scalability and manageability for "data integration."

Last updated: 08 Feb 2008

Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools, 2007
IBM is in the Leader Quadrant of this MQ for Data Integration, to the right of Informatica, indicating stronger vision. Gartner: "IBM demonstrates the best vision in the market for extensive data integration capabilities . . ."

Last updated: 13 Dec 2007

Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Tools, 2007
Read Gartner's insights on data quality technology.

Last updated: 01 Aug 2007

Hurwitz & Associates - Information as a Service: IBM Information Server
Learn how the advent of SOA has empowered IT managers to develop a new approach to turn data into a more powerful corporate asset, and how the implementation of information as a service is delivered by IBM Information Server.

Last updated: 01 Dec 2006

Information as a Service to the Enterprise
IDC presents considerations that should be made when developing an information as a service strategy for your organization and provides analysis of IBM's approach to information as a service. This paper also presents case studies of organizations leveraging information as a critical part of their SOA strategy.

Last updated: 01 Dec 2006

The Forrester Wave: Enterprise ETL, Q2 2007
Forrester Research, Inc. ranked IBM as the Leader in the Enterprise ETL space. ETL and data integration are no longer simply about data warehousing and business intelligence applications. Information management professionals demand more real-time and near real-time data integration capabilities.

Last updated: 01 Dec 2006

The Total Economic Impact of IBM Information Server
Forrester Research examined the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) of a telecommunications firm with the deployment of IBM Information Server. This study details the financial impact of its deployment and discusses the benefits such as single customer view and improved integration time.

Last updated: 01 Oct 2006

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture for System z V5.4 delivers log-based change data capture for real-time data integration
IBM Information Server Change Data Capture for System z V5.4 provides real-time data integration across diverse data stores and platforms.

Last updated: 18 Apr 2008

IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture V6.2 and IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture for Oracle Replication V3.1 deliver real-time data integration
IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture V6.2 delivers real-time data integration across diverse data stores and platforms. IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture for Oracle Replication V3.1 is a high-performance, bidirectional solution for Oracle environments.

Last updated: 18 Apr 2008

IBM Information Server FastTrack accelerates the translation of business requirements into data integration projects that solve strategic business problems
IBM Information Server FastTrack is a core module in the IBM Information Server integration platform that accelerates the translation of business requirements into completed data integration projects.

Last updated: 11 Mar 2008

IBM Information Management books
Listing of books specific to IBM Information Management products.

Last updated: 15 Mar 2008

IBM Information Server for System z - Fast Track Your Information
IBM Information Server for System z is a fully integrated software platform that profiles, cleanses, transforms and delivers information from mainframe and distributed data sources alike to drive greater insight for the business without added IBM z/OS operational costs.

Last updated: 08 Oct 2007

Information Services Architecture Workshop
Ensure that appropriate information services for your SOA implementation aligns with the business and IT requirements for the organization. Leverage your information management technology.

Last updated: 14 Nov 2006

Derive more value from complex, heterogeneous information spread across systems – Delivering integrated information you can trust with IBM Information Server
IBM Information Server delivers all of the functions required to integrate, enrich and deliver information you can trust for key business initiatives. With rich functionality, broad connectivity to heterogeneous sources, and unified metadata, it provides a strong foundation for an enterprise information architecture.

Last updated: 15 Oct 2006

Education Plans: Efficient, Effective, and Just in Time Training
Education Plans are designed to take the guess work out of corporate training initiatives.

Last updated: 25 Apr 2008

Extended Learning: Practical Education in Your Environment
Post classroom training and pre implementation activities, Extended Learning offers customers the ability to bridge the gap to enable successful real world implementation.

Last updated: 25 Apr 2008

FlexLearning: Distance Learning at its Best
Learn about the IPS FlexLearning offering and how it can compliment traditional classroom training.

Last updated: 25 Apr 2008

IBM Information Server FastTrack: Automating and accelerating data integration projects
This data sheet explains what IBM Information Server FastTrack is and how it works with the Information Server Platform to help enterprises accelerate collaborative development across user roles, products and geographies by automating efforts across multiple data integration tasks.

Last updated: 25 Apr 2008

Learning Services: Building Skills, Developing Experts
Explore the Learning Services offerings available to enable successful IPS product implementation.

Last updated: 25 Apr 2008

IBM Information Platform & Solution Services - SAP Data Migration Acceleration
This data sheet describes the value IBM IPS Services brings to customers considering an SAP Migration project. IPS provides extensive experience in SAP data migration and brings a strategic mentoring approach to each engagement.

Last updated: 07 Mar 2008

IBM Information Platform & Solutions – Version Migration Services
Version Migration Services is one of several Migration Offerings from IBM Information Platform & Solutions. With Version Migration Services, our highly skilled consultants apply their expertise to complete version migration of your business.

Last updated: 07 Mar 2008

IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture
Learn how IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture helps businesses make powerful real-time decisions, win new customers and improve operational performance. Providing heterogeneous support and incorporating native log-based change data capture technology it detects events as they occur, with no impact on performance.

Last updated: 01 Feb 2008

IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture for Oracle Replication
IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture for Oracle Replication is a high-performance, bi-directional replication solution for Oracle environments that mirrors data between different versions of Oracle, allowing you to upgrade one of your systems while you continue to operate off a secondary system.

Last updated: 01 Feb 2008

IBM Information Server: Connectivity for enterprise applications
IBM's Information Server platform enables businesses and institutions to unlock the value of data in their enterprises. Included are a rich set of application connectivity technologies that allow access to enterprise applications for the purpose of integrating data across the enterprise.

Last updated: 24 Jan 2008

Administration, management and production automation: Integrating IBM WebSphere DataStage into a production infrastructure
The Administration, Management and Production Automation workshop provides customers with a set of proven standard practices for integrating WebSphere DataStage into a production infrastructure.

Last updated: 01 Nov 2007

Data flow and job design: Establishing standard practices for job design
The Data Flow and Job Design workshop helps clients establish standard practices for the design and development of parallel jobs, using IBM WebSphere DataStage to apply standard practices to clients' environment, business and technical requirements.

Last updated: 01 Nov 2007

Data quality management: Helping ensure accurate, consistent, high-quality data
The Data Quality Management workshop is intended to provide clients with a set of standard processes for the design and development of data standardization, matching and survivorship processes using IBM® WebSphere® QualityStage.

Last updated: 01 Nov 2007

Grid Computing Discovery, Architecture and Planning: Preparing for a Grid deployment
The Grid computing discovery and architecture workshop provides the planning and readiness efforts required to support clients' deployment of the Information Integration Solutions parallel framework on Grid computing platforms.

Last updated: 01 Nov 2007

Health check: Evaluating project readiness and improving infrastructure performance
The Health Check workshop is targeted to clients engaged in development efforts that are not progressing according to plan, clients seeking validation of proposed plans prior to the commencement of new projects or clients interested in assessing and optimizing performance.

Last updated: 01 Nov 2007

High Availability Architecture: Delivering a methodology and architecture for High Availability processing using the DataStage EE parallel framework
This workshop shares IBM's high availability standard practices and methodology with clients and implements the architectural modifications necessary for high availability processing using the DataStage parallel framework.

Last updated: 01 Nov 2007

Information analysis: Evaluating enterprise data
The Information Analysis workshop is intended to provide clients with a set of proven standard practices for performing a comprehensive evaluation of an enterprise's data and business information needs in order to successfully implement new data applications.

Last updated: 01 Nov 2007

Information exchange and discovery: Developing a strategic approach to solving data integration challenges
The Information Exchange and Discovery workshop is targeted for clients who are new to IBM Information Integration Solutions and have a defined need, but are not sure how to resolve a particular problem. IBM analyzes the data integration challenges outlined by the client and develops a strategic approach for addressing it.

Last updated: 01 Nov 2007

Installation and configuration: Installing and configuring IBM WebSphere DataStage server and client components
The Installation and Configuration workshop helps jump-start customers with IBM WebSphere DataStage server and client components on UNIX®, Microsoft® Windows® and USS platforms.

Last updated: 01 Nov 2007

Performance tuning: Identifying performance improvement opportunities
The Performance Tuning workshop guides clients' technical staff through IBM standard practices and methodologies for review, analysis and performance optimization using a targeted sample of jobs and environments.

Last updated: 01 Nov 2007

Requirements definition and project planning: Creating a framework for successful project implementation
The Requirements Definition and Project Planning workshop guides clients through the critical planning processes necessary for successful project implementation. Based on IBM® Iterations® 2 Methodology, the workshop provides a repeatable set of processes that can be applied to the planning efforts of future initiatives.

Last updated: 01 Nov 2007

IBM Information Server, Version 8: Manage and leverage business metadata
IBM Information Server's WebSphere Business Glossary product provides context to information technology assets, allowing business and technical users to share a common understanding of information assets, and puts business users in control of business metadata.

Last updated: 01 Oct 2007

IBM Information Server Blade
IBM® Information Server is a revolutionary new software platform that addresses information integration challenges by helping organizations produce better results, faster, more cost-effective scalable deployment option for IBM Information Server software, composed of integrated hardware and software.

Last updated: 01 Oct 2007

Transforming mainframe data with IBM WebSphere DataStage MVS Edition, Version 8.0.1
Mainframe computers play a key role in many enterprises, but integrating information from multiple sources on a mainframe environment to load a data warehouse is difficult. A data integration tool that creates COBOL programs to run natively on z/OS reduces the time and cost of preparing critical data.

Last updated: 24 Sep 2007

IBM Metadata Workbench: Providing end-to-end visibility of metadata
IBM Information Server provides a complete platform for integrating information across disparate source systems. Within IBM Information Server, IBM Metadata Workbench can help manage, connect and track how various types, sources and perspectives of metadata are related, including where it comes from and how it is derived.

Last updated: 01 Jul 2007

IBM Information Server: Easing SAP implementations, migrations and instance consolidation
IBM Information Server provides a reliable, repeatable foundation for understanding, cleansing, integrating and delivering high-quality trusted information from complex source environments into a new SAP solution.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2007

IBM Information Server: Expanding the scope of SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence
IBM Information server helps Netweaver BI by providing the trusted foundation for effectively combining SAP data with trusted data from all applications in the enterprise thereby expanding the scope of Netweaver BI from an SAP application specific business intelligence system to a corporate enterprise datawarehouse.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2007

IBM Information Server: Managing data quality in SAP Customer Relationship Management
IBM Information Server provides a proven foundation for helping companies ensure that only accurate, high-quality information makes it into SAP CRM. Learn how the IBM Information Server Data Quality Module for SAP provides an SAP-certified real-time interface to data quality logic.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2007

IBM WebSphere Information Analyzer Profiling and Analysis Reports
This 24-page collateral contains sample profiling and analysis reports generated from IBM WebSphere Information Analyzer. The included reports show a range of functionality for WebSphere Information Analyzer and the type of reports that are most commonly generated.

Last updated: 16 Apr 2007

IBM Information Server, Version 8.0: Managing Information as a Service
Websphere Information Services Director (WISD) for IBM Information Server enables developers to take data integration logic built using IBM Information Server and publish it as an "always-on" service- in minutes.

Last updated: 01 Dec 2006

IBM WebSphere Classic Federation Server for z/OS, V9.1: Federating mainframe data
Leverage metadata-driven System z data integration without proprietary mainframe programming.

Last updated: 01 Dec 2006

IBM WebSphere Data Event Publisher offerings, Version 9.1: Publishing changed data
Learn how to leverage data events to drive business integration and data warehousing.

Last updated: 01 Dec 2006

IBM WebSphere Replication Server, Version 9.1: Replicating enterprise data
Learn how WebSphere Replication Server can distribute, consolidate and synchronize information across the enterprise.

Last updated: 01 Dec 2006

IBM WebSphere Replication Server, Version 9.1 and IBM WebSphere Data Event Publisher, Version 9.1
IBM WebSphere Replication Server Version 9.1 and IBM WebSphere Data Event Publisher Version 9.1 provide state-of-the-art solutions for today's demanding data placement requirements.

Last updated: 01 Nov 2006

IBM Information Server, Version 8.0
WebSphere Federation Server enables you to access data anywhere in your enterprise, no matter where it resides, regardless of what format it is in, regardless of vendor, and without creating new databases and without disruptive changes to existing ones . . . all while looking to the end user like a single database!

Last updated: 15 Oct 2006

IBM Information Server, Version 8.0: Transforming and delivering data
The first step in deploying new enterprise applications is to be absolutely certain that source data is reliable, relevant and readily available in a consistent form across the enterprise. WebSphere DataStage, a core product module of IBM® Information Server, addresses this critical need for enterprise data transformation.

Last updated: 15 Oct 2006

IBM Information Server, Version 8.0: Understanding and analyzing your data
IBM WebSphere Information Analyzer can help you quickly and easily understand your data by providing data profiling as well as monitoring capabilities. These insights can help you accelerate information-based projects, from data warehousing to infrastructure consolidation to master data management and data governance.

Last updated: 15 Oct 2006

IBM Information Server 8.0: Cleansing Data and Managing Data Quality
Organizations must ensure that strategic systems deliver accurate, complete information that business users across the enterprise can trust. IBM Information Server discovers relationships among data elements in enterprise and Internet environments, in batch and real time.

Last updated: 15 Oct 2006

IBM WebSphere DataStage for z/OS Version 7.5.1
Mainframe computers play a key role in many enterprises, but integrating information from multiple sources with different formats is difficult. The key to success is a data integration platform that can handle data in its native form, leverage a parallel processing framework and provide a graphical, codeless design tool.

Last updated: 27 Sep 2006

IBM WebSphere DataStage Version 7.5.2 - Transformation using MapStage
IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender for DataStage extends the core integration capabilities of IBM WebSphere DataStage to make it easy to include complex or semi-structured data types in standard WebSphere DataStage integration processes.

Last updated: 27 Sep 2006

IBM WebSphere Federation Server, Version 9.1: Virtualizing access to your enterprise data
WebSphere Federation Server enables you to access data anywhere in your enterprise, no matter where it resides, regardless of what format it is in, regardless of vendor, and without creating new databases and without disruptive changes to existing ones . . . all while looking to the end user like a single database!

Last updated: 22 Aug 2006

IBM Information Server Blade Demo
See how IBM Information Server Blade can deliver information you can trust that's easy to manage, highly scalable and efficient, yet offers a lower cost alternative to tradition deployment platforms.

Last updated: 06 Aug 2007

IBM WebSphere Classic information center
This information center contains information on IBM WebSphere Classic Federation Server for z/OS Version 9.1, IBM WebSphere Classic Replication Server for z/OS Version 9.1, IBM WebSphere Classic Data Event Publisher for z/OS Version 9.1, and IBM WebSphere Data Integration Classic Connector for z/OS Version 9.1.

Last updated: 22 Jan 2008

IBM Information Server Information Center
This information center contains complete information for three product modules: IBM Metadata Workbench, IBM WebSphere® Information Analyzer, and IBM WebSphere Information Services Director.

Last updated: 20 Nov 2007

Information On Demand Today Newsletter
Monthly newsletter about IBM Information Management and Information On Demand. Subscribe to only the information you want to receive and get access to a broad range of information on the entire portfolio of Information Management software solutions.

Last updated: 09 Aug 2007

IBM Fast Track for your data warehouse - Add momentum to your data warehouse implementation
Reduce the time to value for data warehousing projects through Fast Track deployment options for the IBM Information Framework. Successful, rapid deployment is enabled using a set of products and services designed to get data warehouses up and running rapidly.

Last updated: 21 Apr 2008

Delivering information integration with IBM DB2 Warehouse
This white paper describes how you can use IBM® Information Server and IBM DB2® Warehouse software to create a complete solution for Dynamic Warehousing.

Last updated: 06 Feb 2008

A leading solution for a leading technology: IBM Information Server and DataMirror Transformation Server for trusted real-time information
This whitepaper offers insight on IBM's acquisition of DataMirror and how this acquisition strengthens IBM's Information On Demand initiatives. It provides an overview of how the integration of Change Data Capture technology extends IBM's industry-leading information integration platform - IBM Information Server.

Last updated: 01 Feb 2008

Evaluating real-time data integration solutions
This paper examines the business issues that drive organizations to consider real-time data integration as well as the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to solving the problem. It also provides an overview of IBM's solutions for real-time, low impact data integration.

Last updated: 01 Feb 2008

How IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture can be an integral part of an event-driven architecture and service oriented architecture
This whitepaper offers information on how IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture is a vital requirement for event-driven architecture and service oriented architecture. It highlights the strategy and architecture and the unique attributes of IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture.

Last updated: 01 Feb 2008

IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture for z/OS® single scrape capabilities
Learn about IBM's data replication solution that integrates data in real-time, bi-directionally between DB2 running on z/OS and different databases on other platforms. It highlights the benefits and advantages of its single scrape capability.

Last updated: 01 Feb 2008

Protect and integrate with confidence - Continuous information protection and integration for IBM® System i™
This paper provides information real-time solutions for System i integration and protection. It examines features of an effective solution, factors to consider when measuring the impact on System i environment, and various potential integration architectures, including ways of providing real-time data to WebSphere.

Last updated: 01 Feb 2008

Selecting a data distribution solution for IBM System i environments
This whitepaper focuses on the need for data distribution and the challenges involved in doing so. It shows how IBM Information Server and Change Data Capture technology is an effective solution to meet these challenges.

Last updated: 01 Feb 2008

IBM Information Server FastTrack: The need for speed - accelerating data integration projects
This white paper explains how IBM Information Server FastTrack can help enterprises accelerate the deployment of data integration projects by simplifying and improving the communication process between the business analyst - who thinks in business logic - and the developer - who thinks in code.

Last updated: 08 Jan 2008

Using metadata to enable data governance
Data governance programs enable customers to implement a framework to manage their information assets, drive organizational efficiencies, mitigate risk and improve cross-team collaboration efforts. Two of the key components of this framework are a unified metadata management strategy a fully integrated metadata toolset.

Last updated: 29 Oct 2007

Infrastructure for Dynamic Warehousing: IBM Industry Models
This executive brief provides an overview of how IBM Industry Data Models and IBM® Information Server provide a powerful and flexible infrastructure that supports the five steps for creating a dynamic warehouse.

Last updated: 10 Oct 2007

Leveraging a model-based approach for data integration analysis and design
Read about the rationale of leveraging industry-based data integration models, and learn how IBM Industry Data Integration Models can help accelerate the population of industry data models to speed delivery and lower implementation costs and risk.

Last updated: 10 Oct 2007

The dynamic warehousing infrastructure: Establishing a foundation to meet new information requirements
This white paper outlines the options and decision criteria for selecting the right technology components for dynamic warehousing, including: managing mixed work loads; integrating source system data; gathering requirements and implementing changes, and synchronizing master data for key business entities.

Last updated: 10 Oct 2007

Data Quality - the Base for your Enterprise Applications
This whitepaper, authored by Helmuth Gumbel of Strategy Partners International, provides an industry analyst overview of corporate data as an asset, explains why packaged applications cannot guarantee data quality, outlines the risks and benefits of a SOA, and details best practices for migrations in SAP environments.

Last updated: 02 Oct 2007

Dynamic Business Intelligence: Leveraging mainframe assets to help steer the business
One the most versatile assets many organizations have in their IT infrastructure is the mainframe. Learn how the latest IBM System z capabilities could allow the mainframe to play a more central role in a coordinated business intelligence strategy.

Last updated: 25 Sep 2007

Enterprise Information Integration: Deployment Best Practices for Low Cost Implementation
Learn how IBM has combined the power of world class information integration software with the flexibility of IBM BladeCenter and grid computing virtualization technology that is prepacked, tested and optimized for faster deployment to enjoy improved time to value to create a single view of enterprise information.

Last updated: 06 Aug 2007

Best practices for high data quality in an SAP environment
Learn best practices for deploying SAP to overcome data integration challenges. By producing high-quality data for new SAP deployments, instance consolidations or major upgrades, IBM Information Server can help dramatically improve the effectiveness of SAP applications and boost user adoption of those systems.

Last updated: 24 Jul 2007

Information integration: Challenges and benefits for enterprise application upgrades, consolidations and migrations
As a proven platform for helping companies with the complexities associated with SAP implementations, IBM Information Server provides a reliable, repeatable foundation for understanding, cleansing, integrating and delivering high-quality trusted information from complex source environments into a new SAP solution.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2007

The hybrid approach to data warehousing for maximum flexibility
This whitepaper describes the new notion of a hybrid data warehousing environment for maximum flexibility using IBM WebSphere Federation Server.

Last updated: 31 May 2007

Data Migration: The Often Overlooked Critical Path to OSS/BSS Consolidation
The role of OSS/BSS data is the lifeblood of a service provider. The importance of eliminating functionality silos and making data more globally accessible is increasingly important for competitive advantages. Learn how IBM Information Server facilitates data migration critical for the success of telcom service providers.

Last updated: 01 Dec 2006

IBM Information Integration Solutions for Healthcare
This white paper provides insight on Healthcare industry challenges and how IBM helps Healthcare organizations address information integration challenges for improved operational efficiency and quality care.

Last updated: 01 Dec 2006

IBM WebSphere QualityStage: Superior technology produces superior results
In order to enable critical business applications to provide an accurate picture of your enterprise, IBM WebSphere QualityStage can automatically re-engineer and match all types of customer, product, and enterprise data - in batch or at the transaction level in real-time.

Last updated: 01 Dec 2006

Is Your Data Protected? Safeguarding critical business information and customer privacy with data masking and IBM Information Server
The key to generating consumer trust is effective data security. This whitepaper discusses IBM's approach to protecting customer privacy through data masking, using IBM Information Server.

Last updated: 01 Dec 2006

Pathway to Master Data Management with Master Data Integration with IBM
Master Data Integration provides a single integration infrastructure necessary to solve implementation and ongoing operational data challenges across any industry, business function and scope of business data.

Last updated: 01 Dec 2006

Driving information-led business innovation with IBM Information Server
IBM Information Server is a revolutionary new software platform that helps companies derive more value from the complex, heterogeneous information spread across their systems. It enables companies to integrate disparate data and deliver trusted information wherever and whenever. Learn more about its full capabilities here.

Last updated: 15 Oct 2006

A process for rationalizing master customer data: A joint whitepaper by Accenture and IBM
For most businesses, customer information is an extremely important and valuable asset. However, this information is usually dispersed across multiple operational systems. Learn about a proven process for rationalizing master customer data across those various systems that independently maintains it.

Last updated: 27 Sep 2006

Designing an on demand data warehouse
Companies have made an enormous investment in data warehousing to improve business decisions. Now you can apply the concepts of a service oriented architecture (SOA) to your data warehouse to deliver information as a service to the business and allow your data warehouse to assume a more operational role. Learn how.

Last updated: 27 Sep 2006

IBM Information Integration Solutions: Unlocking the business value of information for the automotive industry
Companies in the automotive industry need reliable access to timely, accurate information about every facet of the enterprise. However, with automakers focused on cutting operational costs and increasing investment in new products, many are realizing that their core IT systems are simply not sufficient for their needs.

Last updated: 27 Sep 2006

The next phase of federation technology: IBM WebSphere Federation Server V9.1
This whitepaper discusses how the new release Version 9.1 of WebSphere Federation Server supports the growing industry category called Enterprise Information Integration (EII). The whitepaper summarizes the key capabilities of Version 9.1

Last updated: 30 Aug 2006

Profiling: Take the first step toward assuring data quality
WebSphere Information Analyzer brings automation to the critical and fundamental task of data source analysis, expediting comprehensive data analysis, reducing the time to value, and minimizing overall costs and resources for critical data integration projects.

Last updated: 13 Jan 2006